http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/ Bradford Telegraph and Argus /news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/ en-gb Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:56:56 +0100 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:56:56 +0100 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/resources/images/632615/?type=rsslogo http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4473500.Roughing_it___with_just_a_little_luxury/?ref=rss I spent Sunday night in a tent, my two companions absolutely spark out from the excesses of the weekend, me staring at a fly that was trapped between the two skins of the canvas, listening to the strains of Blur floating on the warm breeze. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:42:13 +0100 c116ae0e0bb8e35ee5e9a736479a3893 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4461085.Allow_me_to_lay_bare_the_naked_truth/?ref=rss Over the years, especially back in the pre-recessionary days when anyone could suck at the teat of easy, cheap credit and – or so it felt like – get stuff without feeling you were paying for it, I went to some pretty hot places. India, Singapore, Malaysia, Greece, Spain, the South of France. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:14 +0100 e966228a4cd1581bc6e5f11c7efa4308 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4447286.Facts_worth_Tweeting_about___/?ref=rss I’m not a huge fan of citizen journalism, which I know rather goes against the grain of current thinking. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:41:23 +0100 f50029b2bb8eb1597b0147505416118e http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4435027.Tricks_that_were_no_party_treat/?ref=rss There are a few seconds of footage on our camcorder at home which make for horrifying viewing. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:48 +0100 67ee4610d436a661ebe9e1c27481dac8 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4421471.Britain_has_got_talent____don___t_kill_it/?ref=rss I don’t normally get too excited about reality TV shows but I confess to a measure of some excitement at the final of Britain’s Got Talent last weekend. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:35:19 +0100 2f12cfe388d4fe1917e4e17ccbb1a8be http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4405013.Remember_who___s_the_boss__right_/?ref=rss There’s a little-known law that says if your next door neighbour leaves his front door unlocked and a pile of cash on his kitchen table, then it isn’t a crime to go into his house and pocket the money. Fri, 29 May 2009 08:17:55 +0100 c1f614fcd380a544ba7c78d16a3d3381 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4388430.Twitter_ye_not____No__Twitter_ye_do_/?ref=rss Ooh, this is a tight little spot we find ourselves in this week, isn’t it? But strangely appropriate for the latest missive. Come in and make yourselves comfortable – watch that plant, and try not to sit on the cat – and I’ll tell you more. Fri, 22 May 2009 08:12:07 +0100 c559aaa4d57b5ad1ac2d2a80c5b9c852 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4370785.Signs_of_the_times_for_our_police/?ref=rss Behind a police car in the middle of Bradford the other day, I noticed a small message printed just above the boot door: “Look after your mobile phone”. Fri, 15 May 2009 07:42:46 +0100 a24190acae3650a24722c25802e775ab http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4352567.Health_ads_needn___t_be_so_scary/?ref=rss Upon issuing a loud sneeze last night, I was instructed by my son to immediately go and wash my hands. He had been watching that TV advert about swine flu, where a group of people gather in a lift and start passing germs around like an episode of some apocalyptic drama such as Survivors. Fri, 08 May 2009 08:44:36 +0100 fc2184f7aad95117aa2d37080da725d8 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/featurescolumnists/columnistsdavebarnett/4334950.Getting_the_bug_for_pet_crustaceans/?ref=rss We have had a couple of new pets in our home recently – a pair of Wuddle-Houses by the names of Ben and Gwen. Fri, 01 May 2009 08:16:48 +0100 5b0eac3e3b702a310a73248a6bfa6dc6