Liberal Interventionalism
Now there’s an oxymoron. An oxymoron Andrew Rawnsley toys with over at CiF. In the wake of Gaddaffi’s resurgence against the ragtag rebel army that opposes him, […]
Articles by Longrider
Scare Story Du Jour
The professional scare mongers just don’t learn. As each of their panics is exposed as such and nothing much happens despite their dire warnings of […]
More Census Silliness
Charles Moore contemplates some civil disobedience. Longrider Towers received the dreaded purple paperwork earlier this week. Not that the contents were any surprise, I already […]
Fag Packets
Ben Goldacre on cigarette packaging. In his article, Ben argues that packaging is selling a lie. The lie being that brands that are sold as […]
Diane Abbott on Public Health
Diane Abbott treats us to her thoughts on Andrew Lansley’s moves to further control tobacco in the UK. Given that he is merely following the […]
Questions to which the answer is…
No. So should the crimes or misdemeanours of a performer or artist change how we consume their work? …………. Is it wrong to wear a […]
Benefit Bashing
I notice that the Devil and Obo are criticising the level of benefit claimants in the UK. It’s very easy when you have work to […]
A Good Article in CiF
Yes, really. Tony Sewell comes to praise Katherine Birbalsingh, not to bury her. It is nice, finally to see an article in the Groan that […]
Do You Wanna Touch Me?
I am old enough to remember the song “Do You Wanna Touch Me?” when it was in the charts. Oh, God, don’t I feel old? Anyway […]
Will the Idiocy Never Cease?
Okay, rhetorical question. Fergus Walsh opines on tobacco use and is clearly an advocate of more control. He argues in favour of denormalisation and is […]