But a great deal hangs on this. If the prime minister is found to have lied to parliament and to the people, what defence is there to the allegation that the Brexit cause – mired in similar controversy over lies… Read More ›
Politics
Tory bots, empty words and lies lies lies
Hard to know what to believe anymore. And for those of you not in the UK, the below video shows the next UK Prime Minister (fingers crossed) being abused by morons who have used what the current Prime Minister said… Read More ›
Explaining Boris Johnson to an American audience
Funny, true and clever. Everything Johnson isn’t.
I can’t think of one Brexit promise that has been kept
I can’t think of one Brexit promise that has been kept. Not one.Slashing taxes? No. Reducing energy bills? No. Taking back control of borders? No. Making a bonfire of EU regulations? No. This Government has broken every big bold Brexit… Read More ›
Jordan Peterson: ‘absurd’ and ‘dangerous’
As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become the subject of mockery — this time among climate scientists. Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan… Read More ›
Apple Reports First Quarter Results- is this good news?
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 first quarter ended December 25, 2021. The Company posted an all-time revenue record of $123.9 billion, up 11 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.10… More… Read More ›
Spotify to remove Neil Young’s music
Spotify on Wednesday confirmed it will remove Neil Young’s music from its platform, after the singer demanded that the streaming giant take it down in response to vaccine misinformation being spread by Joe Rogan, a popular podcaster on the platform…… Read More ›
Where is Peng Shuai?
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has condemned as “pathetic” the Australian Open’s decision to stop fans wearing ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts, accusing Tennis Australia of “capitulating” to China. Late last week spectators at Melbourne Park were asked to remove their… Read More ›
The BBC cannot see a queue, a very big queue
This is becoming a very big problem, one that was easily seen way before Brexit changes came into effect. And it seems that most of the British media cannot see it, or to be more accurate are (being told?) choosing… Read More ›
A surprising tendency among right-wing authoritarians
Right-wing authoritarianism is a psychological construct developed in the aftermath of World War II that is characterized by submission to authority and strong adherence to conventions, along with aggression directed at those seen as violating social norms. Because of their… Read More ›