http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/This blog began life about a life (mine) working in further education colleges. It's developed into the daily shenanigans and goings on in schools, colleges and universities across the land. Not only do we take a pop at anyone and anything, we particularly take a dislike to the pompous, law-giving Government ministers if we think they are having a laugh at the public's expense, which they most often are. Our intrepid reporters daily scour all the issues that affect people. It's a moaning shop, a meeting place and whatever else it develops into. I started this blog in August 2005 had have had some pretty good feedback from people over the past year. Theres a lot of interesting people in Blogland, so write and send me your stories and anecdotes and I will publish em and be damned. Lots of Love, Billy. BBD XXX PS. Here's a Virtual version of Me! en-USMokoFeed10http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/32/e65d403590641442c30567ac8aea40_160x200.jpghttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2008/08/28/back-in-the-saddle-4650657/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2008-08-28:/2008/08/28/back-in-the-saddle-4650657/Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:50:24 +0200 <p>Hello</p> <p>I'm Billyblogginsdonkey and I'm back </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2008/08/28/back-in-the-saddle-4650657/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2008/08/28/back-in-the-saddle-4650657/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/07/03/all_terrorists_are_cowards~2564623/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-07-03:/2007/07/03/all_terrorists_are_cowards~2564623/Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:44:28 +0200 <p>Just wanted to say that.<br> After the bombings at the weekend, the people that perpetrate these crimes are the lowest form of life. How sad is it to hear that these are supposedly <strong>professional</strong> people? Shame on them and their families for attempting to murder innocent people.</p> <p>How can an alleged doctor whose job is to heal the sick one day then attempt to destroy the lives of scores of innocents the next?</p> <p>What makes these people think that we will be intimidated by their actions? Defiance is built into our genes. We don't crack easily. We never give up. We're at our best in situations like these. We stick together. We're stronger.</p> <p>The French tried it. The Spanish tried it. Hitler tried it, the IRA tried it. All of them lost. And these people will also lose because we are who we are.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/07/03/all_terrorists_are_cowards~2564623/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>blogcrimebloggingbillyblogginsdonkeyglasgowhome-secretarymurderbombingsjacqui-smithlondonpoliticsterroristsgordon-brownterrorhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/07/03/all_terrorists_are_cowards~2564623/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/30/best_summer_ever~2548885/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-30:/2007/06/30/best_summer_ever~2548885/Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:29:32 +0200 <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/824/1744824_f26e080e5b_s.jpg" alt="duckies" vspace="5" hspace="5"> If like me, you are a duck.</p> <p>Always wet in Motherwell. Rain live it. Love it.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/30/best_summer_ever~2548885/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>floodsnewsweatherbloglifeloverainbillyblogginsdonkeyhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/30/best_summer_ever~2548885/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/29/big_brother_the_worst_ever_housemate~2540371/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-29:/2007/06/29/big_brother_the_worst_ever_housemate~2540371/Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:03:25 +0200 <p> Has to be.<br> The worst run of BB, the worst housemate in Charley who has the worst attitude Ive ever witnessed.</p> <p>Ranting, bitching, bad-mouthing, air-headed, dumb, foul-mouthed, witless, mindless, minger who is the self-penned "IT" Girl Charley. Can they not just drag her out by the hair and drop her in the Thames? That girls going to need a police escort when she gets out for sure. Just imagine being shackled to that for the rest of your naturals. She hasn't a good word for anyone but herself.</p> <p>She almost puts Jade Goody in the shade.</p> <p>No come to think Goody was the pits and still is.</p> <p>Channel 4 ratings must be well down for this lot. Can we not close it down. Its awfully crap. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/29/big_brother_the_worst_ever_housemate~2540371/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>complaintslifetv-watchdogdavinahousematestelevisiontvgame-showc4big-brotherblogbillyblogginsdonkeychannel-4ofwatchentertainmentreality-tvloveendemolbig-brothers-little-brotherhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/29/big_brother_the_worst_ever_housemate~2540371/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/anarchy_in_the_uk_13_30_13_40_hours~2528605/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-27:/2007/06/27/anarchy_in_the_uk_13_30_13_40_hours~2528605/Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:37:08 +0200 <p>In between Blair leaving and Brown being given the door keys to number 10, there is no one running the country for 10 minutes.