Melania Trump in surprise cookie denial
Today at a surprise press conference, Melania Trump denied taking any cookies from the cookie jar. ‘I did not take any cookies from the cookie jar,’ she told assembled journalists.…
The long arm of the absurd law
Oops! I’ve been criminalised in the UK while living in Japan Hi, my name’s Chris, and I am criminal. I am a British national, I live in Japan yet I…
The naked war
I’m old enough to remember when we had reasons for wars. No, really, it used to be a thing: having reasons for wars. There was even a legal term for…
As Gorton-Denton goes green, so does Starmer
Keir Starmer is said to be incandescently green with fury today. He is also green with bile, and green with an overpowering nausea when he thinks about the future, the…
When ‘fascist’ stops being a joke and why the word matters again
In one episode of the 80s comedy The Young Ones, the four housemates discover oil in the basement of their London student house. This leads Mike and Vyvyan to mount…
The world in union sings praises to the ambitions of Donald Trump
“Usually they say, ‘he’s a horrible dictator-type person … I’m a dictator. But sometimes you need a dictator!” — DonaldTrump, World Economic Forum, Davos, 21 January 2026 If Trump wants…
Keir Starmer — Identity Man (Sir)
It is an irony that the politician so keen on introducing digital identity cards has no identity of his own. It is this absence of identity that is impelling him…
The Gospel According to Mr Eric
Evan Findlay Hay, long-time droog, scholar, occasional acrobat around (or, ahem, dangling above) a pool table, and all-round dangerous mind, has put out a mini book The Gospel According to…
Two weeks in Gaza — August 24 to September 5
The genocide in Gaza is also a corporate genocide In the UK, six people were charged with terrorism offences on September 3 for making Zoom calls to organise a protest…
The week in Gaza, August 17 through 23, 2025
As the UK government continues to stifle dissent, the influence of Israeli arms corporations on UK government policy becomes glaringly obvious. London, 9 August 2025: Miles Pickering, an engineer from…