Refuse collectors in the Netherlands are being followed by close protection officers after getting the power to issue red and yellow cards to force householders to properly recycle. I wish I could say ‘You couldn’t make it up’, but there’s…
Tag: fear and loathing
The Spell Of Filthy Lucre…
I was pleased when my seven-year-old son went Harry Potter crazy. Having never read to himself before, he was suddenly racing through book after book, his bedside light on late into the night. Never read anything before? Hmmm. Really? I’d…
Not Just Deaf, But Also Tone Deaf…
Deaf people – those whose preferred language is sign and belong to the capital D “Deaf community” – have had to fight for their rights, language and culture against this oppression. In that context, the strong feelings of an unrepresentative…
When The Leash Slips, And They Turn On You…
One Twitter user wrote: “Who in their right mind thought this and using homophobic pejorative on a Pride poster was good idea?!!! Really missed the mark. Horrendous.” And another said: “I’m rereading all of the posters thinking “how do these…
“Wait, Suddenly, It’s Not Fun Anymore!”
Far Cry 5, I’m sure, will be just as fun to play as its predecessors, which dropped people, armed to the virtual teeth, in lush shooting galleries set in the Tibetan mountains, African plains and tropical islands. But with those…
Haven’t We Heard This Before?
A doctor says she is considering leaving the UK after the Brexit vote. So..? A lot of slebs vowed to leave the US when Trump became President. I bet they didn’t. “Since the result of the EU referendum I feel…
Fake, But Accurate?
German police “shook their heads in disbelief” at the way the events of New Year’s Eve in the city of Dortmund were reported by right wing outlet Breitbart News, it has been reported. Officials have joined the chorus of condemnation…
For Most People, It’s A No-Brainer…
The ‘Guardian’ series on work soldiers manfully on, with this dispatch from the trenches: I’ve sat on excrement a fair few times. It’s never easy to point out to someone that their dog has left a deposit on the sofa,…
When ‘Not Guilty’ Means Nothing…
As a rape survivor, victim’s advocate and an actress in The Birth of a Nation, Gabrielle Union has found herself in an impossible position. Union recently, along with the much of the world, learned that her film’s director, writer, producer…
Well, It’s A Cracking Excuse…
Andrew Cohen, owner of the highly rated Amelie and Friends in Chichester, said he was devastated the restaurant was to cease trading following a downturn in trade. Very sad, but restaurants come & go… Mr Cohen said: “Ten days ago…
We Daren’t Mention The Pachyderm In The Parlour…
According to Smith, the incident that triggered Daniel’s arrest took place when he was visiting his father in Rushden, Northants, for the weekend. On the Saturday afternoon, while sitting in a local park Daniel, who according to his father is…
Their Cruelty Will Never Sleep, Their Cupidity Will Never Be Satiated…
Ministers should force food firms to put less salt and sugar in their products, introduce smaller portions and limit their sponsorship of sports events, an alliance of leading health charities has urged. The group also wants GPs to prescribe exercise…
But I Am….
Judge Jeremy Richardson QC described it as a “weak case”, although he stressed he was not critical of the Crown Prosecution Service. Well, no. That’d be like a fish criticizing water, after all… Cabral hit out following the outcome of…
Gosh, The Image Of Modern Feminists As Barking Mad Frigid Shrews Is….
….well, quite accurate, if Elle Hunt’s overreaction to the Great Mushroom Picture brouhaha is anything to go by: Even if she’s checked out Brok’s profile pics and thinks he’s a bit of all right and isn’t dissuaded by his friends’…
Just As No Plan Survives Contact With The Enemy…
…it seems no left-wing propaganda survives contact with the ‘oppressed’: A new report states fewer than four in ten of the city’s homeless are from the area and Brighton and Hove City Council is consulting on its rough sleeping strategy,…