A crucially stupid decision by a non-essential politician
The decision by the First Minister for Wales Mark Drakeford, that only 'essential' items should be sold in Wales during its current COVID lockdown is the single most stupidly anti-freedom decision taken by an empowered politician in recent memory. Like all arbitrary...
Vote for Trump
There's a lot wrong with America, or so it seems. Social Welfare and crime are out of control, race relations are strained, police are treated with suspicion, mostly because of their apparent predilection for shooting young African Americans, and for some reason,...
Application to replace Seumas Milne
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition House of Commons Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster Dear Jeremy, If the rumours in the hated mainstream media are to be believed, you will soon be seeking a replacement for your strategic support Seumas Milne...
‘Mise (Saorstat) Éire’
Some quixotic souls in the republican movement must last night have been sitting, breath bated, in Arran sweater and Celtic jersey wearing clusters. They were waiting, no doubt with poitín in hand, for RTÉ's 'Ireland's Call' PrimeTime Special, seeking to discover...
The Irish Election for (Brit) beginners
Quite apart from the hilarity of trying to identify an actual economic policy in Sinn Féin's election materials, the funniest thing about the Irish election so far has been the squirming and luckless campaign from Fianna Fáil. Those from the red and blue corners of UK...
Tom Elliott gives the NI Eurovision results.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN_9r8XWPv4 Obvious but necessary
George Bush says goodbye.
George W Bush spends his last day in the Oval Office playing with the buttons and thanking the American people for all their messages of hope and love. The blogger rolls out the George W Bush impersonation for perhaps the last time. [audio:bushgoodbye.mp3]