Today the clocks went back one hour in yet another attempt by ‘Government’ to interfere with the natural order of things. Humans are not that much different to the rest of the animal kingdom in that we operate best in
Continue reading →Monthly Archives: October 2010
Free parking & Supermarkets
We already pay road tax for the upkeep of roads, even though only a small proportion of it is actually
Continue reading →We Are Back
Its going to take a few days to pick up were Anna left off when she decided to finally enjoy her retirement from blogging.
We fully intend to continue highlighting and acting on cases like Nick Hogan jailed for infringing the
Continue reading →2.9% A Victory ?
I am utterly astounded by iDave making this statement. This is an utter disaster, the very fact that the EU wanted a 6% expansion in its spending just shows how out of touch with econnomic reality the EU is and
Continue reading →The Blog Society
The Ethical Connundrum Surrounding Mark Saunders Death.
Help me out here folks, I’m floundering in a sea of ethics. I know that some of you are policemen yourselves, some are expert legal brains, some of you have in depth knowledge of religious tracts – there
Continue reading →Tenner Tantrums.
I am thoroughly enjoying the outrage over the proposed increases in contributions to public sector pensions – they have a £4 billion shortfall to make up this year alone.
The term ‘ponzi scheme’
Continue reading →Little Tommy Plonker
Yet another outraged Mum. Outraged, I tell you. Her son has been ‘made to shave his head’ by his school headmaster.
Did he have nits? Was this intended to stigmatise him? Is this
Continue reading →Just for Mr G.
Tolerance, Tarquin and Toenails.
Tolerance is in short supply these days. If something upsets us we expect ‘them’ to do something dramatic – forbid it, punish it, vanquish it, dissolve it, arrest it, ‘ASBO’ it, or shoot it. The
Continue reading →Taking the Benefit out of Banker’s Babe’s Mouths.
Who’d a thought that Ed Militant would turn out to be the silent champion of the new Tory policy?
As a man whose own household is well heeled, whose name is not on his child’s
Continue reading →Ninjutsu government
Ninjutsu (忍術?) sometimes used interchangeably with the term ninpō (忍法?) is the martial art, strategy,
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Nationalising ‘Compassion’
Being a Libertarian does tend to get you called a lot of very interesting names. Fascist, Right-Wing Nutter, selfish child hater being some of the kinder things that I have
Continue reading →The class of 2010.
One of the frequent complaints of the teaching profession is that they are trying to communicate with large classes comprised of pupils who have a wide variety of different languages as a first language.
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Great Expectations.
Inheriting ‘something’ from your parents as the norm is a modern phenomena for the middle classes. For those under the age of 30, the expectation is that the ‘something’ will be substantial. It may
Continue reading →Another one in the Eye
I’m afraid I feel the need to have another “go” at Private Eye, mainly because they never publish my letters. Apparently, if you provide structured, reasoned complaints about their editorial bias, these are deemed unworthy of Continue reading →
The Power of Words.
In 1940s Germany, the mere utterance of the word ‘Jew’ was sufficient to silence any calls for ‘due process’ or judgement by your peers – you had been denounced as Jew and even if
Continue reading →The No-fun party.
Malaysia’s conservative Islamic party will field only a candidate who does not smoke in an upcoming by-election as the party seeks to boost its Islamic image.
The Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS),
Continue reading →New Girl in Private Eye
Unfortunately, I cannot link to the article that has annoyed me so much, because it exists only in issue 1272 of Private Eye. The “New Boys and Girls” feature in Private Eye is a fairly Continue reading →
Watching you, watching me, not watching ‘them’…..
I watched the news last night in utter bewilderment as a Chief Constable wrung his hands and pleaded for forgiveness – for having installed 200 CCTV cameras in what was described as a ‘Muslim’ area.
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Guide to World Politics.
My SPECIAL FRIEND Gildas the Monk has been trying to raise what he calls my awareness of GEO POLITICAL ISSUES, but I seem to be more confused than ever. Have I got this right?
So,
Continue reading →A Polish nightmare.
In the grim league table of primal fears, there is one undoubted winner – losing your child. To do so in a foreign country when your language skills are not perfect, and you do not
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