Tag Archives: Politics
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
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
Hate-filled unelected Muslim peer Lord Ahmed jailed for just 12 weeks for killing father of 2
A little bit of good news in a morning filled with sadness for David Cameron and the incident with the crashing plane at Amsterdam Schipol airport. Lord Ahmed has been jailed for killing a father of two. How long did … Continue reading
Shameless bankers and the myth of free market capitalism
What the hell is going on?! We now know that Taxpayers may become liable for £500bn worth of bad loans and investments made by Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group. And now, Sir Fred Goodwin, having run the bank appallingly, … Continue reading
Why I can’t stand Angela Eagle
This is Exchequer Secretary Angela Eagle giving interviews to the BBC last on Thursday 19th Feb 2009 First of all on Radio 4′s The World at One [Audio clip: view full post to listen] and later talking to Five Live … Continue reading
Any Answers Irish Setter stupid racism caller
There’s a great show on BBC Radio 4 called Any Answers. (You can listen again on that page). It makes often hilarious or frustrating listening as the Great British Public expose their general ignorance and prejudices, but can also be educational and … Continue reading
