Lloyd Webber’s Hadlow Tower – It Was All A Waste Of Money
Andrew Lloyd Webber is complaining bitterly that public money has been wasted. Not that this is quite how he puts it but this is...
Of All The Dumb F**king Things
From our Swindon correspondent:
From the Birmingham Mail
The Government has given formal approval for the HS2 project to begin the construction phase.
It has issued a notice...
Tony Juniper Blames Farmers, Not His Own Bureaucrats At Natural England
Well, obviously, of course he does. Tony Juniper takes office at Natural England. Shooting licences are suspended. Farmers can't go out and shoot pests....
Good News On Northern Rail
From our correspondent in Swindon:
Troubled rail company Northern is to be brought under government control.
The decision, which will see the firm's franchise stripped from...
We Don’t Need To Buy A Satellite System At All
Here we have a lovely example of the political system not even asking the right question let alone coming up with the right answer.
For...
London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Proves Parkinson’s Law Once Again
Sadiq Khan, unfathomably currently London's Mayor, has managed to prove Parkinson's Law once again. This is not prove as in test, one meaning, but...
Can We Shoot The Bureaucrats, Please?
Exaggeration for rhetorical effect? Or an actual physical desire? You decide:
Some supermarkets are also experimenting with ideas to boost supply. Sainsbury’s shoppers in Kent...
Absolutely Vile – MPs’ Special Hotline To The Taxman
This is one of those things that simply should not be allowed to stand - Members of Parliament have a special hotline to Her...
Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Pizzas, By Law, Must Contain 928 Calories Or Less
We have in fact performed this experiment. We generally call it the 20th century. It is not possible for us - or any subgroup...
Why The Earl Of Shrewsbury Is Wrong About Female Inheritance
On the face of it this looks like a welcome change tin modern society toward greater gender parity.
Of course, it's still a damn fool...