Hogarth, Who? He?
Apparently, according to the latest scare statistics the cost of alcohol and the way it is promoted are responsible for the epidemic of liver disease […]
Articles by Longrider
Oh, Do Grow Up
I see that the public sector continues to take itself far too seriously – well, at least UNISON, their union does. In response to Jeremy […]
Free Entertainment
I’ve been riding bikes long enough now not to be impressed when I see someone pulling a wheelie. However, the chap who did just that […]
H&S Reforms
On the face of it, the government’s proposals for reform of health and safety legislation are a welcome oasis of common sense. We are told […]
Organised Fun
Being something of an introvert – fairly close to the extreme end, I might add – organised social arrangements are something I tend to avoid. It’s […]
More BMI Bollocks
The UK has more obese women that any other country in Europe. Indeed nearly a quarter of them are obese according to the latest scare […]
This Will Be Fun
Apparently the government wants to ban cyber criminals and bullies from teh interwebs. It calls for police and courts to make more use of existing […]
The Feral Press
An article on CiF comments on the ongoing Leveson Inquiry into the behaviour of the press. Timothy Garton Ash bemoans the unchecked power that the […]
Dealing With Trolls
Mark Wadsworth has one of his polls up and on this occasion it is regarding troll comments. At the moment, deleting them is coming in a […]
Please Officer, There’s a Cat in My Garden!
Once more we have a story that demonstrates how little the police understand the law. So, a cat wanders into a neighbour’s garden – as […]