And So It Begins
The Sunday Times discusses leaked e-mails from within the Home Office regarding the ID cards Act, that flagship of Blair’s surveillance state: TONY BLAIR’S flagship identity […]
General Rants
I Love the Summer
Dr Vee is sounding off about summer in response to this post: I cannot stand hot weather. There is nothing worse. And to top it all […]
More Thoughts on the Monarchy
Following on from my recent entry on the monarchy, I wanted to explore a little further some of the issues surrounding my republican tendencies. Looking […]
Bollocks to Blair… Illegal?
Courtesy of Samizdata, this little gem: POLICE issued two stallholders at a farming show with £80 fines for displaying T-shirts bearing the slogan “Bollocks to […]
“Real Story”
I happened upon “Real Story” with Fiona Bruce yesterday evening. This type of sob story is not my usual television fare, I happened upon it […]
Read it and Weep
The Torygraph has a story about the proposed childrens’ database: Government surveillance of all children, including information on whether they eat five portions of fruit […]
National Respect Squad (and a Few Mixed Metaphors)
John Reid has announced a “National Respect Squad” to troubleshoot “yobbish” behaviour. A national ‘respect squad’ is being launched by John Reid to help in […]
More “Victim” Politics
Following on from the tosser who thinks that apologising for the actions of long dead people is a jolly fine thing to do, the furtherance […]
Apologies for Slavery
I’ve talked about the nonsense that is apologising for the slave trade before. Now someone has gone and done just that: A DESCENDANT of England’s […]
A Silly Story, but…
Okay, I know it’s one of those silly season stories, but it illustrates keenly just what is wrong with our society. Muzak is the bane […]