So Why Was Women’s Pension Age Lower?
We've what I consider a quite extraordinary claim here, that raising women's pension age to match that of men is discrimination against women. Really,...
Yum, Yum, Greasy Fried Chicken Flavour Bonking
Doesn't this just sound like the most appealing of all bonking activities? A freebie "sexual favour" in return for some free fried chicken? Presumably,...
Why Isn’t This Colonialism?
Perhaps the thing which most outraged those we colonised was not that we took political power, nor even that we took all the money...
To Explain The Secret Of Dan Brown’s Novels Like The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's novels - The Da Vinci Code, Angels And Demons, that sort of stuff - attract more than their share of petulant sniffs...
How Does Anyone Think We Can Beat Poverty?
A fun comment as part of Philip Alston's poverty porn tour of the UK on behalf of the United Nations:
Alston wants to know why...
Those Pikers In Venezuela, Still Not Reached East German Standards
As we know Venezuela has been suffering from the imposition of idiot socialism. No, that's not a tautology, there's non-idiot socialism as workers' co-ops...
Here’s An Excellent Truth About Politics From Ghana
Actually, make this man Prime Minister right now:
My abhorrence of nonsense makes me unfit for gov't appointment – Ken Agyapong
Nonsense being the stock in...
That’s The End Of Globalisation Then
Every compass of socioeconomic prognostication needs its butt end, determinedly pointing in the wrong direction.
Globalisation is here to stay, says Davos boss
It was nice...
Money
From our ever popular series, Questions In The Observer We Can Answer:
If you’re on the side of democracy, Nick Clegg, why are you going...
Obviously, Trump’s Economy Is Indeed The Best In History
The BBC asks the question and the answer has to be yes, it is true that Trump's US economy is the best in history....