Articles by Longrider

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The Taurus Dichotomy

October 10, 2024 Longrider 8

Okay, so rewilding. A herd of beefy, long-horned tauros are to be released into a Highlands rewilding project to replicate the ecological role of the […]

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Insanity

October 10, 2024 Longrider 5

The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and hoping for a different result. Rent capping is an awful idea. It’s been […]

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NHS PBUH

October 10, 2024 Longrider 9

God, I hate the NHS. So Mrs L elect’s grandson got a bug. Just the usual cold that happens at the beginning of term. He […]

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Nope

October 6, 2024 Longrider 13

It’s not new at all. A scam victim lost his elderly parents’ life savings when an ‘evil’ crook pretended to be a Scotland Yard police detective […]

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Another Dress Code

October 6, 2024 Longrider 9

I have always had mixed feelings about dress codes. I get the reasoning, but frequently find myself irritated by their nature. A teenager who got […]

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Um, Yeah

October 4, 2024 Longrider 7

So? Plant cover across the Antarctic peninsula has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades, as the climate crisis heats up the icy […]

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Democracy

October 4, 2024 Longrider 3

Tragedy, FFS! Georgia’s conspiracy theorists are still disputing the result of the last US presidential election. Will this year’s be more peaceful? I looked for […]

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Oh Well

October 3, 2024 Longrider 13

Nice knowing you. Emmanuel Macron has admitted that the EU ‘could die’ as he issued a dire warning about the bloc’s economy. The French President told […]

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Have I Got News For You

October 2, 2024 Longrider 2

And it’s bollocks. Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has expressed his thanks to “everyone for their concern” following an incident which saw the rear window […]

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Of Course They Did

October 1, 2024 Longrider 9

Two tier policing. The police have dropped a probe into a leading academic who referred to former GB News presenter Calvin Robinson as a “house n*gro”, The […]