Month: December 2013

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Boxing Day Rail

December 26, 2013 Longrider 3

Labour (rank hypocrites that they are) are accusing the transport minister of breaking a promise (see?). With a long list of trains due to be […]

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Wings Over Malta

December 25, 2013 Longrider 3

Not exactly a ghost story, but hopefully it will amuse. Prologue Summer, 1940 The sky was a clear cloudless blue. On the far horizon, the […]

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Charity

December 24, 2013 Longrider 22

I note a little spat regarding charity over at Timmy’s. It follows on from a comment he made in response to the utterly vile article […]

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Or Maybe…

December 24, 2013 Longrider 9

…I just don’t like Christmas without feeling any need to justify myself. At least now, when you encounter someone who says they “hate Christmas” before […]

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Sheesh!

December 24, 2013 Longrider 5

The lesson from the 40s is that to fix a public health problem – whether obesity or hunger – you need big government. These people […]

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If it Wasn’t so Serious

December 24, 2013 Longrider 4

It would be funny. The opt-in filters also deny access to the Parliament and Government websites and the sites of politicians, including Claire Perry, the […]

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Chortle

December 23, 2013 Longrider 1

Wishing someone a white Christmas is racist now… The far-right socialist* British National Party’s (BNP) Christmas card has appeared on its website, and features the […]

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Pandering to Superstition

December 23, 2013 Longrider 3

The Quiet Man has also commented upon this idiocy. As a secular business we have an inclusive policy that welcomes all religious beliefs, whether across […]

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One Reason

December 22, 2013 Longrider 4

Why I am very fussy about my charitable giving. Leading charities have defended the income of their chief executives after research revealed that the number receiving six-figure […]