Articles by Longrider
In Which I Find Myself Agreeing With Leo Hickman
Wonders never cease… Hickman comments on the latest from the optimum population trust and I agree with him (although probably not for the same reasons). “Rich […]
On Speaking French
A fellow expat states the obvious. British expats in France should at least speak half-decent French if they want to be happy Well, yes, that is […]
Good Grief!
More “let’s all go veggie” bollockery. Reducing consumption of a protein found in fish and meat could slow the ageing process and increase life expectancy, […]
The Demos and Minarets
Others have covered the minarets in Switzerland story – and pretty much come to the same conclusion; jolly good for the Swiss. I, however, tend […]
ID Cards In Manchester
Dave Page is opting out of the spiffing new Manchester ID cards opportunity. Wonder why? I don’t need to carry about vast quantities of paperwork […]
The Shorter Richard Murphy
Today’s “ragging Ritchie” post over at Timmy’s links us to the idiot Murphys latest approach to debate. For a comment to be published I must […]
Internet Woes
One of the very few frustrations about living in rural France is Internet Access. We are too far from the exchange to get ADSL. Therefore […]
Quelle Surprise
Via the Englishman I see that the Swindon experiment is going well. FOUR months on from the scrapping of speed cameras in Swindon no increase in […]
Tout Passé, Tout Cassé, Tout Lassé.
Dr Vee asks “is this the end of blogging?” or, perhaps to be more precise, the beginning of the end (as opposed one presumes, the […]