Weird Excuse of the Day
So Lord Taylor has taken a tumble – from the lofty red benches of the Lords to slopping out and porridge in gaol. He claimed the […]
Month: May 2011
Elsewhere
Discussing the MSM and Internet regulation. Tags: Blogs+and+blogging
We’ve Got No Money
So all this stuff about cutting spending is guff, then? Apparently, government can piss our money up the wall on advertising campaigns after all. The […]
Foreign Aid
David Cameron is planning to increase foreign aid. This, despite us being in hock to the tune of billions, despite a drastic need for more […]
The Charles de Gaulle
The BBC has a piece up about the flagship of the French navy – an aircraft carrier called the Charles de Gaulle. Britain no longer […]
Black Boxes in Cars
As always, when the function creep of surveillance starts, it does so with apparent good intentions. Young drivers face punitive insurance premiums, so who wouldn’t […]
Take a Hike
I recall the first time this egregious idea was mooted as part of the Conservative’s unremittingly dreadful Big Society claptrap. Middle earners will be told […]
More Nonsense on Rail
With friends like these, rail doesn’t need enemies. Tamsin Omond writes a screed in favour of rail that makes me – a railwayman – cringe […]
The End is Nigh
Well, make the most of it, the world ends today. According to the fundamentalist Harold Camping, today, May 21st 2011 is the day when the […]