More Busybodying
I realise that it’s been raised before, but as it has hit the news again, I guess those of us who object to the constant […]
Month: December 2011
Sweet Little Lies
So, the police are keen on the idea of using polygraphs, eh? The devices are for the first time being used by detectives for pre-conviction […]
Fuss About Nothing
The scare story of today is that GSM-R will open the rail network to the risk of hacking. A shift to a mobile communications technology […]
Licensing Parents
Via Dick Puddlecote, this from someone who claims to be libertarian. The state should require parents to be licensed. That is, there is no moral […]
Signalling Strike
I see that some of my erstwhile colleagues have walked out on strike over “career progression”. Someone more cynical might just take a peek at […]
We Understand, but Fail to Comply
The health Nazis have woken up to a simple truth. Many people understand advice on healthy lifestyle but fail to act on it, according to […]
A New Low?
I realise that Steve Bell is pretty low at the best of times. Cartoonists are supposed to direct a pin-prick of humour into the inflated […]
More on my Dislike of Christmas
In the comments to this piece, Cuffleyburgers says something pretty close to the predicted majority opinion when I dare to suggest that I don’t like […]
Thought Crime is Here to Stay
Aidan Burley has been sacked. A Conservative MP has been sacked as a parliamentary private secretary over “offensive and foolish” behaviour. So what did he […]