Clamping to be Banned
Every so often, an issue raises its head that tests my libertarian instincts. Car clamping on private property is one such. Now it is to […]
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The Sins of the Fathers
In typical hand-wringing fashion, the Guardianista believe that France should repay the money exhorted from the newly independent Haiti. In an open letter to French […]
I Spied a Spider
While out photographing the common blue, I also noted this interesting specimen. I think it’s a wasp spider. Tags: spider, photography
Common Blue
I’ve been out taking pictures again. This is the common blue butterfly – and around these parts it is very common. This image does tend […]
Bring Out Your Dead
There is now, apparently, an alternative to burial or cremation. The method involves placing the cadaver in a sealed container pressurised with water and an alkaline […]
A Message for Bella
In response to Bella’s tweet: Top-quality post here http://bit.ly/dvWHPe from Longrider – whose Twitter name I don’t know, unfortunately… It’s because I don’t have one. […]
The Boxer Syndrome
Further to the last two discussions is a third thread of thought. Yes, we have politicians, bureaucrats and senior police officers who mistrust us to the […]
We Don’t Make the “Right” Choices, Apparently
iDave has been reading a book, which is dangerous for a politician to be doing… Stick a bowl of cashew nuts in front of your […]
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 […]
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 […]