Well, that didn’t last long. But this (ta, Paul) is simply too good not to link to: Anatole Kaletsky on Britain’s EU rebate: “the rebate, far from being the glorious triumph claimed by Margaret Thatcher, was always a pyrrhic victory … Continue reading →

It has got to that stage of the year Where tedium’s sunk in, I fear. When I read in the papers Of politicos’ capers I think “sod it, I fancy a beer”. So I slag off our our crap government … Continue reading →

Hey – I’ve got a great idea! Why don’t we compile everyone’s most important details on one vast central database and issue them one single form of ID in card format that allows them to demonstrate who they are for … Continue reading →

Cross-border corporations, eh? Looks like Gordon Brown’s going to have to revise his figures again now that Marks & Spencer have got a favourable ruling allowing them to offset losses in other EU countries against UK profits: “These cases are … Continue reading →

OK, this Pope can stay. He’s stating the bleeding obvious and it should be entirely unnecessary (“Man of God in ‘hurting people is bad’ shocker!” etc.), but sadly it looks like every reminder that, erm, torture and stuff may not … Continue reading →

Grow up

Oliver Kamm being involved in the drafting of a tedious, over-long rant about Noam Chomsky? Surely not… Aaronovitch being involved is also not a surprise. Francis Wheen, however, I thought had more sense. Note to everyone involved – Chomsky is … Continue reading →

They don’t know much as of yet other than it looks like no one was hurt and not to leap to any conclusions. A newspaper received a bomb warning 30 minutes before the blast, plus today was to see the … Continue reading →

Odd. When Richard Pryor’s obituary first appeared on the BBC news site yesterday, it mentioned “$40 million (�23 million, 34 million euros)”. Today the euros have gone. Anyway… *wanders off to watch Brewster’s Millions, Superman III and See No Evil, … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, the US Department of the Treasury’s order to freeze the assets of a variety of Viktor Bout companies was extended to the entire world by the UN Security Council’s sanctions committee. All assets belonging to the persons … Continue reading →

Just hit the inbox. From Jo Brand (remember her?). It begins thusly: “Hello, I’m Jo, a Labour supporter and you may have seen me on telly. Have you noticed the big news this week? David Cameron (Dave to his friends), … Continue reading →

The new blogs roundup is here – and includes a number I’d spotted but then lost/forgotten, which is always nice. Go have a looksee – bound to be some gooduns in there.

Apropos that Sainsbury/Woolworth caving in to pressure from morons thing, a nice example from across the pond of how big companies can (and should) respond to cultural intolerance from fringe pressure groups. Yay for Kraft – their food may taste … Continue reading →