You know these context-sensitive adverts you get to see around things you read on the net? You know. If you are reading about cats, then
Month: August 2011
Sangat TV is our true community and togetherness
I’m not a Sikh. Obviously. But, if I was to follow a religion that appears to actually be about peace, then I could do no better
Why is smaller cheaper than bigger?
There is a logic that says the more I buy the cheaper things should get. In theory, buying 200 apples should cost me less per
Slow food fast takeaway
There are many things that bother or puzzle me. Sometimes, things that seem so obvious to me are actually more complex than I realise. This
A mench for the Mensch
There was a time when politicians were like space aliens in the way they were so completely out of touch with most of the population.
Europe needs a revolution
As you may know, I’m a Pat Condell anorak. He makes occasional video blogs, or pronouncements, via Youtube. His latest addresses the erosion of
Liverpool’s haves -v- have-nots
The contrast in Liverpool’s Anfield is quite alarming. In the background the roof of the home of Liverpool Football Club. A place where money flows
Round-up the Middle-Class Bleeding-Heart Liberal Politically Correct Do-Gooders
Is there anything more annoying that a member of the Hang-‘Em-Flog-‘Em Brigade? Yes there is. It’s a billion times more annoying than the huffing and
Pulling the race card
In some ways, well, in many ways, David Starkey is a bit scary. He knows stuff and he knows he knows stuff. To contradict him
Want to try-out Google Plus?
If you need an ‘invite’ to get to enjoy Google Plus but are far too frightened or too much of a loner to ask, just
I time travelled to listen to Radio Caroline in 1966
This week, to keep in touch with my inner anorak self I spent some time (well, 45 minutes) listening to a 45 minute recording of
They still blame Margaret Thatcher
It’s been another week of “I blame Margaret Thatcher” up here in the actual anus of the UK, the Tory-free backward-thinking North-West. Apparently, Mrs Thatcher,
It’s time to prosecute for Treason
So, prompted by the awfulness, the seriousness, the sheer inexplicable violence of the looting and rioting, the Courts are finally dishing out the kind of
My sofa trouble with a 27 year old girl
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to check it and see if it
Don’t ‘follow’, just ‘search’ on Twitter
Duncan Barkes, the legendary talking radio broadcaster, has dumped me. I don’t mean he pressed the button to cut me off from one of his
When reality stops, no-one knows
Meet Erik Johansson. He takes photos. He uses Photoshop. He shows us that when reality stops, our brains actually have no perception. Enjoy! ~ ~
Don’t shoot the Messenger
Much has been made of the looters and rioters using Blackberry’s RIM Instant Messaging service, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), to co-ordinate themselves and swiftly pass on
A good bad week for David Cameron
Behind you, Dave, behind you! What should have been a nice family holiday last week for David Cameron all went very wrong. In fact, almost
OMG! It’s August the 14th!
I’m an anorak’s wet dream, I am. Jeeez. Spare me. It’s August the 14th. Noooooooooo. Back in 1967 this was the day that all the
What happens when you try to row to the North Pole?
I don’t like to gloat when Global Warming alarmists get it so very wrong. Erm, ok I love to gloat when they get it alarmingly
Children won’t know what snow is. Yeah, right!
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to read it and see if it
Feral cats and feral children, disconnected from humans
When the two 10 year old murderers tortured toddler James Bulger to death, all sensible normal rational thinking people didn’t ‘get’ it. How could these
The culture of no consequence
People seem to have been surprised at the tactics used by the scum kids (the feral street-wankers) as they destroyed people’s homes, people’s cars, people’s
Give us respect, real respect
Night-times are scary in inner-city London and its suburbs, especially at the weekends during the current rioting and looting season. The streets are being used
The Blair/Brown years legacy is rioting
It’s clammy, muggy weather. It’s hot. School’s out. It’s summer. Everybody’s bored. Hey! It’s riot and looting time! Yep, it’s that time of year when
The Fear that is London
In America, well New York, even before September 11th 2001, an interesting thing was happening. Crime was falling dramatically, and even murder had reduced by
I can’t appreciate self-harming
Decades ago I knew a teenage girl who would self harm. Damn. Yet another lovely human I lost touch with. I wonder whatever happened to
What is an Anorak?
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to read it and see if it
The arseholes upset at Duncan Bannatyne protecting his daughter
What exactly is the mental condition that those lilly-livered liberals slagging off Duncan Bannatyne are suffering from? Let’s start from the beginning. Duncan Bannatyne, the
The Green Thing
In the queue at a well-known Superstore that refuses to give bags to its customers, the cashier told a very old lady that she should bring
The case of the missing leg
Not that I’m paranoid or a trouble-maker or anything, but I do like to watch the Ministry of Defence top secret area not far from