Jumping the Shark
It does look as if the BMJ has indeed taken a leap over the toothsome fish. The researchers identify other health-related reasons for keeping the […]
Articles by Longrider
It’s Black and White
Diane Abbot has been outed as a racist, it seems. Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott is at the centre of a Twitter row over claims […]
The Things People Say
There are occasions when I read comments made by people professing to be liberal/libertarian and wonder about their self awareness or lack thereof. The most recent […]
Sauce for the Gander
We have been aware for some while – at least those taking notice – that tobacco control and its evil cousins, drink aware, CASH and […]
Biased BBC
Auntie is biased I tell you! Well, not me, exactly, but Red Ed the useless, adenoidally challenged muppet who leads the Labour Party. The Labour […]
More Busybodying
I realise that it’s been raised before, but as it has hit the news again, I guess those of us who object to the constant […]
Sweet Little Lies
So, the police are keen on the idea of using polygraphs, eh? The devices are for the first time being used by detectives for pre-conviction […]
Fuss About Nothing
The scare story of today is that GSM-R will open the rail network to the risk of hacking. A shift to a mobile communications technology […]
Licensing Parents
Via Dick Puddlecote, this from someone who claims to be libertarian. The state should require parents to be licensed. That is, there is no moral […]
Signalling Strike
I see that some of my erstwhile colleagues have walked out on strike over “career progression”. Someone more cynical might just take a peek at […]