Brexit: British comedy at its finest
There’s a new farce in town and it’s hilarious The story so far: as a result of an internal squabble, the government of Britain calls a vote to decide whether…
The horror, the Tepco horror
Fukushima: back in March after the tsunami, it was ‘The power station is OK. There has been no meltdown.’ Then in the summer it was, ‘Well, actually there were four…
False prophet, real death
I’ve been chuckling about the antics of Family Radio’s Harold Camping and his recent prophecies of the end of the world. No longer. It seems that Camping’s delusions have been…
Libya bollocks
Violence never solves anything, that’s what I say, but I am finding it hard to object to the current international attack on Colonel Gaddhafi’s praetorian mob. Gaddhafi is what we…
First capitalisers
Even while the ground continues to shake, reactors are melting down and rescuers count the dead, men in suits seek to make political capital. Kyodo reports: LDP urges Kan to…
The bollocks people talk, part 27 million in an infinite series
Quoting from the Grauniad: Barack Obama pledged US assistance following what he called a potentially “catastrophic” disaster. What on earth is a potentially catastrophic disaster? What does this language mean?…
New president, new war?
Before even taking office Saint Obama was contemplating his first military action against another country. In this case, it is Sudan. The given reason for the possible incursion into Sudan…
BBC cat name scandal — hundreds of thousands dead
A producer of BBC kids show Blue Peter has just been suspended in the continuing row over phone in and competition deceptions. He fixed a viewer poll to name the…
Moggy! Moggy! Moggy! In! In! In!
It is heartwarming to see that the Prime Minister Gordon Brown has installed a cat at 10 Downing Street. The prime minister’s official residence has been without feline charms for…
Arashi: environmental terrorists
While popsters around the world are lining up to urge us to environmental action with the Live Earth concerts, cuter-than-kittens J-Pop boy band Arashi are doing their best to destroy…