[Thanks to Edd for spotting this one]

Before people start to panic that they are missing out on premium content I thought it was worth pointing out that a little bit of Google-fu revealed that these are a hoax. So no need to worry.

New features of the blog include an RSS feed  from Twitter and another feed from the Surreal Science webcomic that I work on with sorchajayne (who I’ve just noticed is also using Fjords). Now that I’m attempting to make the most of it I’m sure ‘tweeting’ will shortly become passé, so apologies to everyone who was still enjoying it.

It would seem that Cherie Booth – judge, wife of the former prime minister and a noted Catholic – passed a lighter sentence on a Muslim man specifically because he was devoutly religious, a fact that she referenced twice in her judgement.

So are we supposed to infer from this that if he had been atheist or agnostic he would have received a harsher sentence?

She said “You are a religious man and you know this is not acceptable behaviour.” But if he did indeed ‘know better’ because he was religious, couldn’t it be argued that he should have received a harsher sentence because he was ‘more aware’ of the unacceptability of his actions? If she believes his faith is enough to stop him acting this way again, then why didn’t it stop him acting like this in the first place?

If I was the person whose jaw he’d fractured I think I’d feel a little cheated of justice by this ruling.

I’d like to start getting a bit more use from my blog again so I’m going to start by highly recommending War Horse, which we saw at the New London Theatre last week. A heart warming tale about a boy, his horse, and the gruelling trench quagmire of World War I, the show featured some amazing animal puppetry. In fact it’s probably worth seeing just for the puppets alone. I’d strongly recommended if you’re looking for something to see in London.

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The village is small and picturesque, and nestled in the heart of the South Downs, and there are three good pubs within a mile; The Fox Goes Free, the Partridge Inn and the Star and Garter.

The staff at the Woodstock were very friendly, and served us complementary tea and cake on arrival. They were also kind enough to phone the local pubs for us to book a table for our evening meal, and even phoned a second pub without complaint when we changed our minds about which one we wanted to visit.

Our room and en suite bathroom were lovely and clean and included a small flat screen TV. We were able to order a newspaper for delivery to our room on Sunday morning, and a very tasty full English breakfast is also included in the price of the room.

It was a wonderful friendly place and I’d definitely visit again, as well as recommend it to anyone who would like to get away for a relaxing weekend break without travelling too far.

Anyway, there seems to have been a lot of talk on the TV and radio about Twitter lately, with many people talking about it as though it was something brand new. I’m pretty sure it’s been around for ages, but never mind…

So under peer pressure I’ve signed up for an account. My page (profile, feed, what’s the right term?) can be found at http://twitter.com/chris_buxey if any is interested in “following” me. Let’s hope it lasts longer than my MySpace page, which was approximately 2 hours.