Presidency or permanent vacation?
According to Donald Trump back on the campaign trail, Clinton didn’t have the stamina to be president. Just one hundred days into his tenure, the same Trump has played more…
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…
Brexit: that fairytale ending
Oh, what’s that sound? Oh, it’s you. Yes, it’s safe, you can come out of your hobbit hole, little hobbit. Yes, Littleshire has been made safe. The Sun is shining…
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…
Travelling at the speed of purple: the design secrets of the 500 Type EVA Shinkansen
By AN O’Bergine, special correspondent for purple things, Osaka, Japan So have you seen the ads for the very new, very fast, Shinkansen train? They are all over JR stations…
The secret and sinister fate of the Titanic
Today the startling truth was revealed about the fate of the infamous cruise liner the Titanic. For over 100 years it was thought that the Titanic hit an iceberg in…
Official notice: deportment while under government surveillance in the home
The NSA and GCHQ would like to remind you to smile when they are spying on you through your webcam. Indiscriminate surveillance is a pretty thankless task and it would…
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…
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…