Agitprop, the BBC: Vive la différence?
Above is a poster produced by Agitprop. Agitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda. The term originated in Bolshevist Russia…
Year: 2011
Brisbane: the need for an eleventh commandment.
Above: Rembrandt’s 1659 portrayal of Moses having received the Ten Commandments. It appears that the Almighty was mistaken. When He…
Ophiuchus: the Earth moved.
Above is an image of Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is Greek…
Iraq: Of Oil & Carrots.
Of oil rich countries like Iraq the cynics have often said (correctly) that if they grew carrots the USA (and…
Southern Sudan: A new dawn?
Above is an image of downtown Juba in southern Sudan. Readers will have noted the news reports that at long…
Herding Cats.
Oscar Wilde once famously said of the Americans and the British: two peoples divided by a common language. The author’s…
Gabrielle Giffords: Gunned down meeting the people.
The above image is of Gabrielle Giffords, currently gravely ill in hospital after being shot in the head. The British…
Global Cooling: the consequences.
The British Gazette has for some time now been highlighting the dire consequences of the great global warming con on…
Happy New 2011!
Above the spectacular display from Sydney over the iconic bridge. The Editor’s cousin lives in Sydney and this is always…