Rushdie’s Honour and Islamic Extremism
I read the Satanic Verses when all the furore about them being blasphemous was at its height. Frankly, I was unimpressed. Had it not been […]
Month: June 2007
Poor old Blair
Simon Jenkins sheds no tears for Blair following the latter’s pitiful cries of “foul” by the “feral” media. Don’t knock the British press. You are […]
Thoughts on Flexible Working and Bad Memories
There’s an interesting discussion going on over at the Kitchen on Cameron’s recent pronouncement on flexible working. Cameron is a fool and I agree entirely with […]
Bad Reviews
Not sure about this one: Australian food critics were left spluttering into their napkins yesterday after a court decided that an unfavourable review of a […]
Goebbels is Alive and Well, it Seems
I haven’t seen Taking liberties so I cannot comment on its merit one way or another. When I get the time and all that (there’s precious […]
Fisking the Fisker (More on Writing)
You may wonder sometimes about the grammar pedant. Indeed, there have been occasions when I have wondered whether I have evolved into such a creature. […]
Teenage Call-up
Darra Singh wants teenagers to be called up for community service: Plans for every young person in Britain to enrol in a national volunteering scheme […]
Psychometric Testing for New Drivers.
I noted this announcement from Robert Gifford with mixed feelings. Psychological assessments should become part of the UK driving test, a road safety expert has […]
Something from Nothing
While on the Isle of Man last week, I noticed a couple of tall ships in the harbour. I hoped to get the chance of […]