</p> <p>Cue kaiser Chiefs....</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/anarchy_in_the_uk_13_30_13_40_hours~2528605/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>browngovernmentpoliticsblairhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/anarchy_in_the_uk_13_30_13_40_hours~2528605/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/blair_escapes~2528550/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-27:/2007/06/27/blair_escapes~2528550/Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:29:12 +0200 <p>Look he's sneaking out the basement...quick make sure he's left all the towels</p> <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/742/1029742_3712ede6f9_s.jpg" alt="downing-street" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/blair_escapes~2528550/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>billyblogginsdonkeybye-bye-blairtony-blairlifeblognewsblairprime-ministerlovehttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/blair_escapes~2528550/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/tory_traitor~2528501/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-27:/2007/06/27/tory_traitor~2528501/Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:24:08 +0200 <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/080/862080_48b5ac3865_s.jpg" alt="dave2" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Dave Cameron (aka Mr Incredible) is not a happy bunny. He's lost one of his chums who doesnt want to play with him any more. Politics is just like the schoolyard.</p> <p>Traitor......"I don't want to play with you any more Dave, you're too bossy."<br> Mr Incredible...."Well get lost then fatty, I never liked you anyway, you smell."<br> Traitor......"Look whos calling who fat, you chubby-cheeked geek."<br> Traitor......."I've got a new friend to play with, Gordon, so there."<br> Gordon........"Hello traitor, shall we go and bash Dave with my big clunking fist?"<br> Traitor......."Oooh yes, lets, I really hate that Dave, he called me fatty."<br> Gordon........"OK Traitor you're in, but call me Sir from now on, OK, and go and get the ice creams in, your'e paying."<br> Traitor......."You can lick all the rasperry sauce off mine if you want."<br> Gordon........"Maybe later behind the bike shed fatty."</p> <p>And thats how it was in politics for dave, gordon and all the others.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/tory_traitor~2528501/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>new-labourtoryclunking-fistdavid-cameronpoliticsblogbrowngovernmentblogsbloggingpoliticalgordon-browngordonlifeconservativesbillyblogginsdonkeytotieslabourhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/tory_traitor~2528501/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/crazed_woman_on_rampage~2522083/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-26:/2007/06/26/crazed_woman_on_rampage~2522083/Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:49:12 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1551561" title="prisoner1"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/561/1551561_ec7dfb2e26_s.jpg" alt="prisoner1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> Yes, its true after serving 24 days of a 45 day sentence, no-brainer Paris Hilton is now a free woman and no longer a jail 'bird'. God help us all.</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6240036.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6240036.stm</a></p> <p>How did we cope without her?<br> Will our lives ever be the same again?</p> <p>Here's hoping she's learned a lesson.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>XXX </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/crazed_woman_on_rampage~2522083/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>paris-hiltonamericafree-paris-hiltonjail-paris-hiltonlos-angelescelebritycrimefreakshowjailentertainmentlawcelebritiesprisonusahttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/crazed_woman_on_rampage~2522083/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/24_hours_to_go~2520812/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-26:/2007/06/26/24_hours_to_go~2520812/Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:02:48 +0200 <p>Sometime tomorrow Tony Blair will eventually let go of the door handle at 10 Downing Street and give the keys to his lifelong mate Gordon.<br> <img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/872/1729872_a4cff80249_s.jpg" alt="blair" vspace="5" hspace="5"><br> And off he'll trot with his little wheely suitcase or spotted hankie on a stick, to the Westminster tube station or maybe catch a routemaster to Islington with the kids and Cherie (looking forlorn- as ever) in tow.</p> <p>And another era will begin. Gordon will select his cabinet of "all the people".</p> <p>Why did he talk to Pady Pantsdown? No idea is the short answer. Far better people around than Paddy Pantsdown.