How Happy Are You?
This is what the ONS wants to know. The Government hopes that they will gain a better insight into society from the survey than from […]
Articles by Longrider
WordPress Admin Bar
I upgraded to WordPress 3.1 the other day. I then noticed that the Admin Bar was switched on by default. If you use WordPress.com, then […]
Arnott on Tobacco Smuggling
Deborah Arnott makes a huge unfounded assertion. It is a myth that high duties on tobacco lead to increased smuggling There are effective controls to […]
Well, It Made Me Smile
Watching Colonel Gadaffi ranting on the television today, the voiceover said that he is not relaxing his grip on power. Unlike, of course, his grip […]
More on the Census
This is going to be a hot topic in the next couple of weeks. The Groan has an open thread on the matter and it […]
Anonymous Again
Anonymous is now planning to target Fred Phelps. Hacker group Anonymous appears to have singled out its next target – the controvesial anti-gay Westboro Baptist […]
Breaking up Network Rail
Network Rail is to devolve its operations over nine regional units. David Higgins, who took over as chief executive just three weeks ago, will devolve […]
Another Health Scare Story
Poor alcohol regulation could cost up to 250,000 lives in England and Wales over the next 20 years, doctors warn. More junk science. Note the […]
Do I see Meme Here?
JuliaM comments on the socially awkward and how they experience school – along with the pathetic assumption that there is something wrong with them. A notion […]
More Scientific Bollocks
This time, we are told – in the name of science, naturally – that we should eat less meat. As is usual, the headline is qualified […]