And Man Made God in His Own Image
I’ve never believed in gods. My first introduction to the idea was at school as my parents never mentioned the matter and although loosely C […]
Articles by Longrider
Rod Liddle on Blogging
The Englishman directs our attention to a piece by Liddle in the Sunday Times. As I refuse to pay for it, it remains behind the […]
Julian Le Grand on Charity
The Filthy Smoker reminds me that Julian Le Grand is still about and still spouting the worst kind of authoritarian dogma. The last time I […]
Smokers De-normalised?
Via Anna Raccoon, a misleading story in the Tellytuybbygraph about smokers and renting private property. More than 90 per cent of smokers are barred from […]
September Morn
Today the summer finally passes. It seems but a fleeting moment since the chill winds of March heralded the warmth of summer. Unfortunately this year, […]
Is the Tide Turning?
Greenpeace has been up to its tricks again lately, this time in Greenland. It’s the usual self-righteous vandalism – and I’m being polite here. Others might refer […]
One for the Darwin Awards
Someone’s trying hard to get a Darwin… A spokesman added: “We’re not entirely sure whether the spider got away or not but there was no […]
Ryanair and the Violin
Although it looks as if this situation probably wasn’t handled very well, I can’t say that I have much sympathy for the passenger in this […]
M6 Toll Failed
Apparently the M6 toll road has been deemed a failure. Traffic jams around Birmingham are at least as bad as they were before the road […]
Mists of Avalon
I’m staying with my sister at the moment. Early morning across the Somerset levels is beautiful at this time of the year. Taken from above […]