</p> <p>Billy's Cabinet of all the people</p> <p>The cast</p> <p>Gordon Brown....................Prime Minister<br> Harriet Harman..................A dogsbody or Gopher<br> Tom Cruise......................Culture Secretary<br> Anthea Turner...................Home Secretary<br> Osama Bin Laden.................Defence Secretary<br> Tony Blair (A Catholic).........Minister for sweeping up<br> Victoria Beckham................Health Minister<br> Jade Goodie.....................Minister for Good Manners<br> Chanelle off Big Brother........Junior Minister with responsibility for hair straightening<br> Brian off Big Brother...........Education Secretary (for his nolledge of that Shakespeare fing)<br> Sir Alan Sugar..................Minister for Amstrad representing Trotters Independant Traders</p> <p>Should do for a start.</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>XXX</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/24_hours_to_go~2520812/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>gordon-brownblogcherie-blairbrown-cabinetpoliticsnew-labourpoliticallifebritishrock-n-rollprime-ministertony-blairbritainlovenew-cabinetrantukbloggingblogslabour-partyuk-politicssexnew-british-cabinetbrownblair-envoydrugsusaalistair-campbellblairhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/24_hours_to_go~2520812/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/19/blogless_of_motherwell~2482473/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-19:/2007/06/19/blogless_of_motherwell~2482473/Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:04:30 +0200 <p>Apologies to all the millions and zillions of BBD readers that have missed the daily posts.<br> It's exam season and as yours truly is involved in additional work because of staff absences and all that, I've really been tied up. </p> <p>Can't wait until next week when most of the exams will have finished.<br> I can then start ranting again.</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/865/1707865_c2beba3a2e_m.jpg" alt="street" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>And we have <strong>Tony Blair's </strong>departure to look forward too - I wonder if his highness will grant us mere peasants a street party.</p> <p>More later in the week.</p> <p>Thank you for tuning in and keeping the faith.</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>BBD<br> xxx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/19/blogless_of_motherwell~2482473/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>politicsblogsusablairlifealistair-campbellbillyblogginsdonkeyiraqamericamonstergeorge-w-bushukblogresignationsoap-operastony-blairbig-brotherthe-apprenticecherie-blairloveenglandgordon-brownmediatony-boothgovernmenthttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/19/blogless_of_motherwell~2482473/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/07/the_apprentice_final~2408980/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-07:/2007/06/07/the_apprentice_final~2408980/Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:08:56 +0200 <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/425/1665425_b9c73ac916_s.jpg" alt="big_KristinaGrimes" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/426/1665426_3b045c689c_s.jpg" alt="big_SimonAmbrose" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Simon and Kristina it is then!</p> <p>Hooray, the wicked witch and people-north-of-watford hater Katy Hopkins didn't make it. Well, no loss there then. And Tre can now settle down and find a nice job selling used fecking cars to fecking tossers on a dodgy car lot in the East End.</p> <p>Should be good next week. Kristina for me.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>XXX </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/07/the_apprentice_final~2408980/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tvsir-alan-sugarentertainmentbillyblogginsdonkeybbcthe-apprenticenewslifebloghttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/07/the_apprentice_final~2408980/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/prescott_has_pneumonia~2402712/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-06:/2007/06/06/prescott_has_pneumonia~2402712/Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:45:01 +0200 <p>Reported this morning that John Prescott is in hospital suffering from Pneumonia.</p> <p>Here's to hoping he gets well soon. We miss you John, your'e the only Cabinet Minister with any balls.</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/prescott_has_pneumonia~2402712/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>labourjohn-prescottlifeiraqpoliticsblogslovebritainukbloggingblognew-labournewshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/prescott_has_pneumonia~2402712/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/new_2012_logo_dangers~2402698/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-06:/2007/06/06/new_2012_logo_dangers~2402698/Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:42:04 +0200 <p>According to the news today, after exposing some people with epilepsy to the multimedia version, it brought on an epileptic fit. In other people it brought on migraine.</p> <p>Not good is it. Thankfully it only made me vomit and shake ma heed!