Christopher John Myers

Liam Stacey is a 21 year old university student. He's also an imbecile.   But as he starts a 56 days jail term for inciting racial hatred - he posted offensive Twitter comments about Fabrice Muamba as the footballer lay collapsed on a pitch - I have to ask, ‘does the time fit the crime?’ I’d say the sentence is somewhat OTT, not that there's any 'tweeting' precedence.  Swansea District Judge John Charles seems to be saying more about PC Britain, rather than a giving an apporopriate punishment.  I’d have had Stacey publically humiliated, not given a term that seems more appropriate for serious grievious bodily harm. The Swansea University biology undergraduate’s tweets revolted me and millions.   His first began, "LOL. F*** Muamba. He's dead!!!" More followed. As other Twitter users remonstrated with him, Stacey responded with further offensive comments. Swansea District Judge John Charles told him: "In my view there is no alternative to an immed

My youngest son Ben and his fabulous partner Cherie are engaged!   I can’t tell you how proud Sue and I are.   But I’ll try. They are sooo suited!    Both are sporty, (mostly) laid-back, incredibly active, have an extraordinarily positive attitude to work, life, neither wastes ANY time … they’re just so sorted! We first met Cherie when she turned up on the doorstep of our home in Kenley in 2008.   It wasn’t exactly a surprise, as Ben had dropped a few hints that he’d met someone special when he was snow-boarding in New Zealand .   It was a real pleasure to have the two of them together, while Cherie sorted out a job and a place to stay.   She managed that in a couple of shakes of a Wallaby’s bum – like I never tire of saying, you could parachute her into the middle of Ulan Bator and in a trice she’d have friends, a job, somewhere to stay... The way they met was just so by chance … it HAD to be right. We love them both – exactly as much as we love my eldest son and his wife Kate

George Osborne’s ‘granny-bashing’ budget has hit this new pensioner – hard.   George always reminded me of the boy at school who got bullied because of his smirk … and it was that smirk which so infuriated me as he announced how he was going to kick me in the balls. I wasn’t expecting a betrayal of Britain’s pensioners, because George had shamefully leaked all the other non-controversial bits of his speech in advance.   He went all mealy-mouthed when he dealt with the awful implications of the ‘granny tax’, but it wasn’t until the analysis was done that we realised the awful truth – we’d been screwed. It is bad; and here’s how it hits me… 1. First my age-related tax allowance, introduced by Winston Churchill no less, is being frozen and will be allowed to die out.   2. Plus, it looks as if I will shamefully be denied my State Second Pension, what was SERPS.   I paid into this for years and now it appears George is stealing it.   This should cost me and my family up to £5,000 a yea

What a relief! The muddled, posh, white, apologetic, confusing Dr Rowan Williams is returing to academia. Where he belongs. Now, time for a real leader of the Church of England. Bring on Dr John!