When fascism/totalitarianism comes to Britain it will be in small steps presented as necessary for protecting the English way of life. It will be wrapped up in a flag, greeted with nationalistic songs, and cheered on by smiling leader who… Read More ›
Politics
“You’re an Eton millionaire who doesn’t care about disabled people.”
This is distressing to watch, but it is the embodiment of where we are in the UK in 2021. Dominic was brave to come out and say what he did in such an impassioned way. Many people would not even… Read More ›
Probably the worst thing I have ever heard a political leader say
A bumbling fool? Not at all. An evil privileged nasty bit of work? Probably…
It’s not Brexit, it’s bad attitude
Of course the above is meant as humour, but believe it or not there are many people who speak like this and who actually believe the kind of things she is saying.
Project Fear
Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead to ministers to relax UK immigration rules to allow more foreign truck drivers into the country to ease shortages at petrol stations and wider economic disruption. One person close to the situation said the… Read More ›
The return of imperial weights and measures
Oh dear god. No one under 60 remembers such units and reintroducing them serves no purpose at all. It’s pure gimmickry, pure theatre and yet more nonsense to cover what Brexit is really doing to our country. EUs trade surplus… Read More ›
I am ashamed to live in a nation that elected this government
Interviewer Antonello Guerrera also asked Mantel about Johnson, and whether she agreed “that he has a much more complicated personality than the stereotyped ‘Brexiter/buffoon/etc’”. Mantel, who attracted criticism for her story on a previous prime minister, The Assassination of Margaret… Read More ›
‘The destruction of tradition has been a disaster to the moral order of the world.’
I am not by nature a conspiracy theorist. However, when you reflect that Brexit is the consequence of a reverse takeover by a tiny but well-funded minority of the Tory Party, and that the Cabinet of the UK is now… Read More ›
Social media firms and passports or biometrics like fingerprints
What legislative powers does the children’s commissioner have? What a great idea: conditioning children to hand over a photo of uniquely-identifying, official documentation to go online. Definitely no way this is going to be abused. No, sir… More here. Well… Read More ›
“UK border challenges”
Manufacturer Becton Dickinson alerted the NHS to problems in July and said the increased global demand as well as “UK border challenges” were to blame as well as a shortage of raw materials. A BD spokesperson said the company was… Read More ›