</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/new_2012_logo_dangers~2402698/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>bloglondon-olympics2012-logonewslovelord-coebillyblogginsdonkeylifehttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/06/new_2012_logo_dangers~2402698/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/05/the_2012_logo~2396855/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-06-05:/2007/06/05/the_2012_logo~2396855/Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:37:18 +0200 <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/769/1657769_0ff0c49eb9_s.jpg" alt="olymiclogo2" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>The (new) Olympic 2012 logo has created quite a lot of upset since its unveiling yesterday. At a cost of £440,000, from Design Agency Wolff Olins. (We already had one logo - this one, which came out for the Olympic bid in 2005. What was wrong with this then?<br> <img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/394/1229394_97e5f0fd95_s.jpg" alt="London%202012%20Olympics%20logo" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Why go and waste a shed load more money on something that looks as if a primary school finger-painting class could have produced it?</p> <p>I can see the nice use of neutral multi-colours to reflect our multi-cultural society. Good politically. Reflects what we are a multi-colour, multi-ethnic, multi-talented nation. We all know this. But must we have a strawberry mouse colour in the flag just to please the Scientologists who live here? No. we shouldnt, or a colour just to represent the Trekkies? (Come on now Billy...no more religous stuff...remember we don't do religion on this blog...Ed)<br> Have we lost our National identity? What is happening in Britian when you can't use Red White and Blue without the fear of upsetting people? Excuse the language but fuck that we're British, this is Britain, Great Britain, the UK, the British Isles whatever you want to call it. No racism there is there, saying this is Britain or the UK, its where we live. Like where I live. Like where you live. Our national colours are red white and blue. Like Many other countries in the world. Not Pink, Peppermint green and that awful soiled nappy coloured shitty yellow.</p> <p>Grrrrrrr</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/05/the_2012_logo~2396855/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>scientologyken-livingstonenaff-logoolympic-gameslondonlogobritainmulticulturallord-coegraphic-designwolff-olinsolympicsnews2012-olympiadsportlondon-olympics-logobloggingbritishbillyblogginsdonkey2012blogadvertisingathleticspoliticslondon-olympicsbbcbritsthat-logomulti-faithgreat-britainseb-coeolympic-logoblogshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/06/05/the_2012_logo~2396855/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/big_brother_day~2365667/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-31:/2007/05/31/big_brother_day~2365667/Thu, 31 May 2007 09:08:19 +0200 <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/155/1133155_e6dd1e64fc_s.jpg" alt="big broth" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>What a motley crew they are.<br> Does the House represent a true cross-section of UK females?</p> <p>I'm pretty sure that Matt Lucas has sneaked in there too.</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/209/1641209_624516fa7a_s.jpg" alt="laura_256x145" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/210/1641210_29ce48539b_s.jpg" alt="lucas" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>11 women and a guy coming in on Friday. Should be fun.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/big_brother_day~2365667/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>bloghousemateslovereality-tvtelevisionlifechannel-4billyblogginsdonkeymatt-lucasentertainmentbig-brothertvhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/big_brother_day~2365667/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/the_apprentice_tonight~2361092/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-30:/2007/05/30/the_apprentice_tonight~2361092/Wed, 30 May 2007 14:32:09 +0200 <p>SIX candidates left and Sir Alan (he gets wider than Dellboy every week) Sugar MUST surely know by now who he is going to have cleaning the Amstrad toilets by this stage. I can just picture the lovely Katie Hopkins now dressed as Mrs Overall, headscarf on, with a dangling fag in her gob, long mop and bucket slopping out the staff bogs. Gorgeous thought is it not.</p> <p>Katie's, ever longing looks over those droopy eyebrows each week at Sir Alan across the Amstrad board room table. How long will it go on?</p> <p>Amstrad what a load of old tat they sell. (Although last week Sugar called it "tut", not tat. Here's some of the old tat that Sir Alan flogs at the moment, mainly to suckers overseas as no one here is daft enough to buy these.</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/459/1638459_0c4e45d229_s.jpg" alt="e3_product" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/460/1638460_8d34e318a1_s.jpg" alt="hk218" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/461/1638461_609c6e13e7_s.gif" alt="pcw-8256" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/471/1638471_69b92372e0_s.jpg" alt="DTE288" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Good stuff isn't it. Not. Has anyone out there in blogland EVER bought any of these? The winner of the Apprentice gets their very own market stall in Hackney Wick trying to sell 30,000 of these from the Amstrad warehouse. Good apprentice training isn't it? make a woman of you Katie.