Missed this yesterday – the always readable, always EU-sceptical Anatole Kaletsky’s latest: “the sudden revival of economic and political self-confidence in Europe, which seemed to be in an almost existential crisis as recently as last autumn, was a genuine surprise… … Continue reading →

An ill-considered piece on The War on Terror and the like from me, over at The Sharpener…

A quick plug – the English language version of AgoraVox, the rather good French blog aggregator type thing, is pretty much up and running after a few months in a password-only beta testing phase. It’s still not officially launched, but … Continue reading →

Another radical new healthcare initiative! Yep, a new drive to create “care campuses” providing medical services in the community – which is, of course, UTTERLY different to the concept of General Practice, isn’t it? They’re spewing out crap faster than … Continue reading →

Radical new health initiative launched! Known as “going to the doctor for a check-up every now and then”, the government have made the shock discovery that serious illnesses are – incredibly – MORE likely to be discovered quickly by a … Continue reading →

Exhibit A: EDM 1496, congratulating the Parliamentary Labour Party on its centenary, tabled by Ann Clwydd yesterday and already signed by 147 other MPs by 10am the next day. Exhibit B: EDM 1500, calling for increased government funding for children’s … Continue reading →

We’re going to be winning the war on terror in a seven times kickass manner pretty soon! You thought we were beating terrorism before? Just wait until British troop numbers in Afghanistan (remember Afghanistan?) increase from 800 to 5,700! Watch … Continue reading →

Yawn… Interesting wording, though: “I am perfectly willing to say I have had both homosexual and heterosexual relationships in the past.” Of course you are, Simon, you’re a politician, so perfectly willing to say anything that might get you a … Continue reading →

Forgotten Wars – a “brief synopsis of the Top 10 ‘hot’ wars on the planet as well as the unstable, ‘frozen’ conflicts which could erupt into fighting.” Complete with handy maps and everything, and apparently the start of a new … Continue reading →

Oi, police – piss off and do your jobs, stop interfering in public affairs. Oi, government – stop being so sodding hypocritical over whether or not we should listen to the police’s views. (Don’t you just love the way that, … Continue reading →

(For a day when I haven’t posted due to being busy and stuff) Via Seven Things To Do Before I Die 1. Finally get fluent in Japanese 2. Earn (or win) a million 3. Spend that million 4. Earn (or … Continue reading →

Or, in this case (as in Soviet Russia), the government. In case you missed it amidst all the sordid sex scandals – there’s been another leak. It was in yesterday’s Sunday Times, apparently: “The new evidence, uncovered in the trawl … Continue reading →

Now for some REAL journalism – biometric ID by the back door: “The UK is to go ahead with a biometric-backed system of ID verification this year, whether or not the ID Cards Bill is passed by parliament… most of … Continue reading →