A historical view of ASH
via It’s all bollocks and Dick Puddlecote. A reminder of when MPs had a bit of integrity and would stand up to lobbyists and a reminder that the Puritans have always played fast and loose with...
View ArticleA- for George
Many people far more knowledgeable than me have commented on the recent downgrading of the UK’s credit rating from AAA to AA1 – this however is not going to stop me adding my tuppenth worth. It’s just...
View ArticleUKIP and the mystery of the wasted vote
The Eastleigh elections are over and as everyone predicted the LibDems held the seat, the much more interesting part of the results was how well UKIP did and well done to them for it. The part I found...
View ArticleA letter to the state
I’ve “stolen” this from Facebook and I don’t think it actually matters if this is a real letter as it purports or not, as it does really sum up the idocy of the state and how little benefit we get from...
View ArticleHiding the decline
Sorry if I’ve misled you but I’m afraid I’m not talking about climate change, but about the equally false problem with alcohol consumption. As Leg Iron and others often observe the puritans and...
View ArticleWhat’s yours, is theirs
Work and life having calmed down again for a little bit, there’s so much to catch up on, so with a bit of luck and a few pints expect a bit of a blog frenzy (may as well enjoy it whilst I can – but...
View ArticleDrinkuary: Raining on the parade
This article was first posted on Drinkuary. Rejoice be glad the beer duty escalator has stopped and beer duty has been dropped by a penny!! Big whoop and it’s not even true despite the headlines. I...
View ArticleA personal mile stone
Forgive the excessive number of navel gazing posts that this blog has indulged in of late, and allow me one more. This it seems is my 500th post – which given I started this back in 2011 just to post a...
View ArticleBlog off
Following a rather dubious bit of political chicanery in the early hours, but not in a smoke filled room, our glorious leaders along with friends of Mr Huge Grunt have cooked up a typical mess of a...
View ArticlePetition for the Falkland Islanders
It may not have escaped your attention that those Argentinian types are once more rattling sabres and demanding we had over the Falkland Islands, in the hope of distracting attention from problems at...
View ArticleCharity begins at home : suspended coffees
Taking a break from my usual inane wittering to share a post that’s been doing the rounds on the book of face as I think it’s actually a really cool idea. It helps those in need in your area and also...
View ArticleIt’s all hate crime now
I will confess from the outset that I’ve never been convinced about hate crime legislation, from experience it doesn’t hurt anymore if the people attacking you are calling you names or not, nor do I...
View ArticleDo you really support protecting all sub cultures against hate crime?
My friends feed continues to be full of people rejoicing at Greater Manchester police not treating everyone as equal before the law, and calling for the extension of hate crime legislation to include...
View ArticleImpressions from the Liberty League Forum
I had the good fortune to attend the Liberty League freedom forum the other weekend. For a decent write up of it I’d suggest heading over to Samizdata, who are a lot more positive than I fear I’m going...
View ArticleMistaken facebook images about Margret Thatcher
I know arguing about the “information” in those “cleverly” captioned pictures on Facebook, tumblr and everywhere else is utterly pointless, but they’ve been annoying me for too long, so I’m going to...
View ArticleGreasing up the slippery slope
[This is a repost of an article that was first posted on Drinkuary] We’ve been a bit quiet of late but we’ve not gone away. Whilst alcohol control has largely left the headlines amidst rumours that...
View ArticlePuzzling about UKIP
Having recently been on my regular holiday to the lovely town of Whitby where I spent an awful lot of time in a pub, danced like an idiot and then got lightly singed (in short had a damn fine time)...
View ArticleTechnical difficulties
Sorry for being even quieter than normal, and sorry if you’ve been having difficulty getting to the site. It seems my service provider decided to move the server without bothering to tell me, in theory...
View ArticleSauce for the gander
The technical issues seem to be resolved, at least until my provider see’s fit to change things again without letting me know, work has even calmed down a bit which is why I’m sat in a hotel room...
View ArticleIt’s still not equality
Catching up on the news that’s happened whilst I’ve been traveling I note that the marriage “equality” bill has got through the lords. I put equality in quotes as it still doesn’t provide equality as I...
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