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/the_apprentice_tonight~2361092/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>bbctelevisionthe-apprenticelovebbc1billyblogginsdonkeysir-alan-sugaramstradtvblogbloggingkatie-hopkinsliferetailhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/the_apprentice_tonight~2361092/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/how_to_save_money~2354602/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-29:/2007/05/29/how_to_save_money~2354602/Tue, 29 May 2007 14:30:31 +0200 <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/222/963222_063cf4a82c_m.jpg" alt="944060_35e3a7f080_s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>"Just think if all the colleges bought all their paper clips from one supplier," says Mark Hayson, Chief pen pusher and bean counter of the Leeching Skills Council.</p> <p>The LSC are out to grab another £75 million from FE colleges in a bid to save money in the sector today's Guardian foretells.<br> Prepare to have pencils cut in half, re-cyled blu-tak and all the other scams the LSC can think up in a bid to take more cash away from colleges and put into the private training sector.</p> <p>It sucks.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>xxxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/how_to_save_money~2354602/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lifefeteachersdfeeteachinglsclearning-skills-councilfurther-educationeducationblogmark-haysomhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/how_to_save_money~2354602/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/is_summer_over~2352591/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-29:/2007/05/29/is_summer_over~2352591/Tue, 29 May 2007 08:28:17 +0200 <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/235/1633235_7ea9517051_s.jpg" alt="6830_icicles" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Im in work here and its blinkin freezing.<br> No heating on because government regulations say that summer has officially started and the boiler is automatically shut off until September.<br> Baaaahhh. Grumble, mutter, expletive. I bet that fecker Alan Johnson's warm...and the LSC leeches.<br> Global warming - not here it's not.</p> <p>I'm not happy. Neither will the students be in half an hour. Exams all day - in the freezing cold.</p> <p>Better get the sick bay ready. Bucket of sawdust, mop and disinfectant. Theres always a couple of kids who cough-up their breakfasts at this time of year.</p> <p>Lovely</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/is_summer_over~2352591/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>newsestateslifeeducationalan-johnsonpermisesfurther-educationblogfebillyblogginsdonkeyloveexam-nervesbloggingglobal-warmingexamshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/is_summer_over~2352591/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/24/the_apprentice_last_night~2324133/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-24:/2007/05/24/the_apprentice_last_night~2324133/Thu, 24 May 2007 07:44:00 +0200 <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/253/1340253_1629c66a11_s.jpg" alt="tre" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/061/1341061_5fbe838ba0_s.jpg" alt="big_KatieHopkins" vspace="5" hspace="5"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/009/1616009_b9c73ac916_s.jpg" alt="big_KristinaGrimes" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>We are getting down to the last few now. Still a few deadlegs who need to go. With Nadine dropping out last night we are down to the final six. Im pretty sure that Sir Alan now knows who he wants. Ill guess the final three</p> <p>Tre, Christina and Katy. he'll probably pick one of the women and Ive changed my mind about katy winning it. I think now Christina will win it as she hasn't wound Sugar up like the others.</p> <p>Good programme last night wasnt it. Beat watching more overpaid footballers knocking a ball around.</p> <p>Must confess Ive not been blogging for a few days. rather tied up with work and family matters as its exam season in FE</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/24/the_apprentice_last_night~2324133/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tvnewssellingentertainmentbbcblogthe-apprenticebillyblogginsdonkeysir-alan-sugarkaty-hopkinsbloggingtremanagementhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/24/the_apprentice_last_night~2324133/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/gordon_brown_an_appeal~2290484/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-18:/2007/05/18/gordon_brown_an_appeal~2290484/Fri, 18 May 2007 09:04:02 +0200 <p>Congratulations Gordon on becoming Prime Minister. As you said you were passionate about Education in your acceptance speech yesterday, and we, in Further Education, are too. We hope that you will look fairly upon the FE sector when it comes to the way staff are treated, as in the past 15 years, this has not been the case.