Happy Xmas Bobby.
Not sure yet, possibley a friends party or maybe down to Brighton to see some other friends and gatecrash the fatboy boy slim party.

Have a wonderful time in Cuba. I got my visa at the consulate the other day & have booked my casa - soooooo excited. Thanks for all the advice & website - bring on the mojitos!!!!!

Thank you for the tree, "its ill". ( one of my undergrad students said this to me other day, apparently it is a compliment)
Pgft Happy Christmas to you.

Merry Xmas everyone (largebaileys).

I thought Piglet deserved a special mention as a) we have't heard from her in a while & I seem to remember that she is very very close to finishing her PhD. I hope you're not fraught with writing up & viva prep at Xmas?
Also b) Piglet will be enjoying sunshine for Chrissy, whilst those of us in the UK & Europe are set to endure the freezing cold and this peculiar fog/mist we have in the south, thats stopping all those poor people from taking off at Heathrow.

Piglet think of us in our scarves & gloves & in the style of Jim Robinson or Alf Stuart throw a yabbie on the barby for me! :-)

HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everyone. I hope you all have a nice break & enjoy some time off.

sixkitten have your heard Alan Rickman is going to be in the film version of perfume? I read the book years ago, its a fantastic story.

I also have a major crush on 'noted' fashion photographer Nigel Barker. Phwarrrrrrrrrrrrrr

apart from my bf, Kiefer Sunderland as Jack from 24 or... I have recently developed a bit of a thing for Gordan Ramsey. I don't know why, I'm sure its wrong but I think he's hot.

I had the misfortune this morning to see the Xfactor winner on GMTV. I think she may be our Xmas no1
Despite my aversion to Gary Barlow I was hoping for old times sake Take That would hang on in there, it would have been nice for Mark Owen who seems like such a lovely boy.

Oh Gosh. ULUG are you still with us? How are you feeling today?

Hi Gareth

Political Communication is a really hot topic right now - esp discourse analysis.
There were lots of job opening last year for lecturering positions in this area & I think politics is actually one area of the media where a PhD & resarch experience is valued. As you already have some professional experience aswell I think you should go for it.

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I don't want to sound doomy, but communications is not a popular subject with the research councils in the open competitions & sits somewhere between the ESRC & AHRC and as you can only apply to one, you have to be very careful which & get some sound advice from your supervisor. Try and look for uni's which already have the funding in place, or have had a good success rate in the opens. This is unless you're doing a blue skies project, but again it depends what specific area of communications you are looking to go into though.
Good luck.

mathew82 didn't you know you can get pregnant from a toilet seat & if a man touches your bra?

pigeon is yummy.