Yes, Let’s All Become 18th Century Peasant Farmers!
Mary Robinson (once president of Ireland, now full-fledged ecoloon) demands sacrifices for Gaia! Our planet is warming to a catastrophic extent, and the human race must step up. We must..? The...
View ArticleTime You Changed Your Interpretation, Then…
From the Danish food ministry this is not great timing. Less than two weeks after the world was shocked by the slaughter of Marius the giraffe, halal and shechita slaughter – normal practices for...
View ArticleIt’s All In The Definition, Maybe..?
Violence against women is “an extensive human rights abuse” across Europe with one in three women reporting some form of physical or sexual abuse since the age of 15 and 8% suffering abuse in the last...
View ArticleDreamers…
Peter Robinson on those irritating little things that are sent to try us… Once the transaction is complete, then comes the receipt. (And, in the case of WH Smith, numerous vouchers.) Would you ever...
View ArticleTo Be Sure, ‘tis A Rare Old Ding-Dong…
Popcorn and a pint of Guinness please! The Equality Authority and travellers group Pavee Point have both called for the article to be withdrawn. However journalist Brenda Power this afternoon defended...
View ArticleGary Blasi Is Shocked, Shocked, To Find Hypocrisy Is Going On…
…over the proposal to criminalise sleeping in cars in some US areas: One finds the “vehicularly housed” in virtually every neighborhood, including my own. But the animus that drives anti-homeless laws...
View ArticleFrankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give A ….
Priyamvada Gopal worries about Hindu extremism. What? No, not here. In India: It is rarely scrutinised in the west, partly because Hinduism is stereotyped as gentle and non-violent in the image of...
View Article”I thought there would be some complaints, then it would be forgotten.”
Really, Professor..? An online version of an article about the trip published in the major Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds was taken down by the publishers, reportedly because of the invective in the...
View ArticleSpare Me From The ‘Crusader For Justice’…
Hardly a day goes by, says Phil Shiner, without him or someone who works for him receiving abuse or worse. Is he an estate agent? A cop? A traffic warden? Why, no. He’s a Catholic, a committed...
View ArticleYou Can Have Freedom, But Only The Freedom To Be More Like Us…
Many African countries are politically freer, more prosperous and with better educated populations than at the height of the notorious “big man” regimes: one-party states and military rulers that...
View ArticleSpit Out That Quinoa Muffin, Hipster!
Sunili Govinnage has some bad news for the foodies: If you haven’t seen any listicles setting out the hundreds of ways coconut oil can improve your life yet, you probably need to check your internet...
View ArticleI Think They’ve Seen The Writing On The Wall In Sweden…
The Swedish way of politics has often been put forward as a role model for other countries. Almost everyone has heard about the Swedish model of fair wealth redistribution, proper budget policies, a...
View ArticleI Think They’ve Seen The Writing On The Wall In Germany…
A new type of anti-immigration protest is sweeping across Germany, as thousands take to the streets against what they say is the growing “Islamisation” of the country. How absurd? What’s the German for...
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