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Panic on the streets of fucking everywhere. 10 Aug 2011 | 03:53 am
Gloom. It's literally given me a headache just thinking about the amount of individual horror stories in the aftermath of the riots, and I very much doubt it's over yet. I'm tucked away in a quiet cor...
STUDENTS! 5 Nov 2010 | 01:57 am
You know, if the NUS pledge was that much of a priority for you, the time to mobilise yourselves, campaign and demonstrate was six months ago when the programme for government was being drawn up. As I...
Not Cricket. 13 Aug 2010 | 12:33 am
I just re-read Fever Pitch. Two thoughts: first, holy crap 1992 was actually a really long time ago now; second, I know something else these days that engenders almost identical tribal devotion. Yes, ...
Breast is best, unless it's someone utterly witless beating theirs... 5 Aug 2010 | 04:16 am
I've been pointed at a story about the "last great supermodel", Gisele, and her bizarre proclamation that people should be banned by law from bottle-feeding their children. Here we have a woman who i...
Cameron to Clean Up Thatcher's Mess? 4 Aug 2010 | 08:41 am
There's a huge problem in this country, that pervades pretty much all counties, rural and urban. It leads to fear, depression, and misery. It's something that the Conservatives of the 1980s made much ...
Sarah's Law Is A Backward Step For Society. 3 Aug 2010 | 01:18 am
Jonathan Calder has written a lovely little observation on Sarah's Law this morning. I agree wholeheartedly when he says the idea that every contact between adult and child needs to be licensed or pol...
You know when Nick Clegg said that this was going to be the most radical, reforming government since 1911? 30 Jul 2010 | 12:01 pm
Well, now I believe him. Wow. The 'Citizen's Income' model of benefits is something I've idly talked about as a lovely, lovely theory with politically-minded friends on more than one occasion. Did y...
Scoring Points From Suicide. How Low Can You Go? 28 Jul 2010 | 12:15 pm
This article in The Scotsman has been doing the rounds on twitter this evening. It's the tragic story of a talented writer who has been having a savage time, and killed himself because his benefits we...
Cameron vs Facebook: A Moat Point? 15 Jul 2010 | 10:39 pm
So the Prime Minister is seemingly furious about the public sympathy for Raoul Moat, as expressed on a facebook group. I can't believe he could think ordering facebook to remove the group (as requeste...
Excuse me while I bend over, I'm just being screwed by Swalec. 14 Jul 2010 | 12:29 pm
I don't know how many people in the UK currently or have ever used prepayment electricity meters. It's not like it's something people will readily admit as it carries a certain amount of shame. It's a...
