Je ne Regrette Rien
Except, of course, he did. Not only that, his regret was suppressed because it goes against the narrative. JK Rowling has backed a young British man in […]
Month: June 2022
Cultural Vandalism Indeed
I’m in agreement with Nadhim Zahawi here. Removing poems by Philip Larkin and Wilfred Owen from a GCSE course has been described as “cultural vandalism” […]
Roe v Wade
So, it’s happened. Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v […]
That Strike
In 1994 I voted to strike. BR had been ‘privatised’ that is, not really properly privatised, but Railtrack was ostensibly a private company now and […]
Premier Chuckle
There’s something funny about this story. A managing director who complained to Premier Inn over his room stinking of smoke has been accused of smoking […]
Common Sense
At last. Swimming’s world governing body, Fina, has voted to bar transgender women from elite female competitions if they have experienced any part of male […]
Universal Deceit
In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Thus it is with Nick Fletcher. A Conservative MP has sent a […]
Believing Absurdities
I am not a Christian. I’ve never made any secret of that here. However, the person I was staying with on the Isle of Man […]
Me and Covid
Well, that’s been an experience. I probably caught the WuFlu on the ferry from Liverpool going by the incubation period. On Tuesday morning I felt […]
Quiet Running
It will be quiet here for a bit.