November 2009
8 posts
A Convenient Lie
Finally, after being called a ‘crackpot’, a ‘flat earther’ and, most sinisterly and despicable of all given the connotations it raises, a ‘denier’, it turns out that I, along with countless others, was right to be sceptical about climate change.
And I’m pretty darn smug about it.
I’ve had countless arguments with the vegetarian mafia on this issue. Over dinners and drinks, in the newsroom and...
Another Balls up from New Labour
Far be it from me to agree with a man who talks to plants but from time to time the Prince of Wales speaks an awful lot of sense. His concerns about Ed Balls’ latest wacky scheme to reform primary school education should be taken very seriously indeed.
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it, I say. But our education system is broke. It needs fixing. But carefully, delicately, sensitively. The children’s...
Don’t Carry On, Nurse
When it comes to the issue about NHS nurses needing degrees in the future, I have only one thing to offer. Personal experience.
I’m not going to go into detail but a few years ago I was in hospital for a while following an operation. The service I received from the nurses, as I recovered, was nothing short of impeccable.
Now, look, I’d be the last person to claim that the NHS is perfect. It’s...
Johnson’s got his Nutts in a twist
Here’s a neat bit of New Labour doublespeak for you. Or lies, if you prefer.
Professor David Nutt, the home secretary’s recently sacked chief drugs adviser, was lead to the gallows because he had ‘crossed a line’ into politics.
Translation: Professor Nutt was fired for not towing the Labour party line, despite the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs that he represented being an independent...
Cold comfort in Brown’s hurried sympathy
After letting off a bit of steam over Afghanistan yesterday, I was hoping to tackle a different subject today.
But Gordon Brown’s letter of ‘condolence’ to the bereaved mother of Guardsman Jamie Janes deserves comment. And then some.
When I heard about the incident my first thought was ‘lay off him’. I know, I was as surprised as anyone! It’s generally pretty hard to muster much sympathy for old...
Yes, remember the past - but let’s not forget the...
After paying my own respects to the thousands of British men and women who have laid down their lives for this country, I came to home to read two very sad pieces of news.
Today, on Remembrance Sunday, two more of our boys have been killed in that most aimless of wars in Afghanistan. And a survey has revealed that four fifths of children in Scotland do not know that the Dunkirk evacuation was...
A Europe united by division
Mr Flash just can’t stay away, can he?
Now, I’ve kept my silence on the Blair/EU President debate all week but I feel it’s safe to do so now. In fact, I’m almost feeling a little sorry for Boney Blair. Almost.
The arrogance of the man is staggering but the events of the past few days will have been a chastening experience for the man who would be king. I’ll bet he thought his old mucker, Gordon...
Christmas in Leicester Square
Christmas seems to come earlier each year, doesn’t it?
Now, thanks to Disney and their 3D whizzkids, it hit last night (yes, November 3rd) in the middle of London. I was at the premiere of A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carey and Colin Firth which was presented by all the cinemas in the square - Odeon West End, Odeon (the big one, not the small one) and Empire. I wonder what the shared...
October 2009
1 post
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