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Japanese Knotweed

March 9, 2010 Longrider 8

Scientists are looking at biological control of Japanese knotweed in the UK. A tiny Japanese insect that could help the fight against an aggressive superweed […]

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Censoring the Troops.

March 8, 2010 Longrider 2

Via Constantly Furious, this: British journalists and TV crews are to be banned from the Afghan front line once a date for the election has […]

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The Use of Language

March 6, 2010 Longrider 1

Further to my words of utter contempt about the Guardian, another example surfaces today, like a fetid turd floating to the top of a steaming, feculent […]

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A Sound Result

March 5, 2010 Longrider 5

One of the disturbing trends in recent years is the insidious pressure on people to report matters to the authorities on pain of prosecution. Whether […]

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The Guardian

March 4, 2010 Longrider 0

Via Prodicus, this little gem from Rod Liddle: By God, The Guardian is a loathsome newspaper; a local north London morning daily for Stalinist metro […]

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Bindell on Sutcliffe

March 3, 2010 Longrider 5

While I agree with the idiot Bindell that Peter Sutcliffe should not be released, her misandry is the usual bunkum and floats like flotsam across […]

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What Others Are Saying

March 2, 2010 Longrider 4

Sometimes, trawling about  the political blogs, one comes across some interesting discussions – or, more precisely, a viewpoint on the current issues du jour worthy […]