Angels is a song about a murder which happened in Reading in May 2005.

Two girls were abducted, bundled into the boot of a car, taken to a hotel where they were tortured and raped, and finally taken to a park where one girl, 16 year old Mary Ann Leneghan, was stabbed to death. Mary Ann's friend was shot in the head but miraculously survived and was later able to testify to the brutal torture and murder of her friend.

Further information is available from www.maryannfamilyappeal.org

Gallis Pole ...

I first heard this by Led Zep, they recorded a version in Wales with a fairly bizarre video with one of their dogs running around ... and a hurdy gurdy ...

The English Folk Song and Dance Society in London has over 80 versions of this tune, also called 'The Prickly Bush' in archive, and Spiers and Boden / Bellowhead do a version on 'Bellow' (which is, incidentally, recommended by the EFDSS) - both are excellent.

The original has been transformed over the years, including by Leadbelly whose version  I believe inspired Led Zep. They gave the song a dirty twist at the end, ditching the original moral / happy ending with one where the hangman has his cake and eats it. I have remoulded the song from how I first heard it, and added my own tragic ending twist.

I welcome any comments!

So nearly a year ago Blair got his Butler to write a report absolving him of any wrongdoing, concluding that although Blair was wrong, it didn't matter as we all wanted to go to war anyway.

I understand, however, that the seeyiyay did discover that Sadman had a fleet of mobile laundry units capable of completing a full spin cycle within 30 minutes (using chemical and biological detergents).

And little changes. Sadman has been tumble dried, but the spin cycle goes on.

The latest peeyem briefing to be leaked shows that the Honourable was advised not to answer questions about 'terror flights' as the Foreign Office had no idea how many of these rendition flights had been allowed across UK airspace. Presumably, this is where prisoners are held captive aboard an aircraft whilst subjected to renditions of David Grey's latest until they confess that they know nothing. Apparently, the Ministry of Defence are urgently examining their flies. I mean files.

No-one know the truth these days anyhow.

Oil flows, Money Talks.