Rants
A place for me to vent my spleen on various issues. All opinions expressed are my opinions only and do not represent those of my family, friends, or any other company or organisation.
Be warned - they do not fall neatly within traditional Left / Right political boundaries. I am far more objective about issues and favour reason and historical precedence in my decision-making over tradition or political correctness.
As far as I am concerned, the weaker side in a conflict does not always have right on its side. This attitiude goes against the grain of British psyche, which tends to pity the underdog, even if this means ignoring the underdog's wrongdoings.
About My Family and Me
From humble Yorkshire lad to honorary Midlander, I've been in the making since 1971 and still haven't made it yet.
Born in Bradford in 1971 and raised in the village of Oxenhope in Brontë country, I attended Coventry University between 1990 and 1994, where I studied Modern Languages (German and French as core languages and Russian ab initio), with a third year spent between Potsdam, Germany and Grenoble, France.
I met Emma Paddison in 1993, we married in 1996 and now have two girls, Murron (born 1998) and Philippa (born 2001).
I live in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and am webmaster for a CAD/CAM software company in Coventry. So much for the Modern Languages degree!
I have played the drums since 1981 and was a member of Coventry originals band BAiT between its birth in 1996 and its demise in 2007. I now play classical guitar and mandolin for my own amusement.