From Pandemic
To a police state. Keeping the over-50s in isolation longer and requiring people to prove their age when out and about is ‘the safest way […]
Month: April 2020
The Modern Police Farce
Clearly we have solved crimes in this country. Police are looking for someone who has been going for their daily walks while dressed as a […]
That Will Be Forever, Then
Apparently two-thirds of Britons want the lock-down to continue. Over two-thirds of Britons believe lockdown should stay in place until coronavirus is ‘fully contained’, according […]
Let’s Bring Back Slavery
So says this fuckwit. A historian has called for military service to be re-introduced 60 years after it was abandoned to boost the public’s understanding […]
Of Course He Did
Geoff Goldblum has committed the cardinal sin of pointing out the obvious. Jeff Goldblum has found himself the subject of a backlash after asking a contestant […]
We Have Ways of Making You Clap
Thanks to Pcar in the comments for linking to this story. A social media mob descended upon a British mother, “naming and shaming” her for […]
Interesting Times
I find myself agreeing with Spreadsheet Phil. Philip Hammond says a plan to allow the economy to escape the lockdown must be published next week, because the country […]
Oh, Good Grief!
I’d switched on the television yesterday and was waiting for the various bits of kit to load up. In the meantime, the BBC came on. […]
The Price of Panic
In this case, the price of panic is a trashed economy that will take decades to repair. When Covid-19 struck these shores, the government took […]
You Clap for Me Now!
As Pcar has mentioned this one in the comments, I think I’ll let Sargon of Akkad say what needs to be said about this nasty, […]