Humanity’s all shagged out (and I feel fine)
Let’s be clear: the slow death of humanity through mass infertility is a good thing. This nightmare vision of SF and dystopian literature is, to the well-organised mind, a dream…
From Reagan to Trump 2.0: Billionaires astride the smoking remains of reality is a boringly predictable outcome
It’s 2025, and the United States — or what’s left of it — has entered its latest, gaudiest phase. President Trump (47, if you’re keeping score) sits in the Oval…
We need to talk about Adrian Chiles. But do we really have to?
We need to talk about that Adrian Chiles. Do we have to? I don’t want to. I don’t want to either, so let’s make it quick. Thing is, Adrian has…
Zeitgeist’s greetings to one and all!
‘It’s that time of year again,’ says Psipook supremo, Psilocybe P Pook. The comment was recorded by faithful scribes and distributed exclusively all over the world and is available as…
Trident: corporate America milks British cash from nationalist woodies
Thanks be to US defence secretary Ash Carter for bigging up Britain on the international stage. According to reports, Carter has said that the UK needs to keep its Trident…
Refounding Labour? Veni, vidi, dunnit before, innit
Mr Miliband — Ed, mate — Refounding Labour: it’s been done before. Tony did it. New Labour; scrapped clause IV, which formerly committed the party to, er, socialism, thus making…
Britain’s train travellers, read this and revolt
In the wake of the riots, Mr. Cameron has decided to fix a broken nation by raising rail fares by 8 per cent. Many people think that rail fares are…
Milibollocks
Since Ed Miliband became leader of the Labour Party in September last year, the jury has been out on whether he was going to be the person to restore credibility…