Good Lord!
“Well, there I was, hanging the curtains…” The clergyman, in his 50s, told nurses he had been hanging curtains when he fell backwards on to […]
Month: October 2008
More on Freedom of Speech
In the wake of Alex Lockwood’s unfortunate paper and the reactions to it (including mine – and his reaction to that) I thought a more […]
Auntie Sinks to an All Time Low
Various news outlets have carried the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand affair. While I have generally been indifferent to Ross (occasionally finding him mildly amusing) […]
Totalitarian Moron
I see via The Englishman that Alex Lockwood has learned nothing from the debate recently about freedom of speech. During that debate he was roundly […]
Jenkins’ Swan Song
Simon Jenkins’ final article in the Sunday Times is a swan song that everyone should read. Is Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, a pocket dictator? […]
The Grand Plan Fails
Apparently, Eco-towns, one of the Gorgon’s grand schemes for control of the populace is facing difficulty: Gordon Brown’s flagship plan to build a string of […]
Taking Oneself Too Seriously
Theo Hobson in CiF on James Bond: I hate James Bond. The continuation of his cult disgusts me, embarrasses me, depresses me. Yes, “cult” is […]
Trick or Treating – Again
It’s that time of the year when we are plagued with that dreadful American import; trick or treating; followed by World War III in early […]
More CiF Twaddle
In the wake of the Atheist bus campaign, we get a steaming pile of horse manure from a theist on CiF, Mary Kenny. The coda […]
Four Years on
This blog is four years old today. 1,456 posts 3,958 comments. Thankyou to all those of you who bothered to read, comment and link. Tags: […]