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If

July 18, 2018 Longrider 14

Apparently, Kipling’s “If” is offensive. Students’ union representatives have painted over a famous Rudyard Kipling poem at the University of Manchester in a protest against “racist” and “imperialistic” literature. […]

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QTWTAIY

November 13, 2017 Longrider 4

The Bard once commented that brevity is the soul of wit. The Question: Is it OK to wear clothes made by Harvey Weinstein’s wife? Or, […]

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Pompous Twat

November 13, 2017 Longrider 9

I’ve regarded Bob Geldof as an attention seeking pompous arse since Live Aid. Still he never fails to disappoint. Bob Geldof will return his Freedom […]

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Lessons in Language

September 19, 2017 Longrider 12

Language changes over time. Words go in and out of fashion and some, such as “gay” completely change their meaning. So when I see the […]

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It’s The Office

February 7, 2017 Longrider 10

John Bercow is now coming under fire for his virtue signalling yesterday. It seems that some of the MPs who mindlessly honked approval at his […]