Month: February 2014
Wrong Response
Following the Muslim furore over Katy Perry’s video, it seems that the usual has happened – the video has been edited. So, once again, when […]
Oh, Get Over Yourselves
The religion of perpetual offence taking is taking offence again. This time over a music video. In the latest ‘racist music video’ accusation, Katy Perry’s “Dark […]
Ace of Spades?
Victim-hood poker is being taken to the nth degree here. I cringe every time February rolls around. For me, black history month has become predictable. First, it’s […]
They Have Nothing Better to Do
Than debate something that is none of their concern. MPs are debating ways to stop holiday prices rising during school holidays. The Westminster Hall debate […]
I’m a Scaremonger Apparently.
Care.data again. Opponents of the plan to share medical records on a giant database are “peddling scaremongering myths”, medical research organisations say. The warning by […]
Strawman of the Day
Climate change deniers have grasped that markets can’t fix the climate The Guardian, where else? Has anyone ever suggested that markets can fix the climate? […]
Blast From The Past
QM talks about the insurance black box scam. Instead of it being a force for reduced premiums, they use it as an excuse for bumping […]
Care.Data Delayed
It looks as if the backlash to care.data has had an effect. The start of a new NHS data-sharing scheme in England involving medical records […]