Category Archives: Politics
Wibbling moron David Nutt sacked as government advisor.
Nutt is clearly a candidate for some of the worst “bad science” of the year, and blatant statistic mangling. I wouldn’t trust a word this kook spouted – he sounds like a complete wibbling loon candidate for mistruth, and I … Continue reading
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8298580.stm US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. The committee highlighted Mr Obama’s efforts to strengthen … Continue reading
Damian McBride and The Sleazegate Affair
It tears my creative little heart out to tag the lazy old appendage of “gate” onto any sort of scandal, but as that’s what everyone else is calling it, why struggle for originality?! Update: Just seen this – hilarious! Update … Continue reading
David Davies and Abu Omar on BBC discussing Muslim anti-soldier protests
The UK has a new hero and his name be David Davies! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7943486.stm Have a listen to this interview [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I don’t think we need yet another law to cover it, but David Davies … Continue reading
Immigration amnesty and Binyam Mohamed
Friday roundup of general twattage from the last week. Immigration Amnesty Update: I’d barely finished writing this, when Manchester No Borders (a neo-fascist*/anarchist group) attacked elected representative MP Phil Woolas. Their page says: “They include migrant rights advocates and members … Continue reading
Pat Condell – A Word about the Luton Soldiers
A short one from Pat, but as usual, absolutely spot on. Why isn’t this guy an MP?!
The Satanic Verses Affair
I saw a great 90-minute special on the recent history of the Nazi-style book-burning of The Satanic Verses. Watch it quick – it’s only on iplayer for one week (I think). http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j6bnt/The_Satanic_Verses_Affair/ Read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j6bnt http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14/newsid_2541000/2541149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7883308.stm A lesson from history I … Continue reading
The George W Bush Legacy
“I don’t know if smart people running the country will help, but we’ve tried it the other way” – Steve Six I’m just putting a post together to try and counter some of the “Bush did a great job on … Continue reading
