Liverpool

Rafa is currently the Brian Cowen of football managers; what are you at Rafa? Do you know? At least pretend for us.

(In Dertopia Rafa would be made pick the same team in consecutive matches just for fun)

Just bloody well pay

Why won't people just pay? If you commission something to be done for you and it is done correctly, pay for it within the payment terms agreed. Don't invent reasons not to; don't get amnesia about what you asked for; don't try and change the terms; just pay. If you can't afford it don't commission it. (In Dertopia everyone would pay).

A Myles holiday

Probably no holiday this year due to the biting economic reality so I thought I might try travelling by De Selby methods. I've read about some lovely places I would like to go to in my head so I think it's a runner. The kids won't even need to be off school. Must write to the Irish Times and suggest it as a cost saving measure for all.

(In Dertopia The Dertopian Times would publish all my letters)

The Duke Special

I don't get it. It's caberet music, and not very good caberet music at that. And the look doesn't fit. Our friend Rebecca seems to think he's great but I'm not buying it. (In Dertopia The Duke Special would be cleaning {well designed} public toilets1)

1 Toilets would obviously be designed by winner of open architectural competition

Architecture & the economy

With the economic downturn Architecture will again suffer. No sooner do we develop a confidence in our own contemporary architecture than the capacity for creating it is most likely taken away as alot of people revert to getting things done on the cheap. Enlightened clients will be held back by funding, cautiousness and the negativity around them (and who could blame them) and talented, hard working professionals will be without work. The government aren't helping; neither are the banks. The negativity is currently all consuming. (In Dertopia the benefactorial dictator would not only be in control, he would also look and sound like he was in control. There would be no banks.)