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Local government wants to tax supermarkets where most people buy their food in the UK because:
So apparently providing food to a community brings ‘some benefits’. Who knew? The whole idea is based on a central fallacy: Increasing tax taken means “putting money back in the community”. Government is not “the community”. The give-away phrase: “We’ll be able to improve public services.” In other words, we will increase the size of the state and increase the cost of food to the actual local community, which are the people who shop at the supermarket. Oh great. July 26th, 2014 | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)
 For any who have not seen it already, there is a very good interview with Edward Snowden on the Guardian website. July 18th, 2014 | 33 comments - (Comments are closed)
As Michael Jennings of this parish often points out, Australian political culture is as corrupt and nasty as pretty much anywhere else in the First World. But nevertheless, this is rather good news:
Of course it is not nearly enough, but it is a good start. The important thing is this destroys the aura of invincible inevitability that the Cult of Anthropogenic Climate Change has built up, tearing it off like the vestments of an unchallengeable priesthood to reveal what truly lies beneath. Now drive a stake through the evil beast’s green heart. July 17th, 2014 | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)
My understanding is there was an argument inside government between the two halves of the coalition and that argument has gone on for three months. So what the coalition cannot decide in three months this House has to decide in one day. This seems to me entirely improper because of the role of Parliament – we have three roles: One is to scrutinise legislation, one is to prevent unintended consequences, and one is to defend the freedom and liberty of our constituents. This undermines all three and we should oppose this motion. …he is the one the Stupid Party rejected for Cameron. July 16th, 2014 | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)
Yet another arm of the establishment is going to go on strike. Please guys, go out and stay out. Never ever come back, that’ll show ’em! July 15th, 2014 | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)
I wonder if all L’Oréal models are required to be vegetarians? Or are is the company actually ok with meat eating models just as long as someone else kill the animals for them? Just curious. By the way, gazelles make for interesting biltong. July 11th, 2014 | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)
I support the Public Sector in the UK going on strike… in fact I hope they all stay out on strike for a really, really, really long time. July 10th, 2014 | 28 comments - (Comments are closed)
It is amazing the establishment is still peddling the whole nonsensical ‘climate change’ fraud. I guess they did not get the memo that people outside the BBC/Guardian bubble have noticed that the Emperor has no clothes. July 9th, 2014 | 50 comments - (Comments are closed)
Perhaps it is a measure of my cynicism but this does not surprise me in the slightest. Indeed my only surprise is that anyone is surprised:
This was the Tory party, but of course it matters not one iota which political party it is, for they are all cut from the same cloth. July 8th, 2014 | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)
I have been watching with mild interest as a furore brews over a very pleasant looking US huntress called Kendall Jones, posing with a variety of African animals who have snuffed it. And so in this intolerant age in which we live, there are howls of outrage that she dares post pictures of her prey, with demands that facebook ban her. One might be moved to speculate how many of the people complaining will then go a stuff their faces with factory farmed meat products produced in what are effectively concentration camps for animals, and yet see no irony in their indignant outrage. No prizes for guessing where my sympathies lie…
July 3rd, 2014 | 39 comments - (Comments are closed)
Crowdfunding military procurement? Could this be the best idea ever? Or at least the best idea since letters of marque? Actual link to the project here. June 29th, 2014 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)
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