Day: July 21, 2010

Pompey Fountain To Be Refurbished


I was only saying to my wife on Saturday, while on a very rare visit to Commercial road, that it would be nice to see the fountain in full flood. It seems someone was eavesdropping or at the very least a fabulous coincidence.

The city council are apparently committed to renovating the fountain which has been turned off for several years. It was always a target for the mindless minority which plague our society. The idiots always found the addition of soap suds hilarious, oblivious to the dangers of losing a toddler in the froth and the potential for drowning. The fountain was also used, again by the minority, as a convenient rubbish bin. I know the council say they closed the fountain due to technical problems, leaks, whatever. I am sure that there was also an element of frustration at the social problems.

Portsmouth is an ancient city with an illustrious history but I have always thought that the commercial heart of the city was, to say the least, a bit bland. When Commercial Road was pedestrianized the whole feel of the city centre changed, became dull. To be quite honest you could be almost anywhere.

So I welcome the city councils efforts to reinstate the fountain. I just hope that the residents and visitors alike will appreciate it and treat it with respect when it is once more back in action.

Lockerbie Bomber – Its Too Late


This story just grinds on and on. Isn’t it time to accept that it is too late to do anything about it.

The Scots should not have released Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi but they did. Now they are squirming and pointing the finger at the British government.

The British Government stood by and did nothing under Gordon Browns leadership which was typical of his style. Now they are gone so nothing we can do there. So too late again.

Now the Americans are beating up on Cameron but he was not in power so again its too late.

All anyone can do is learn from this huge mistake. I know the Americans want answers regarding the “prisoners for oil” question. But how will this witch hunt help ?

Let it lie, it is too late.