From the FT. I have to say, Paul Sturrock sounds like a gentleman.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f340caae-47cd-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html#axzz...

I know this was posted last week but I thought it was worth a reminder as today is the last day of the petition. I hope that's ok.

Anne Williams son died at Hillsborough and his mother is campaigning for an inquest into the details of his death. Last week the petition had around 19,000 signatures and today, the last day that the petition can be signed, its around 85,000. The petition sets out the detail better than I could:

Kevin Williams died in the Hillsborough disaster in1989, Kevin's Inquests were riddled with coruption, suppressing of vital evidence and perverting the course of JUSTICE, Kevin did not die from Traumatic Asphixia or in an accident I will not pick up his death certificate until we get the course of death put right and the accidental death verdict struck down. Kevin does not relate to the 3.15pm cut off point.I want a new inquest were all the witnesses will be called to give evidence so the jury will know exactly what happened to Kevin at Hillsborough. I have all the evidence under section 13 of the coroners act and have been refused 3 times by the attorney generals office, I want the Attorney General to look at the evidence again and send Kevin's case back to the divisional court recomending a new inquest into the death of my son.

Please sign the petition if you think the above is just. It won't take long and there isn't much time for the ePetition to have an effect.

Petition link is here -> http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/19149

Having just been given an award at work (I know, I am a lucky so and so) that requires me to spend roughly an iPad sized amount of money in John Lewis, I'm likely to become an iPad owner at the weekend.

Whilst the iPad choice is fairly limited (and therefore easy for me to choose), there is an alarmingly large choice in cases for the thing.

I know there are a number of iPad users out there - what case, if any, do you use and how well does it do the job?

Thanks in advance.

Tonights episode of Rev was bloody great. Catch it on iPlayer if you like top quality blow job jokes, violence, drinking, selfishness, mortality and some of the finest acting to ever grace the BBC.

is a wonderful, warm, comforting treasure of a Christmas album. I could listen to the track Holmfirth Album from now until Christmas Day and not get bored. It would be wrong of me not to tell people.

Keep coming back to this song at the moment. It's quirky, tuneful and rather wonderful. That's all really.

Driving home from the Mingle last night, I turned the radio on to 5Live and heard about the M5 crash. They spent 20 minutes or so speaking to various people who knew someone who may have been near the scene when it happened. The broadcaster was clearly looking for someone to describe the scene and you could hear the disapointment in his voice that no one could actually describe anything other than smoke. I turned it off.

Today on the BBC News site, they have amateur video footage of the fire at the scene of the crash. Quite apart from the question of what kind of person when a the scene of a major accident reaches for a camera phone, is this really what we should expect from the BBC news coverage? Does news need to invade into that much grief and privacy?

This is a great story.

EDIT - The feel good story of the year (2006)!

Scott Walker and some very clever plasticine animation. What more do you want?

Mound by Allison Schulnik from garaco taco on Vimeo.

I know nothing of the politics, but if The Saw Doctors think he's worth a song, I'm sure he can't be all that bad.

I'm a sucker for a good cover version. Nada Surf, (possibly the most underrated band around?) have given Basildon's finest's best song a jangly pop makeover. It's rather good.

is rather splendid. And has a fabulously bouncy bass line to boot.

Inspired by the SuBo thread, Mrs LB and I have racked our brains to see how many cover versions we could think off that were better than the original and we came up with these;

Are these exceptions to the rule or are there loads of cover versions that beat the originals?

I am counting the days for this.

Sigur Rós: Festival from Sigur Rós on Vimeo.

Some of you on this site are very attentive, lovely, thoughtful and creative people. I need your help.

It's the FPO's 40th in a few months. I reckon I can get the kids looked after for a night or two but I would love to do something very special and romantic. It doesn't have to be a big, flash thing, just relaxing and a chance to give us both a bit of time together.

Travel is ok but I would ideally like something within an hour or two of West London in order to maximise the time.

Any suggestions gratefully received.