Men's Hour

Michael Buerk on What Are Men For

This Tuesday on UK Channel 5

What Are Men For?

DOCUMENTARY:  Don't Get Me Started!
Channel: five
Tuesday 23rd August 2005
Time: 19:15 to 20:00 (starting in 2 days)
Duration: 45 minutes.
Michael Buerk on What Are Men For.
This provocative series gives some of Britain's leading thinkers a chance to sound off on the issues they feel most strongly about. In this first programme Michael Buerk examines man's role in today's femocracy and asks whether there will come a time when men aren't needed at all.

I sincerely hope that's not what he's asking.  It could be a serious oppurtunity to get some home truths out there.  Then again maybe not  :(

Wanna score some grass? Or sheep rustling with a difference

THE VILLAINS!!! WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE!! OR ROASTED WITH SOME MINT SAUCE!!!

Purple rain man, the artist formerly called the Prime Minister, warns about binge drinking - it can ruin your aim

The Prime Minister today warned us that binge drinking is a problem. This is just a day after the purple flour attack. Purely a coincidence, of course.. In PM: Binge drinking the 'new British Disease'!

The Prime Minister today warned that binge drinking risks becoming the 'new British Disease' unless new powers to confront the problem are used.

Mr Blair said there is a "clear and growing problem" in British town and city centre streets on Friday and Saturday nights.

"At a time when overall crime is falling alcohol related violent crime is rising," he said at an Institute for Public Policy Research event.

Glad the Prime Minister has caught up. Back in 2002 we see Binge drinking causes rapid damage

People who binge drink could be causing rapid damage to their brain cells, research suggests.

The finding could have implications for the growing legions of young people in the UK who binge drink.

Also we see More young women binge drinking

More young women are ignoring recommended drinking limits compared to five years ago, statistics have shown.

Figures from the Health Survey for England showed that 23% of women aged between 16 and 24 drank over 21 units a week. The advised limit is 14.

If alcohol related violent crime is rising, and both men and women binge drink, then it must follow that both commit acts of drunken violence. This means that police have to be more alert to the possibility of female violence. This is especially true in late night domestic violence situations, where often the police presume only the man is violent. There is less and less reason daily to assume that men are violent and women are not.

Heil Blair! Why have a vote on the EU constitution when Our Leader can decide? Vote now! It may your last chance

Tony Blair has ended his opposition to a referendum on the proposed new European Union constitution. The Prime Minister has previously rejected holding a referendum on the treaty, due to be agreed by mid-June.

The BBC's political correspondent John Pienaar called the decision a major U-turn and a big change in policy.

Should the UK have a referendum on the proposed EU constitution? Send us your views....

Al-Qaeda - Britain next? They're certainly going to try

Osama bin Laden and Abu Qatada (British Muslim cleric who preaches jihad)

In the BBC's Panorama programme Terror - Are We Next?. Although called sensationalist by some, it is clear there is something to worry about. There's a video here - however it is missing the last minute or so of the programme (naughty BBC!).

or A better link to the video

The video will be replaced by the next programme on 28th March. There are 2 news pages and a discussion page...

British troops to be armed with feather dusters and copies of "How to Make Friends..."

"Britannia rules the waves"? What exactly do you mean by "rules"?

Saddam Hussein home in time for Christmas and he's not a Christian (Perhaps he wants stuffing?)

Just in case there's a slight possibility you haven't heard it from some other source, but Saddam Hassien has been captured.
Saddam Hussein arrested in Iraq

Real Videos
First pictures
BBC report
Pual Bremer "We got him"
All of the above

No doubt there will be a trial, but he should look on the bright side. At least he'll be able to shave regularly now.

Is EU a character from Winnie the Pooh?

From Berlusconi provides light relief at gloomy summit

The Italian prime minister continued to make friends and influence people over lunch yesterday when he told a joke about helicopters.

He said that he was flying over a group of protesters in a helicopter with his wife. He said, "I could throw out one 10,000 euro note and make one person happy. I could throw two 5,000 euro notes and make two people happy. Or I could throw 10,000 one euro coins and make 10,000 people happy".

The pilot of the helicopter quipped, "We could throw you out and make everyone happy".

This joke was considered especially untimely given that the Polish prime minister Leszek Miller arrived soon afterwards in a wheelchair after breaking his spine in a helicopter crash last week.

Eeyore

They haven't got Brains, any of them, only gray fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake, and they don't Think.

The Queen was operated on by two surgeons under general anaesthetic, but shouldn't the surgeons be awake during the operation?

"The Queen was operated on by two surgeons under general anaesthetic". A genuine quote from a British radio station.

(Did someone say off-topic? I claim my first amendment rights. Oh I forgot, we don't have a constitution this week.)

Mick Jagger, now Sir Michael Jagger, turned up for his medal but the Queen was out, you might say. The medal was awarded by the Queen for his services to music. I wonder what the Queen's favourite Rolling Stones records would be?

President Bush eats MUSHY PEAS! A man's man or what?

Bush and Blair at the "Dun Cow"
Blair is saying "I forgot my wallet. Anyway you're American you can afford it. Just hide it in the defence budget"
Bush "Look at these prices! I can't hide something that big!"

President Bush risked life and limb today by braving an English pub lunch, including fish and chips and mushy peas. (Chips is English for fries, you know :-)). As the President is tee-total he should go easy on the mushy peas, or maybe he just said he was tee-total to avoid drinking British beer. President Bush also had lemon creme brulee. Luckily no-one told him it's French.