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Good

October 24, 2020 Longrider 7

The peasants are revolting. Dramatic evidence of a growing revolt against the coronavirus lockdowns emerged last night. The public think the rules won’t work, they will break […]

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Tempus Fugit

October 23, 2020 Longrider 15

On this day in 2004, I started this blog. At the time, I was driven to write by the impending identity cards act so beloved […]

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I Don’t Think So

October 18, 2020 Longrider 19

A decade ago, the Tories, then only recently in government with the LibDems vowed to axe the census as it had not only become too […]

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Oh, Goody!

October 18, 2020 Longrider 15

There’s a vaccine. Whizzing off the production line in thousands of tiny bottles – new footage shows the vaccine that could end the Covid misery […]

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Publish and be Damned

October 15, 2020 Longrider 16

It’s been pretty obvious to anyone who has been paying attention that the tech giants of Silicon Valley have been playing fast and loose with […]

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Well, Duh!

October 14, 2020 Longrider 4

Exaggerated figures. The academic behind a startling study which projected a two-week ‘circuit-breaker’ could save thousands of lives by New Year has today admitted his […]

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Immoral, Eh?

October 13, 2020 Longrider 11

I’m really not sure that we should be taking lessons in morals from this guy. The head of the World Health Organization has ruled out […]