</p> <p>Further education has seen dramatic change over the past 15 years since incorporation and we have delivered all the changes and challenges that were put before us.<br> The Government have not kept their side of the bargain however. They have renaged on promises to equate pay with sixth forms and bring back national pay bargaining instead of allowing some Principals to get away with awarding staff nothing for years.</p> <p>The pay and conditions in FE have worsened in recent years since the LSC took over, robbing much needed money in the FE sector. FE has declined and is now a second-class service where the 50% deemed not bright enough to go to University end up. The place where schools send the "disaffected" so schools can concentrate on meeting their targets for GCSE results. That is an appalling way to treat FE staff and students. We want some equality Gordon and we want it now please.</p> <p>Disband the LSC and make FE Colleges accountble to the Local Authorities, not some highly-paid Quango like the LSC who deliver nothing. Close this shambles of an organisation and distribute the money saved to colleges so they can employ staff on permanent contracts instead of treating teachers as casual labour.</p> <p>FE has delivered Gordon. It's time now for the Government to show us some respect by treating us as equals with teachers in schools, sixth forms and universities.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>BBD</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/gordon_brown_an_appeal~2290484/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>gordon-brownsecretary-of-statebloglifefenewsquangofurther-educationcollegeseducationlscbrownalan-johnsonlearning-and-skills-councildfesdfeepoliticsuniversityschoolshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/gordon_brown_an_appeal~2290484/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/scientology_an_alleged_cult~2285535/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-17:/2007/05/17/scientology_an_alleged_cult~2285535/Thu, 17 May 2007 11:28:59 +0200 <p>In a research poll published by BBD today its been found that some 430 million Americans believe in aliens, have themselves been the subject of an alien abduction, believe that 9/11 was a government plot, carry several automatic weapons for protection, are clinically obsese, spell colour - color, and are active members of the Church of Scientology (an alleged cult).</p> <p>Man what a combo. And they're the clever ones.</p> <p>In another poll (must we Billy....Ed) it's been found that the discoverer of Scientology (an alleged cult), Ron L Hubbard was in fact a science-fiction author and not an author of religious books. The innaccuracy comes from the fact that Borders booksellers in the States in 1965 incorrectly shelved Hubbards work in the Religion section rather than the Sci-Fi section. As sales rocketed, Borders decided against moving Hubbards books to their proper home and so all his novels became adopted as a new religion when frightened americans were out shopping for a new thing to believe in.</p> <p>I'm still trying to get my head around the background to Scientology; spaceships, Thetans, volcanoes and atomic bombs 73 million years ago. </p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/scientology_an_alleged_cult~2285535/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>cultcultsron-l-hubbardchurchlovethetansscientologylifechurch-of-scientologytom-cruisedianeticssci-fireligionbillyblogginsdonkeybarmystupidamericanewssillyblogblogsusahttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/scientology_an_alleged_cult~2285535/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/pet_detective_to_find_jose_s_dog~2285369/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-17:/2007/05/17/pet_detective_to_find_jose_s_dog~2285369/Thu, 17 May 2007 11:07:05 +0200 <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/550/1591550_c0d3e5870f_m.jpg" alt="303703647_558c8bf031_m" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Rumours are that "Fergie" has been dognapped by either Manchester United fans or Al-Quida terrorists and Special Branch are on the case.<br> <img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/993/1201993_be6ac9fcd0_s.jpg" alt="mourinhoGY9" vspace="5" hspace="5"><br> If you have seen Jose's dog, let him have his beloved Fergie back as he's really dooooooooown and miserable without him.</p> <p>Or its been also rumoured that Jose has called for the services of this guy........</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>XXX</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/pet_detective_to_find_jose_s_dog~2285369/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>mans-best-friendnewschelseaace-venturajose-mourhinopetspetlifebillyblogginsdonkeytravelsportfootballbloglovedogmanchester-uniteddogshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/pet_detective_to_find_jose_s_dog~2285369/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/today_in_asda~2284647/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-17:/2007/05/17/today_in_asda~2284647/Thu, 17 May 2007 08:54:18 +0200 <p>Same thing happened this morning in ASDA.