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RIP Freedom of Speech

January 24, 2014 Longrider 11

So dies freedom of speech in the UK. Two people have been jailed for sending abusive messages on Twitter to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez. Isabella […]

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Bad Idea of the Day

January 22, 2014 Longrider 13

Oh, my, this is such a dreadful idea, I’m amazed it saw the light of day rather then being stifled somewhere between brain and mouth. […]

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Even the Guardianista

January 21, 2014 Longrider 1

Are starting to get it. The usual suspects line up to shout “racism” over what is nothing more than a piece of piss-poor artwork. Because […]

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Count Me Out

January 21, 2014 Longrider 20

An observation of the bleedin’ obvious. Football participation is a good way to get men to slim down, a Scottish study published in The Lancet shows. Given […]

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And This is Why

January 19, 2014 Longrider 5

We should all have opted out of the NHS spine. Drug and insurance companies will from later this year be able to buy information on […]

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Oh, Dear…

January 19, 2014 Longrider 12

You’ve got to laugh. Well, I did. The UK Independence Party is the nation’s favourite political party, a poll for The Independent on Sunday reveals today. Voters […]

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They Do

January 19, 2014 Longrider 7

Parents who earn a combined income of more than £80,000 should have to pay if their children go to the most popular state schools, a […]

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God Did It

January 18, 2014 Longrider 9

You can always rely on the religious fruitloops to provide some light relief. A UK Independence Party (Ukip) councillor has become the latest member to […]