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The Muddier, The Better

December 30, 2014 Longrider 10

The boy Clegg wants us  to ignore the mudslinging that will be inevitable in the lead-up to the general election. Au contraire, I shall be enjoying […]

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I Don’t Think So

December 29, 2014 Longrider 3

Love paying tax? Yeah, right. In a little over a month I’m going to have to hand over around £5k (which would be higher if […]

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Some Good News

December 29, 2014 Longrider 2

I’m a bit late to this, but yesterday was wiped out with a migraine-lite ( all the symptoms of a migraine but not quite as […]

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As A Follow-Up

December 29, 2014 Longrider 1

Further to the discussion about organ donation, I wondered why I had not come across the “in your  face” questions when I last taxed a […]

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Nudge Off!

December 27, 2014 Longrider 10

Like Al Jahom, I take exception to the vile Grant Shapps hectoring us on organ donation. Once again we see the usual tired clichés being […]

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British Blogging

December 27, 2014 Longrider 3

Al Jahom comments on the proposed smoking ban in cars,  as does Bucko. A K Haart awards Naomi Klein “Dork of the Year”. Sam Duncan discusses […]

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Memoirs

December 25, 2014 Longrider 2

Where are you? I look around me. The room is dimly lit. A shaft of light makes its way through the dust motes from the […]

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Sanctimonious Hogwash

December 24, 2014 Longrider 2

The political leaders’ facile Christmas homilies. What would be nice would be a period (a long period) of silence from these obnoxious jackanapes. But, no, this […]