Politics

How Shopping Malls Are Like Short Skirts

I have no doubt that you will be appalled and upset by the massacre at the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. Whilst I...

Doubly Negative BBC Language Reveals Political Bias

What is the UK government's policy on the 'spare room subsidy', also known as the 'bedroom tax'? They have removed the subsidy. ...

Obama Listens to Everybody, and Nobody

There are times when US President Barack Obama is amazing... an amazing douche bag. He entered the Oval Office with an extraordinary inheritance....

Mr. Wrong Forgets His Facts

I know nothing about teaching. Nothing. But I hear that Michael Gove is terrible. Really terrible. He is possibly the...

It’s Housing, Stupid

We all know the British economy is in bad shape. Opinions vary as to what is going wrong, and who is to blame....

When More Rules Mean Less

George Orwell was no fool. A lot of people like to think of themselves as victims. A lot less want to think...

Ten Slogans The Gun Lobby Never Uses

Guns don't kill people, people kill people. ...has to be the one of the most lampooned slogans ever, coming just behind Chairman Mao's 'Great Leap...

Relentless Negativity of Pro-EU Camp

David Cameron is the Primeminister of the UK. So far, so uncontroversial. His status as a politician depends on the performance of...

Limbaugh Lied About Assault Rifles

Some words should not be used lightly, especially when they come in the wake of a tragedy. I realize I'm in the minority now, people...

What Did Obama Say About Benghazi?

If you like politics, then the second debate between President Barack Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, was a real humdinger. Both men...

47% Agree: Romney’s Maths Stink

Before you leap up in fury, let me start by saying I am not going to mention taxes, or entitlements, or anything like that....

Why Predistribution Makes Miliband Prediculous

Please let me make a prediction about 'predistribution', a solution to Britain's economic and social woes, as explained by Labour Leader Ed Miliband this...
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