Idiocracy: Rule of the Fools.
Above, The Stultorum Chorea – The dance of fools; a group of fools join hands and dance in a ring…
Year: 2016
A question of perception.
Above, the essayist and memoirist Anaïs Nin’s famous quote. When I moved from the West Riding of Yorkshire to Cornwall,…
Climate Bandwagoneers: Beware the long arm of the law.
Today’s article is a warning that is NOT directed at the vast majority to those who would describe themselves as…
Why I Voted Out: By the anonymous man on the Clapham Omnibus.
The man on the Clapham omnibus is a hypothetical ordinary and reasonable person, used by the courts in English law…
Thomas Mair: Yet another own goal.
With the EU Referendum campaign over, this organ thought that the period of political own goal scoring was over. But…
Britain's politicians: Eating humble pie.
A good rule of thumb for politicians is never comment on the internal political discourse of a foreign state. Many…
Messrs. Trump & Farage: Two underestimated men.
Today is Suzie’s birthday. It is also the birthday of HRH, the Prince of Wales. Many happy returns Sir. “Who…
Feeling sorry. Very, very sorry!
Above, Ed Miliband, Chief Architect of the Climate Change Act, 2010. I suppose, given that one is expected to live…
MMXVI: The Year of Revolution.
Above Horace Vernet’s famous painting, “Barricade on the rue Soufflot”. The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the…
President Elect, Donald Trump: Living in interesting times.
Our thanks to the Chinese civilisation for giving us the core of today’s title. Well! Were you expecting this? I…