Monthly Archives: September 2019

A Corbyn Caretaker Government Next Week?

Yesterday on LBC Nigel Farage was wondering whether Parliament might topple Boris and install a Corbyn caretaker government. ZeroHedge: …here’s the situation as it stands. If the vote happens and Johnson is deposed, they will have 14 days under the … Continue reading

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The New Public Intellectuals

One of the features of our new internet era has been the arrival of a new army of public intellectuals. In the past these people would be usually caged within the pages of newspapers or periodicals, or in TV or … Continue reading

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The Coming War On Tea and Coffee

Brigitte drew attention to something that a spokesman for the Stuttgart Oktoberfest said recently: “Smoking is part of socializing.“ This is of course perfectly true. And smoking bans are attacks on society, on conviviality, on community, on friendship. Smoking bans … Continue reading

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All Getting Darker

It all seems to be getting rather dark: Senior allies of Boris Johnson have warned that Britain will face civil unrest on the scale of the gilets jaunes protests in France or the riots in Los Angeles if Brexit is … Continue reading

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Demonic Possession

Leo Zagami reckons that this nasty little girl is demonically possessed. At first I instantly dismissed the suggestion, because I don’t believe in the likes of devils and spirits and ghosts. But then I thought that actually he was quite … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Zoo Reconvenes

Banksy: Parliament reconvenes today, and that will mean renewed constitutional chaos and political theatre until 31 October at very least. The British Parliament will resemble a zoo, filled with shouting and bellowing MPs. Nigel Farage said yesterday, after the Supreme … Continue reading

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Imposing The Same Values On Everyone

Breitbart: Labour Party members have backed “integrating” private schools into the public education system, effectively abolishing independent education, with the institutions’ assets being seized by the State and “redistributed” to other schools. They want to nationalise education. They want state-controlled … Continue reading

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Living In A Time Of Collective Madness

We are, it would seem, living in a new time of madness. It’s not the first time of madness I’ve lived through. The 1960s was also a time of madness. After two or three years of sixties’ madness, I wanted … Continue reading

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Government Over-Regulation

I grew up in a world where cars didn’t have seat belts, and drivers drank and drove, and you could smoke pretty much everywhere, except in church. We’re living in an increasingly regulated world. Back in my days in architecture, … Continue reading

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Greta Thunberg Wants You To Panic

From Jo Nova: So now Greta Thunberg becomes a saint? What’s going on here? Greta Thunberg was born on 3 January 2003 in Sweden. Her mother, Malena Ernman, is a Swedish opera singer, her father is actor Svante Thunberg, and … Continue reading

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