New Threats to Freedom
Via TNL, this competition. I don’t normally bother with competitions or memes, but this one is of interest, so here goes… The Surveillance State In […]
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CiF on Bikes
An article in CiF that celebrates the open road on a motorcycle. My bike effortlessly unzips the landscape – now becoming the dry yet luminous […]
Retail Details
I’ve not had the problem outlined by Wendy Holden in the Telegraph. What do an ironing board, a haircut and a case of wine have […]
Cute Kitty
There’s something about a kitten… Tags: cute+kitty, lolz
No, They Shouldn’t
Marsha Singh wants the Conservatives to heed the petition from some people in Bradford to ban a proposed EDL march. What they should do, of […]
Yeah, Whatever…
Apparently Mecca should eclipse Greenwich. But now the supremacy of Greenwich Mean Time is being challenged by a gargantuan new clock being built in Mecca, […]
Anti-Terror Ad banned
A radio advert urging people to dob in their neighbours has been banned. A radio advert urging listeners to report suspected terrorists has been banned […]
Dawkins Stirs it Up
I see that Richard Dawkins has been somewhat outspoken again. This time, it’s the Burqua that is the target of his ire. The 69-year-old author […]
They Never Let Up
The food police are still at it. This time, it’s the barbie (not Klaus). Beer, ice-cream, crisps, Indian takeaways, chips and anything in batter: normally, […]
This is a Court of Justice?
I’ve been following, to an extent, the coverage of the trial of Charles Taylor. Naomi Campbell’s testimony last week was intended to demonstrate that Taylor […]