Articles by Longrider
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…And weep. Tags: orwellian, kafkaesque, autism
Bring Back Steam, Eh?
This week’s snow brought with it predictable chaos on Britain’s transport infrastructure – including the rail network. It always does. Yesterday it seems it was software […]
Pascale Tempts Fate
Pascale Hervé brought the big twin to a halt and flicked down the side stand. She pulled off her helmet and placed it on the […]
More Health & Safety
Following on from our discussion about the health and safety compensation culture a few days ago, the Beeb gives us on Lord Young’s report on the matter […]
Driving EU Mad
Apparently, Britain is resisting moves to harmonise the prosecution of motoring offences across the EU. Mrs L got caught speeding just outside Lodève the other […]
Nanny’s Back
Did she ever go away, one wonders? The Beeb, that bastion of reliable, truthful and impartial reporting gives us the latest witterings from the cleggeron […]
That Old Chestnut
Chestnuts being relevant at this time of the year. I see that Eric Pickles has jumped on the bandwagon even though that particular wagon lost all […]
Passive Smoking Kills 600,000 Worldwide – Apparently
Apparently a study has determined that passive smoking is so treacherous, it has killed 600,000 people, one third of whom are children – although why […]
Health and Safety Gone Mad?
I noticed this case in the news, but didn’t think about commenting as there really wasn’t much to comment on. However, Bucko did and we […]