December 2007
Monthly Archive
Did they really?
Posted on Dec 31 2007 | Tagged as: Media, Eyebrow-raisers
Detectives estimated that the pet, which was shot dead by a police marksman after the attack, weighed up to 63kg (10st).
I can’t imagine any British copper going, “Yeah, I reckon he weighed about 63 kilos.”
It’s not just because it’s metric: it’s just too damn precise.
More likely that he guessed the weight of the latest killer […]
Who’s afraid?
Posted on Dec 30 2007 | Tagged as: Politics, The Stupid, Eyebrow-raisers
Hang on.
On Downing Street’s website a couple of days ago, on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto:
The Prime Minister has said that “cowards afraid of democracy” assassinated Benazir Bhutto earlier today.
This from the man who wouldn’t allow a referendum on the EU reform treaty because he was afraid of losing, wouldn’t call a general election because […]
Got a light?
Posted on Dec 30 2007 | Tagged as: The Stupid
I’ve just found myself really wanting to take up smoking just to annoy people like this:
Ultimately, the ban enacted on July 1 should not be the end of the legislative process but the beginning. The months and years to come should witness a wealth of legislation enacted by the government leading towards one ultimate goal: […]
Mo problems
Posted on Dec 19 2007 | Tagged as: Media, Religion
Yesterday evening I picked up a copy of the current New Statesman to read on the train home from London, and found a great example of something that’s been annoying me for a while.
Page 42 of the magazine is home to this piece by Richard Dawkins (pbuh). Its standfirst contains the expression “son of God”, […]
We never learn.
Posted on Dec 13 2007 | Tagged as: Iraq employees campaign
Before Gordon Brown bangs on anymore about Britishness, perhaps he should read Michael Bywater on Englishness.
This from way back in 2000:
When we wish to pride ourselves that we are still the world’s peacekeeper (”Shape up, you chaps; you won’t always have the White Man to lean on”), we march off to the Balkans, upper lips […]
Maybe NWA had a point
Posted on Dec 06 2007 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Joy. Now not only can the police arrest you for pretty much anything they like (and often call it “terrorism”), they can now beat the crap out of you while doing so:
POLICE officers who seriously injured an innocent man when they forced their way into his home to arrest him have been cleared of using […]