The unspoken truth about 7/7
Did you take part in any of the mysterious commemorations last weekend? The newspapers were full of it – something…
The intense and consuming stupidity of George Monbiot
Chauve souris de la lune There is an intense and consuming stupidity within almost everything George Monbiot writes, the lumpen…
And now let’s bomb Glastonbury
A small yield nuclear weapon, such as the American W89, dropped on Glastonbury in late June would immediately remove from…
The Guardian: let babies vote
I think I have just located Peak Guardian. It can be found on page 57 of the newspaper’s latest Saturday…
Come friendly bombs and fall on Iran
It is heartening to see the lefties out marching in defence of mullahs and their enlightened rule of Iran. The…
My modest proposal
It’s surely time we dropped our cynicism and got behind the government’s National Abortion Drive, another noble attempt to kickstart…
Does the BBC doubt Iran wanted a nuke?
I don’t monitor this stuff all the time. It would be soul destroying. All that happens is that I tune…
My plan for Prevent
In the autumn of 1940, British cities were being bombed every night by large aeroplanes whose provenance was apparently of…
How good was Brian Wilson?
I recently did an online quiz to name the 100 biggest selling pop and rock acts in the USA. The…
England’s defeat to Senegal might be their worst ever performance
“England, the lions of Autumn are but lambs come the Spring”. That quote is often attributed to Michel Platini, but…
Kemi’s one chance at recovery? Trussonomics
You may have noticed that for some while the BBC News people have stopped referring to Reform UK as ‘far…
Get your Pride month Kevin the Carrot, while stocks last
Please consider this a sort of public service announcement. I mention it because sadly, you may have been unaware of…
A lovely album: Saint Leonard’s The Golden Hour reviewed
Grade: A+ The kids with their synths and hip producers, dragging the 1980s back: I wish they would stop. It…
How Covid broke Britain
It was at about this time, five years ago, that the workers at my (then) local farm shop began wearing…
Alan Yentob was what the BBC should be
Let us create a hypothetical situation in which we have a state funded broadcaster in perpetuity. Who would you wish…
Reform and the problem with the Overton window
In the space of about one month a further 9 per cent of the electorate has decided that the views…
Patrick O’Flynn will be greatly missed
I am hugely saddened by the death of Patrick O’Flynn. He was a man who epitomised decency, kindness, gentlemanly conduct…
Gary Lineker is an excellent presenter
Gary Lineker is off then, much to the BBC’s relief. It is moot as to whether it was his resoundingly…
Let Gary Lineker host Eurovision
So, the foreigners still hate us then. That was the first lesson to take away from the Eurovision Song Contest…
In defence of virgins
If we were really an island of strangers, as Sir Keir Starmer attested this week, then it might be OK.…
The repetitiveness made me cry with boredom: Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s Tall Tales reviewed
Grade: B+ You are in the wrong hands here for what is a homage to this duo’s favourite electronic music.…
The Reformation is here
These are dark and bewildering days for Britain’s community of Good People, the ones who – insulated from material discomfort…
My apology to Reform
I have read countless commentaries explaining why we shouldn’t take Reform’s victories last Thursday too seriously. They are all wrong.…
The worst thing Kneecap did? Apologise
Going to Glasto this year with your little tent? I only ask because the average age of people who attend…
The hidden violence behind the trans ruling
It is ten months since the then merely aspirant education secretary Bridget Phillipson addressed the important issue of where transgender…
