Articles by Longrider

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Satanic Freedom

September 17, 2012 Longrider 6

I read the Satanic Verses back in 1988. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I was disappointed. It was pretty dire, […]

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New Inquests

September 16, 2012 Longrider 12

They just won’t stop, will they? Families of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster have announced they are to seek new inquests. One of the […]

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Apple Patent Stuff

September 16, 2012 Longrider 6

Apple are vigorously pursuing Motorola (Google) through the German courts as well as their recent victory over Samsung. I can’t say that I much like […]

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Chutzpah

September 13, 2012 Longrider 7

Jack Straw: But Labour’s Mr Straw said the then Conservative government was complicit because they needed “partisan” support from the police. Words fail me. Tags: […]

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Idiot Apologies

September 12, 2012 Longrider 33

Apologising for someone else’s misdemeanours seems to be the flavour of the day these days. First we had the idiot Blair apologising for slavery –  […]

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#Octabber

September 10, 2012 Longrider 0

Following on from the Stoptober nonsense, I see that Pat Nurse is leading a counter movement. I am not a smoker. Indeed, a cigarette has […]

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The War Never Ends

September 9, 2012 Longrider 10

In Orwell’s 1984, Oceania was always at war with either Eurasia or Eastasia. The tyranny always needed an enemy to keep the proles terrified and, […]

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Stoptober

September 8, 2012 Longrider 16

Oh, FFS! Smokers across England are being urged to quit for a month in a government campaign. Research has shown that people who manage to […]

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Another One…

September 6, 2012 Longrider 7

These journos who don’t like the interwebs and our tendency for robust comment are queuing up to denounce anonymity. Today it is Mic Wright in […]