Category Archives: Politics
Jacqui Spliff!
Okay, so I’ve been disappointed on many occasions over the past ten years, but I’d been thinking that Jacqui Smith might be, y’know, not quite as bad a Home Secretary as some of the other contenders might be. I mean, … Continue reading
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Oh, is it terrorist season again?
Despite the increasing trend for displays of mass (and fake) emotion here in post-Diana Britain, it’s reassuring to note that when the shit really hits the fan, the black humour and quizzically raised eyebrow quickly return. After the 7 July … Continue reading
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Puke now
A World Without America No, this time I’m not quoting Chris Morris… the video on that site is for real. Wrong-brained, yes, but real.
I went to the supermarket and I bought…
… a lovely tin of whitewash! Somehow, I just wasn’t surprised by the results of the Competition Commission’s investigation into large supermarket chains and their effects on the grocery market. Where I live in suburban south London, the cushy status … Continue reading
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15 December
Tony Blair interviewed by police Government tactically abandons investigation into BAE corruption Airport expansion plans but profit over environment One day in British politics… the Prime Minister becomes the latest senior government figure to be questioned in the “cash for … Continue reading
Litvinenko affair: MI5 missing obvious clues
Spy death linked to nuclear thefts (Observer) … significant quantities of polonium 210, the substance that killed former spy Alexander Litvinenko, are being stolen from poorly protected Russian nuclear sites. Why are they wasting their time investigating Russian nuclear sites? … Continue reading
The postman who hated junk mail
This made me grin… Anti-junk mail postie loses round In a nutshell, postman Roger Annies distributed leaflets telling residents how they could opt out of the Royal Mail’s ridiculous and annoying junk mail distribution service. Having been suspended, it looks … Continue reading
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Allah wants you to get a life
Muslim anger grows at Pope speech Are people’s (supposedly) passionately held religious beliefs so fragile that they can’t cope with a bit of dreary waffle from the other camp? I guess we’re back to the Danish cartoon thing again, aren’t … Continue reading
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Flight 613 for Moronistan now boarding at Gate 3…
UK tourists stage mutiny over Asian passengers Even after all the talk of ID cards, CIA “rendition” flights, Guantánamo and the like, this is one of the most frightening domestic news stories I’ve heard in a long time. When even … Continue reading
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Prescott in “absolutely spot on” shocker!
I don’t know whether it’s a sign of new-found confidence after discovering his inner cowboy, but John Prescott seems to be talking a lot of sense today. Or is it the monkey/typewriter thing? Record his random burblings for long enough … Continue reading
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