Reader Ken Phelps has produced an updated take on an old and classic Gary Larson cartoon. Larson on the left, Phelps on the right:
We’ll Have the Sake He’s Having
20 February 2018 by Leave a Comment
Masa’s sake is warm but not too hot, a balance of sweet and dry, giving me more of a heady high than traditional wine. I breathe in the fumes and take another sip. I pop some uni in my mouth and it’s bliss. Pure fucking bliss.
Has He No Sense of Decency?
13 January 2018 by Leave a Comment
In the “shithole era,” the Republican U.S. senators who object to the president’s vulgarity have a choice to make.
Source: Has He No Sense of Decency?
The same question can be asked of some of our British politicians.
Merry Christmas, etc.
24 December 2017 by Leave a Comment
Being away for most of December was the ideal excuse not to do any Christmas cards, so I haven’t and this is not a Christmas picture.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.
#StopBrexitIn2018
Brexit is putting me off this whole ‘will of the people’ idea
18 December 2017 by Leave a Comment
Words count, which is precisely why free speech is so precious. But to be a citizen is to be vigilant and resilient – to understand the power of language and the cunning with which it is used. It is also to be what the PM calls a “doubter”, a sceptic in the face of certainty, a jealous guardian of the right to change one’s mind. The next time you hear someone claiming to speak for “the people” – and you will – be sure to count the democratic silver.
Source: Brexit is putting me off this whole ‘will of the people’ idea | Matthew d’Ancona
Archbishop admits forcing PM to drop crackdown on illegal schools
12 December 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted to personally lobbying former Prime Minister David Cameron to drop proposals aimed at tackling illegal, extremist religious schools and safeguarding the children with them. …
Source: Archbishop admits forcing PM to drop crackdown on illegal schools
Once again leaders of organised religion show they consider themselves first.
Why the EU is an exemplar of democracy, not anti-democratic
3 December 2017 by
Sadly, despite what anti-European campaigners have over-promised, Brexit means less transparency, less influence and less effective decision making on bilateral and multilateral agreements. It doesn’t increase our sovereignty, it decreases it. Theresa May’s oft repeated insistence that she will not provide a running commentary on negotiations significantly reduces the sovereignty of our Parliament. That democratically elected MPs are being denied the opportunity to hold the government to account over these negotiations is not just the thin end of the wedge. It is a poor precedent for less effective negotiations and a less democratic process which will inevitably lead to lower quality agreements that we cannot be sure will be enforced equitably.
David Davis warns EU not to put ‘politics above prosperity’ in Brexit talks
17 November 2017 by Leave a Comment
David Davis, the Brexit secretary, has warned Germany and other European nations not to “put politics above prosperity” as they negotiate the UK’s split from the EU.
Fucking hypocrite!
Placebo Myths Debunked
15 November 2017 by Leave a Comment
Placebo treatments are often sold as magical mind-over-matter healing effects, but they are mostly just illusions and non-specific effects.
Source: Placebo Myths Debunked
An interesting piece.
Russia used hundreds of fake accounts to tweet about Brexit, data shows
15 November 2017 by Leave a Comment
Researchers discover that accounts run from troll farm in St Petersburg tried to sow discord between Britons
Source: Russia used hundreds of fake accounts to tweet about Brexit, data shows
More indications that Brexit is not a good thing for the UK.