<br> I was buying some new tights and look who popped up behind the display with a film crew!</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/177/1591177_9a58f52b19_s.jpg" alt="tommt" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>He followed me round to the George section and popped up again.</p> <p>Scientologists - who'd av' em'.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>BBD</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/today_in_asda~2284647/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tommyscientologistsbillyblogginsdonkeyscientologyblognewschurch-of-scientologyreligionbbcpanoramachurchlifewartom-cruisehttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/17/today_in_asda~2284647/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/the_scientology_cult_are_after_me~2274884/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-15:/2007/05/15/the_scientology_cult_are_after_me~2274884/Tue, 15 May 2007 16:17:57 +0200 <p>Run, run for your lives.</p> <p>I am sure I was followed at lunchtime. I was in Primark rummaging - as usual when a small guy with floppy hair and sunglasses (so not to wear in Motherwell on a pissing down day) kept popping up from behind clothes racks and taking pictures of me with his mobile phone.<br> <img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/888/1585888_b24cc978e5_s.jpg" alt="cruise-winter" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>I left the store and the same guy complete with film crew followed me all the way back to the college. The security guy stopped them coming into the college.<br> <img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/890/1585890_25bee29ee9_s.jpg" alt="ufo" vspace="5" hspace="5"><br> He then took off in a flying saucer and was last seen somewhere near Andromeda (thats a night club in Leith Billy - same one ...Ed?)<br> Not quite but close enough.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>XXXX</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/the_scientology_cult_are_after_me~2274884/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>cultsufotelevisionscientologydianeticsblogcultloveron-l-hubbardcrackerslifescientologiststhetanstvbbcnewschurch-of-scientologytom-cruisebillyblogginsdonkeypanoramahttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/the_scientology_cult_are_after_me~2274884/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/is_scientology_a_cult~2272262/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-15:/2007/05/15/is_scientology_a_cult~2272262/Tue, 15 May 2007 08:07:33 +0200 <p>Cult or not a cult. The BBCs Panorama shed more light on the shady goings on at Clearwater USA of the (alleged) cult the Church of Scientology.<br> Scientologists don't seem to like the word 'cult', I suppose its a bit like calling Nazis fascists or not mentioning the M word to an actor in "the Scottish play."<br> Any BBD readers out there who want to make a comment on whether Scientology is a cult or not a cult, or are its members just a bunch of plain old silly cults.</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/577/1584577_cc6b1c4041_s.jpg" alt="11not_scared_of_you15" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Is all-action hero Tom Cruise being duped out of his hard earned money by the (alleged) cult of the Church of Scientology? (Sure to be a film in it)</p> <p>This Ron L Hubbard guy certainly started something before popping his clogs. Thetans, spaceships, aliens all are here according to the Dianetics gospel.<br> Now you know me. I love Sci-Fi. Was brought up on it but I've never heard anything as far out as some of Hubbards theories. Where's the proof that aliens landed here and exploded atomic bombs in volcanoes 73 million years ago? Come on Ron. Come on Tom. Come on John, Are you really serious about all this?</p> <p>Scientology - cult or no cult, you be the judge and send in your views.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>XXX </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/is_scientology_a_cult~2272262/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>john-travoltascientologistsbbcbillyblogginsdonkeyron-l-hubbardnewsthetansblogr-kellycultcultspanoramasci-fikirstie-allielifechurch-of-scientologyscientologyhubbardlovetommy-cruisereligious-culttom-cruisehttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/15/is_scientology_a_cult~2272262/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/11/the_best_eurovision_ever~2249569/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-11:/2007/05/11/the_best_eurovision_ever~2249569/Fri, 11 May 2007 08:08:04 +0200 <p>Has to be our best, catchiest song ever that won the contest for Britain in 1981</p> <p>Colour co-ordinated costumes - a red one, a blue one a green one and a yellow one</p> <p>the dance steps and the hand jive</p> <p>tearing off the skirts</p> <p>ahhh those were the days...</p> <p>Good luck to scooch on Saturday - lets hope they to better than jemini!