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Quelle Surprise

October 30, 2014 Longrider 14

Our lords and masters have finally discovered the blindingly obvious. There is “no obvious” link between tough laws and levels of illegal drug use, a […]

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Cretins

October 27, 2014 Longrider 2

We have reached a stage where the terminally incompetent can ruin someone’s life. The Crown Prosecution Service said it only recognised that it was a […]

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Missing the Point

October 27, 2014 Longrider 4

Another Guardian hatchet job on Ukip. However, Paul Mason manages to miss the point by a country mile. So what have such people lost from […]

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And Another Thing…

October 24, 2014 Longrider 10

Following on from the Jimmy Carr humour thing, we get this today. A Tory councillor from Berkshire who joked that travellers refusing eviction should be […]

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Dark Humour

October 23, 2014 Longrider 5

Jimmy Carr bombing at the Q Awards, is an illustration of how humour has lost something along the way to absolute purity in political correctness. […]

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A Decade

October 23, 2014 Longrider 12

Ten years, eh? I had no idea when I started this place that I’d still be doing it a decade on. I’ve seen some good […]

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How Long…

October 22, 2014 Longrider 1

Before he’s accused of racism? Naeema Choudry, an employment lawyer at Eversheds, said: “Discrimination legislation applies in employment to more than just your employees. “Under […]

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With a Whimper

October 22, 2014 Longrider 1

The final demise of Nokia. I have never owned a Nokia phone. They simply didn’t make anything that appealed to me. But when I started buying […]

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Jaw Dropping

October 21, 2014 Longrider 5

Simon Jenkins on Pistorius. Beyond the cause of consistency, imprisoning Pistorius can serve no purpose. The judge said she did not want to “send the […]