Of all the animals of prey, man is the only sociable one.
Every one of us preys upon his neighbour, and yet we herd together.
The Beggar's Opera: John Gay

Saturday 20 October 2012

Four more years...four more years...

Tonight, the Tavern is raising a glass to...itself, as we celebrate four years since the doors first opened.

In that time, we have observed a change of government (meet the new boss, same as the old....), commented on the ups and downs of the economic climate and rejoiced in the fecund inspiration provided by the expenses scandal.

We have paraded our various hobby horses round the show-ring - the shortcomings of the NHS and local government, the essential and valuable work of the RNLI, the grisly spectacle of shopping in Britain's high streets, passing asteroids and, of course, the occasional tattoo story.

And the Tavern has been delighted to welcome the varied and entertaining contributions of regular visitors to the comments pages as well as occasional gems from those who pass by never to be seen again - though we live in hope.

What keeps the Tavern going, above all, is the knowledge that we are not alone; out there in the blogosphere are like-minded souls who also see the incongruities and inconsistencies of life in modern Britain.

It is you, the Tavern's guests, who make it worthwhile continuing to resist, to offer satire and scorn instead of surrender to the onslaught of idiocy and ignorance. Creating this blog has given me much amusement and I hope will continue to do so for at least another four years, and I thank you for that.

So I invite you to pour yourselves a drink and take a wander through the archives as we in the Tavern raise a toast to you, the readers.

Your very good health!


5 comments:

  1. "Your very good health!"

    And yours - congratulations and cheers!

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  2. From one who surrendered to idiocy and ignorance (but will be back) I congratulate you and raise a glass in your honor. May there be many more years.

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  3. Yuo really cannot stop now, this is required reading!

    I always seem to learn something here!

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  4. Congrats! And here's to four more! :)

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