</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/11/the_best_eurovision_ever~2249569/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>terry-woganeuropelifeblock-votenewswarmusicblogbillyblogginsdonkeyuktvsong-for-europeeurovisionsong-singinghttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/11/the_best_eurovision_ever~2249569/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/alex_salmond_in_custard~2243294/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-10:/2007/05/10/alex_salmond_in_custard~2243294/Thu, 10 May 2007 08:14:07 +0200 <p>Alex Salmond is causing quite a rumpus up here in scotland since winning the election by 1 seat over Labour. He has invested himself as 1st Minister and has been seen recently bathing in assess milk and floating in a pool of custard.</p> <p><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/317/1563317_06e003eb76_s.jpg" alt="2709snpb" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>I don't like this guy at all. He's the obnoxious height-conscouis little short-kid in the schoolyard who goes around provoking others to fight him, before saying his dad's bigger than your dad. He will stop at nothing to carve up the UK. Well a lot of us Scots don't want that.</p> <p>He may have won favour in a 'lets all have a protest cos were pissed off' mid-term election, but come 2009, Scots will see him for what he really is and he will be out on his SNP arse and back serving burger and fries.</p> <p>Billy Braveheart</p> <p>XXX</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/alex_salmond_in_custard~2243294/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>blogsnpscottish-parliamentscottish-politicsbillyblogginsdonkeynewsgovernmenttvalex-salmonduklifescotlandbritainhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/alex_salmond_in_custard~2243294/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/another_eurovision_classic~2243242/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-10:/2007/05/10/another_eurovision_classic~2243242/Thu, 10 May 2007 08:05:32 +0200 <p>One winner from our past that I loved...</p> <p>Love shine a light...</p> <p>Carried in on a wave of euphoria...the same year as Blair arrived....mmmmm me thinks we got the sympathy vote.</p> <p>Enjoy</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>XXX </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/another_eurovision_classic~2243242/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>billyblogginsdonkeyblogentertainmentblock-voteloveeurovisionlifesongkatrina-and-the-wavessingingbbcterry-wogannewssong-for-europepoliticsmusichttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/another_eurovision_classic~2243242/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/blair_a_nation_mourns~2243207/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-10:/2007/05/10/blair_a_nation_mourns~2243207/Thu, 10 May 2007 07:56:06 +0200 <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/264/1301264_cf07149177_s.jpg" alt="blairbrown1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></p> <p>Well the day has finally arrived and I guess it will be teary goodbyes from TB on the telly as he signs off after 10 years as PM. He would have got longer apart from the Iraq War and hitching his wagon to Bushes. Big Mistake that.</p> <p>He has given us a stronger economy, a better health service and pumped millions into schools.</p> <p>For me though he has done nothing at all for the Further Education sector. In fact its gone into reverse in the past ten years. We were better off under the Conservatives. </p> <p><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/222/963222_063cf4a82c_s.jpg" alt="944060_35e3a7f080_s" vspace="5" hspace="5">FE has declined rapidly since the blood-sucking LSC took over in 2001, draining the sector of much-needed resources. Blair leaves the biggest gap between FE teachers and teachers in Schools, 6th Forms, and Universioties who have all seen their lot improve in the past ten years.</p> <p>In FE we have seen the skills-centerisation of what was an excellent place to work a decade ago. Now its all target this, quality indicators and value-added and sod the students they come second.</p> <p>No I'm not going to be getting the tissues out today. Bye Tony and thanks for nothing.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>BBD</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/blair_a_nation_mourns~2243207/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>loveblogtony-blairblairprime-ministertbbillyblogginsdonkeylifelabournew-labouruklabour-governmentpoliticsnewsblair-legacyhttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/10/blair_a_nation_mourns~2243207/#commentshttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/a_eurovision_classic~2237269/tag:billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk,2007-05-09:/2007/05/09/a_eurovision_classic~2237269/Wed, 09 May 2007 08:18:07 +0200 <p> One of the major injustices in the world that this didn't win big for Britain.</p> <p>Ohh Ahh...Gina your thighs in widescreen look like they could crack walnuts.</p> <p>But we love Ya!</p> <p>Love Billy</p> <p>xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/a_eurovision_classic~2237269/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>europebloggina-geusong-for-europesongsingbbceurovisionentertainmentsingingnewsbillyblogginsdonkeyterry-woganmusiceurovision-song-contesthttp://billyblogginsdonkey.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/a_eurovision_classic~2237269/#comments