Here is an intrepid young runner determined to raise money for Race for Life. Many thanks to Specialist Speakers for their fast and generous donation. And to Bev. More please. Much more.
Here is an intrepid young runner determined to raise money for Race for Life. Many thanks to Specialist Speakers for their fast and generous donation. And to Bev. More please. Much more.
What did David Laws do wrong? As I understand it, he claimed back from the taxpayer (that’s you and me) a load of money for renting a room from his ‘partner’ without disclosing that he had a close relationship with said partner. The homosexual aspect has nothing to do with […]
Is hosted by Amused Cynicism (Scottish pirate). With a link to a nifty iPhone app, allowing citizens to notify street fixing issues directly to local councils. This is the sort of idea that the ConDems need to develop – a new Partnership Society.
It had to happen sooner or later. Mark Steyn writes what may be his greatest column ever on (of course) the way Wealth has made us Stupid. Of course the very idea of the greatest ever Steyn column needs some thought. The funniest? The most scathing? The most thought-provoking? The one […]
A neat little piece here, getting to the heart of Reality – and where Reality meets Politicians. Not a place politicians much like, as it shows too much about them: “Plug the damn hole,” Obama told them. That’s the politician’s answer to every intractable problem: give orders, issue threats, and […]
Why does Latin America underperform so consistently? Vast land mass, rich in resources, manageable populations and so on. Yet wracked with instability and fecklessness, which never seem to end. One answer – the fact that the political rules keep changing, which means that in effect there are no rules and so […]
Someone has shared with me a vivid communication from the Driving Standards Agency (Safe Driving for Life). It was sent by Rosemary Thew, Chief Executive. A person grammatically challenged as she attempts to give instructions on how to access a DSA driving theory test centre hosted by Pearson Professional Centres: On […]
Craig Murray rumbles in Tashkent: There is much consternation at the apparent decline of Gulnara Karimova’s multi-billion dollar company, Zeromax – which owns Uzbekistan’s most valuable economic assets … Gulnara is of course the daughter and favoured successor of dictator "President" Islam Karimov. And we all recall what an appalling piece of […]
Some US Senators are asking some terse questions about Venezuela’s active anti-American policies: The State Department currently designates four nations — Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and Iran — as state sponsors of terrorism. These countries provide ideological support and material assistance to terrorist groups. Once you consider the evidence behind Venezuela’s substantial ties […]
The BBC have been in touch asking if I would be interested in joining the panel on the next Big Questions programme, featuring lively debates on moral issues. One possible subject would be the ever-fascinating subject of Homosexuality in Africa – as looked at briefly by me here. And here. Check out this […]
