Douglas Carswell has proposed a private members bill on an EU Referendum. The question to be asked in the referendum is— “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?” Do go and have a read and spread the word - possibly our only chance of saving...
Amusing headlines.
Always on the look out for amusing newspaper headlines, today we have the Delaware Daily Times contribution : Bust yields crack Quite. Judging by the mugshot of one of the accused, it would need a brave man to have searched in her bust, crack or not : Judging by the...
Winston Churchill – seer of the future?
A post over at The Anglo Saxon Chronicle with an extract of an election speech on the dangers of socialism by Winston Churchill in 1945 sparked my interest today. After a little digging, I found the full speech and have reproduced it below (via free-republic). Read...
When good news isn’t really that good.
The BBC has an article in the business section entitled "Car sales see continued recovery". The opening paragraph from the article seems to be good news : UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, according to the Society of...
The real cause of climate change.
Seen via Samizdata.net and far too good to miss, we have American comedian Doug Stanhope giving his view on the real cause of climate change. A note for those at work or sitting in the same room as their grandmother - better not press play!...
Two versions of austerity.
Compare and contrast : The BBC reports on the implementation of austerity measures in Greece : The Greek government has approved a new package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros ($6.5bn; £4.4bn) and ease its budget crisis. The measures include...
Telling it like it is.
Over at the Adam Smith Institute blog today there is a short post from Dr Eamonn Butler with the following neat summary of where the world seems to be heading : Central banks hate recessions. So they keep interest rates low. People borrow to buy homes and other...
Musical Interlude.
People passing by the nest may occasionally hear either an unholy racket or a sublime metal depending, of course, on their musical tastes. Today, the nest is mostly threatening to dislodge itself from the branch to the minimalist brilliance of Celtic Frost. It both...
Home movie making Wigan style.
From the BBC we have this rather lurid tale of debauched sexual murder Lancashire style : Three men and a woman filmed themselves attacking a young man in a "sexually motivated and sadistic killing" in Greater Manchester, a court has heard. Shaun Fitton, from Wigan,...
March – month or order?
From the World Tribune it looks like Israel is dusting off its tanks : Israel's military has been exercising for the prospect of a multi-front war. Officials said the Israel Army has been conducting exercises in preparation for a two-front war. They said the military...