Polly Misses the Point
Blathering in the Groan’s Comment is Free, Polly Toynbee goes for the ad hominen approach to discussion; labelling anyone who objects to the idea of […]
Blogs & Blogging
What a Piece of Work
Stephen, commenting on Neil Harding’s Jeremy Clarkson post tries to reason with the unreasonable. Like me, Stephen is an erstwhile Labour supporter. When talking about […]
To The Conspiracy Theorists
When I posted Peter Power’s response to the thoroughly reprehensible ambush by We Are Change UK, I half expected to be similarly ambushed myself and […]
I Needed A Laugh
It’s been a busy few weeks and I’ve become extremely tired with rattling up and down the M5 of late. So, when I saw this my […]
Never a Truer Word
In his ongoing attempts to justify tagging us all like criminals, Neil Harding lets this little gem slip: I am not claiming to be an […]
Pay Per Play
An email landed in my inbox this morning, touting the latest wheeze in web advertising. Now, the keen eyed among you will have noticed that […]
More on the Bloggertarians
In a follow-up article on the Bloggertarian argument, Chris of Strange Stuff digressed into identity cards and a citizen’s basic income. I admit to being somewhat ambivalent […]
Bloggertarians
I’ve been somewhat bemused by the developing row over what certain aspects of the liberal left call “bloggertarians”. Given my general dislike of labels, I’m […]
More Facebook Stuff
According to today’s Groan, Facebook is continuing to play fast and loose with peoples’ information – without their explicit consent: Thousands of Facebook users are […]