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Rise of the Memes

August 19, 2021 Longrider 4

Memes are a silly way of making a serious message. They are obvious satire made with a sledgehammer so that even the most dense should […]

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A Brief Conversation

August 18, 2021 Longrider 11

After an extended break, my bike club is having its AGM. We use Whatsapp to announce such things. One member asked the question: If I’m […]

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Seriously?

August 16, 2021 Longrider 11

The whole world taken by surprise? What planet are these people living on? Dominic Raab today defended being on holiday while Afghanistan plunged into chaos – saying the […]

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Graffiti

August 15, 2021 Longrider 16

Oh the horror, graffiti is defaced with more graffiti. Residents in the Suffolk town of Lowestoft have discovered that a new Banksy artwork has already been defaced. The mysterious graffiti artist recently […]

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Nope

August 14, 2021 Longrider 28

Not doing it. Homeowners in the UK will be offered £7,000 grants to help replace their gas boilers in a new £400million scrappage scheme. Plans […]

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Yes and No

August 14, 2021 Longrider 9

I’ve stopped flying too. Previously a regular flyer, visiting friends in Scotland and holidaying abroad, she says the penny dropped during that trip. And in […]

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Idiot

August 13, 2021 Longrider 5

I’ve read some moronic idiocy in my time, but… Failure to adequately fund the NHS is an electoral disaster waiting to happen Every single government […]

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That Will Work…

August 12, 2021 Longrider 18

No, I can’t see any problems here. A permanent furlough system should be baked into the UK economy to help workers see off the impact of future […]