Slappers of the Most Stubborn Trout,

It has been a scorching day in Fifecestershire, therefore I carried out most of my stude-ing outdoors. I am now sporting a golden brown tan, or I would be if I wasn't wearing jeans and my favourite angora woolly jumper (I had to be ready for the clouds). However my face might have received some sun, or it should have if it wasn't for my long hair, red beard and thick glasses.

Some bloke from Virgin records has been on, he says that I am going to receive some extra gubbins along with the new Grandaddy album that I won on the Mark Radcliffe Show. I should receive these extra gubbins this week and then I will receive the new album just prior to its release, I feel somewhat guilty in getting this for free after the band having to split because they aren't making enough money. However, my £10 or so would not keep them together - once the record company takes its share, Jason would only be left with enough money for a cup of coffee.

The "Down With Brown" Campaign has reached an extreme in the hostility levels. Chairman Brown has appointed Dave Baikie as manager; Dave has a good track record in the lower divisions but holds a criminal record after a recent vicious assault. He deserves a chance to manage East Fife but chairman Brown does appear somewhat hypocritical after his statements over Graham Rix. Instead of breaking many months of silence to hail the appointment of the new manager, chairman Brown devoted the major part of his press release to a savage description of the protesting supports. I doubt he will achieve reconciliation via this path.

I noticed a story in the news about Fifecestershire, there are concerns about radioactive contamination on Dalgety Bay shores. According to SEPA, the radioactivity comes from waste dumped on the foreshore after the nearby naval air base at Donibristle closed in 1959. The dials of planes at the base were coated with the luminous radioactive metal radium so they could be read at night. Our physics teacher had one of these old aircraft dials and he used it to show us the working of a Geiger counter during Standard Grade lessons, this was probably highly illegal, I should have got him sacked then rather than wait until sixth year when I had to report him for sitting in his cupboard all day while he chatted on MSN Messenger via his laptop. Anyway, it's not about that.

I like to take an interest in radiation stories in the news, the meedja and the Liberal Democrats love nothing more than to scaremonger over matters involving radioactive contamination and waste or nuclear power; the general public don't have a full understanding of the science so they are left to panic, this is essentially because the journalists don't have an adequate knowledge of the science either. I support the construction of more nuclear power plants; I believe that lessons have been learnt from the early adventures into power generation from nuclear reactors. The output from nuclear power stations is terrific in comparison to other sources. Wind turbines have a certain beauty but from experience I don't think this view is widely shared by the public; a local wind farm at the back of the town, not on particularly scenic land, was refused planning permission after residents' complaints. A few nuclear power plants across the country would eliminate this type of obstacle and provide enough electricity to boil all our kettles.

The accompanying photography features a stile. I bet Jason Lytle could murder a latte.