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Oh, Er…

January 18, 2016 Longrider 2

Looking through my logs following the return of a troll we thought had been kicked into the long grass, I came across this: Total Visits:1 […]

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Respect

January 16, 2016 Longrider 10

The Saudis seem to think we should respect their barbaric, primitive, incompetent, bloodthirsty justice system.  And I use justice in the loosest possible terms, here. […]

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Farewell To Hattie

January 16, 2016 Longrider 12

This morning, I buried Hattie. I was away on Wednesday when she died. Mrs L arrived home  that evening to discover that she had recently gone […]

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Ad Blockers

January 12, 2016 Longrider 4

I have ad blockers running on my browser. I do this because I do not want my bandwidth consumed by adverts. I have no desire […]

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Freedom of Speech redux

January 11, 2016 Longrider 11

Anyone who has been following events over at Dioclese’s place recently will be aware that freedom of speech has raised its head again. It’s the usual […]

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They Already Have

January 9, 2016 Longrider 14

Don’t let the public health zealots demonise us innocent drinkers. Charles Moore  in the tellytubbygiraffe. My first reaction – and, indeed, my later and my […]

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A Tip of the Hat

January 9, 2016 Longrider 2

To Tracey Curtis-Taylor. Her achievement has echoes of the great explorers and aviators of the past, so well done. And her first words on landing? […]

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Junk Science Wins Again

January 8, 2016 Longrider 3

Like her predecessor, our chief medical officer is promoting quackery and corruption, wrapping it in a bow and pretending that it is science. Tough new […]

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Nasty Little Shit

January 7, 2016 Longrider 7

Cameron. Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not want to rule out introducing a sugar tax in order to tackle Britain’s “obesity crisis”. We […]

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The Things Cats Do

January 6, 2016 Longrider 5

Anyone who  keeps cats will be aware that they like their routines. Arsinoe is one of the more unusual cats I have kept over the […]