Tag Archives: Brexit

Plus ça change

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

There was a debate in the UK parliament on the EU Withdrawal Bill yesterday. During it one of the MPs fell asleep, it seems. It summed it all up nicely. And that’s the only thing that seems to have been … Continue reading →

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The Psychologists

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

A month or two back somebody emailed me some links to Jordan Peterson, a Canadian professor or psychology. He’s apparently well thought of in conservative circles, for resisting some daft new politically-correct language rules that his university was trying to … Continue reading →

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Political Shock

Posted on October 4, 2017 by

Still mulling over Las Vegas. What didn’t make sense to me yesterday was why a rich, white, 64-year-old man should want to kill a lot of other rich, white, 64-year-old men. Why should like want to kill like? So I … Continue reading →

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Never Get Used To It

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

Another day, another atrocity. No, I’m not going to “get used to it.” I’m no more going to “get used to it” than I’m going to get used to smoking bans. It’s nearly 10 years since the UK smoking ban … Continue reading →

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Roadkill Resurrection

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

I used to think that the 1960s was about the most turbulent event I ever lived through. But I now think that the 2007 UK smoking ban tops that by a country mile. If nothing else, the 1960s really meant … Continue reading →

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Impending Upheaval

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

News item I caught late last night: Moments ago, UK Parliament passed legislation giving prime minister Theresa May approval to start the Brexit process and allowing the government to invoke Article 50, with the House of Commons overturning amendments from … Continue reading →

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No Escape From The Prison Ship

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

James Delingpole: We Won Brexit But the Same Dreary Losers Are Still In Charge In the immediate aftermath of the extraordinary palace coup in July last year, where the losing faction of the Conservative party who’d voted Remain somehow managed to … Continue reading →

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