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Food For Thought
When I was 12, I - like many inhabiting this age bracket - have to say I regarded myself as rather cool. In many ways, it was quite an improbable self-evaluation, since my favourite band was Take That and I was firmly convinced that denim crop tops with dungaree straps were the last word in […]
Spooks sell state-sponsored suicide
You may or may not be aware (and probably aren't, to be fair) that ox sacrifice has historically been a practice in various religions and cultures, including ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the Rek Dinka of Southern Sudan. Ox sacrifice is also repeatedly mentioned in the Bible, including at Isiah 66:3, Deuteronomy 17, and Exodus […]
The pearl-clutching plight of the persecuted people's hero
Alternate title, "Andrew bloody Bridgen again...." - but I thought what I went with was both slightly more poetic, and substantially more accurate, in terms of concisely encapsulating what the interminable bloody Bridgen is up to now... Newer readers may wish to familiarise themselves with the history of Mr. Bridgen's "persecution", not least that which […]
Stand in the place where you live (or don't...)
It's been quite a long time since I was last told off by a teacher (and, in fact, the last time I recall it, it was in a sardonic form of 'congratulations', as apparently I had managed to be late for my final year of school 87 times - a record!), but I got quite […]
Eric Idle's Legs
One of my favourite ever films is the nineties British comedy, 'Nuns on the Run' (my other favourite films include A Fish Called Wanda and Clockwise, and my favourite TV show has always been Fawlty Towers: bet you can't guess what surreal sketch comedy series I was brought up watching...). The plot of Nuns on […]
Putting the NO in hypnosis...
"Stay home, save lives." "Hands, face, space." "The rule of six." These moronic, much-mocked mantras were ubiquitous throughout the panto plague (pantos generally being aimed at very young children, the scripting had to have a literacy level to match...), but these phrases weren't just stupid and condescending, they were far more sinister than that, as […]
YouTubal Ligation
Hi Miri Finch, Began the jaunty email with the all-too familiar logo, pertaining to a certain online video sharing platform. The email continued (although the jaunty theme rather deteriorated): We have reviewed your content and found severe or repeated violations of our Community Guidelines. Because of this, we have removed your channel from YouTube. "Severe violations"? […]
Soundbites versus substance
I have written to all five General Election candidates standing in my constituency of Huddersfield, asking them to clarify their stances on key issues. You can see my letter here. So far, I have received replies from the Green Party candidate, Andrew Cooper, the Reform party candidate, Susan Laird, and the Liberal Democrats (although not […]
GE 2024 Candidate Responses - ANDREW COOPER (Green)
Last month, I wrote to the candidates standing in the General Election for my constituency, including the Green Party's Andrew Cooper, to enquire into their stances on key issues - you can see my letter here. Three weeks later, when Mr. Cooper had still not responded, I sent the letter again, asking for a prompt […]
The insidious infertility agenda
"When they're through with Africa, they're coming for you," - Dr. Stephen Karanja (from the short film, 'Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda') I don't know if you've noticed, but in the last ten years or so, there's been a dramatic shift in the media messaging directed at women concerning having children. For years, the legacy press, […]
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