Month: October 2012

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One Rotten Apple

October 18, 2012 Longrider 0

Gets its comeuppance. Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not infringed its design rights. Good. It would be nice […]

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Right Result…

October 18, 2012 Longrider 4

…Wrong Process. The extradition treaty between the USA and the UK agreed by the egregious David Blunkett in the wake of the disproportionate hysteria and […]

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More Lies

October 17, 2012 Longrider 3

Smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official “safe” limits, scientists say. Any child […]

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Tough Shit

October 15, 2012 Longrider 22

Get used to it. A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices of Google in London today is just the first in an orchestrated attempt […]

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Bollocks

October 15, 2012 Longrider 2

Absolute cockwaffle. Only contemplation of God allows us to shed selfish habits and attain the strength and clear sight we need for justice. Once again, […]

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His Gaff

October 12, 2012 Longrider 10

His rules. Ralf Rüller wanted to create a sacred ground for coffee connoisseurs in the heart of Berlin, somewhere devotees of the bean could sip […]

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Sounds Alarming

October 12, 2012 Longrider 16

Doesn’t it? More NHS money is spent treating alcohol-related illness in baby boomers than young people, a study says. The Alcohol Concern report found the […]

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Sense of Humour Failures

October 10, 2012 Longrider 8

Two stories on the BBC today illustrate perfectly the malaise that is pervading our society. A group of female councillors have criticised a student pub […]

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Riiiight

October 9, 2012 Longrider 10

George Osborne has come up with a corker. A new breed of company in which workers will be forced to lose some maternity rights and […]