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Common Sense – or Not

October 31, 2017 Longrider 6

Common sense is not a common commodity. As we discover here. Mother-of-three is left ‘shocked and embarrassed’ after being told she couldn’t breastfeed her 10-week-old […]

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Quelle Surprise

October 31, 2017 Longrider 5

Well, who is surprised by this? More than one in four people across the world think people engaging in same-sex relationships should be charged as […]

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Well, Yeah

October 31, 2017 Longrider 2

There is nothing to investigate. Theresa May believes her defence secretary was right to apologise for repeatedly touching a journalist’s knee during a dinner, but is […]

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Oh, Fuck Off Already

October 29, 2017 Longrider 9

What is it with slebs? I mean, really? Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says cakes should be taxed to fund health schemes and believes The Great British […]

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Stop Apologising

October 29, 2017 Longrider 7

Michael Gove is not a stupid man. He must have known that his comments would spark the usual outrage. I thought the joke was mildly […]

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All Men?

October 28, 2017 Longrider 10

Seriously? All men? Because of this online campaign I will be asking my younger brother and my male friends and colleagues how they really behave […]

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Sigh…

October 25, 2017 Longrider 3

We don’t elect prime ministers. Then it hit me. A lineup of British prime ministers would be a failure because we have no set term […]

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Oh, FFS!

October 25, 2017 Longrider 9

I present this little story without comment, for no comment is necessary. The manufacturers of a new brand of luxury black toilet paper in Brazil have been […]

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No Sympathy

October 24, 2017 Longrider 6

Ordinarily, I would be taking a hard-line about those who pick over long past comments and use them to condemn someone today. Fifteen years are […]

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A Weekend in Wales

October 23, 2017 Longrider 4

Unlike DocBud of this parish, I rather like Wales. I spent three of my teenage years there and return from time to time – usually […]