All Quiet on the Longrider Front
My telephone hasn’t rung since last Thursday. Which is nice. No one has interrupted me to try and convince me that I need to make […]
Month: January 2013
Jolly Good
There is “huge frustration” among charities that David Cameron’s Big Society idea is being neglected, a spokesman for charity bosses has said. If the “Big […]
Nothing New Here, Either
Once again, we are to be nagged by Nanny. Government-backed TV adverts to promote healthier eating habits in England are to be shown for the […]
Nothing New Here
But Mr Burnham said the “time has come for new thinking” and asked whether a legal limit on the amount of fat, sugar and salt, […]
And This is Why…
The paedogeddon panic that led to the CRB checks has created a monster – worse than the one it was trying to deal with. As […]
Freedom of Speech
Two articles over at CiF. Glenn Greenwald gets it. Jason Farago doesn’t. When the state gets to decide what may or may not be said, […]
How Many Times Must They Be Told?
The downward trend continued right into the 21st Century – but in the past five years it has slowed, stubbornly hovering just above one in […]
What is or is not Censorship
Over at OoL, James complains about Facebook censorship. Given that this gets to the very root of our disagreement, it’s worth exploring. It would seem […]