We’ve taken care of everything – The words you hear, the songs you sing
Not quite the thought police but step by step we’re getting there. The Portsmouth News (Via The Register) is reporting a musician who was taken off a train to explain a song list he was writing which...
View ArticleViewscreens are coming
This post is going to link to quite a few old articles as every time I’m about to write it something new adds to the pile of stuff that needs to be included. So it’s time I accepted the pace of things...
View ArticleSpooks ask for more money and power
In a shock statement the head of MI5 would like more money, or at least not to have to make cuts, and if they could please continue to lock up anyone they thing is a wrong ‘un then that would be just...
View ArticleDon’t eat that or well anything
Leg Iron has for a long time been talking about how the methods use to attack smokers are applied to drinkers, over weight people and everyone else really, especially high lighting the potential...
View ArticleSneaky sneaky very sneaky
The Evening standard article about the secret ring of steel rather shocked me, though sadly didn’t surprise me as much as it once would have. Very quietly rounds around the city have been being...
View ArticleRon Paul on the TSA
Probably old news to loads of you, but just got linked to this, Ron Paul making some excellent points about airport/aircraft security and relying on the Government to protect us generally. The...
View ArticleTSA roundup
Whilst the TSA “Scan or be groped” problem is currently restricted to the US, I’ve stumbled across enough articles discussing the matter of late that it seemed worth having a bit of a round up. If only...
View ArticleAutomatic fear updates
Quite a while back I bemoaned the fact that MI5 weren’t kind enough to provide an RSS feed of the current UK threat level so I wrote a little script so I could know in real time if I should be more or...
View ArticleThis is not the war you’re looking for
Due to having had a bit of social life this weekend I’m a tad behind with the obligatory comment on the September 11 anniversary – but as it’s apparently compulsory I can’t let the date pass...
View ArticleUAF and the far right
Having returned from my latest travels normal lack of service will be resumed shortly. In the meantime may I draw your attention to this article over at Harry’s Place. Who are reporting that the...
View ArticleJe Suis Charlie
I was meaning to write an article this week to join in the general condemnation of the calls for Katie Hopkins to be arrested over a tweet. For anyone who believes in free speech the idea that you...
View ArticleA correction and a follow up
First the correction when writing my post yesterday about the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices I neglected to include any of the images that they had previously published that allegedly led to the...
View ArticleMuslims and apologies
As I may have mentioned before the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo is laying bare all sorts of double standards, not to mention the odd weasel word or two. The latest to cross my path was an article...
View ArticleApologies and condemnation
Predictably, the fervor for free-speech didn’t last past the march in Paris and the politicians are back to calling for less freedom and more snooping and certain elements of the press saying we’re all...
View ArticleWhen is a Muslim not a Muslim?
I’m quite sure that other people have covered this better than I will, or they will do shortly. I’m also quite sure this isn’t anything terribly new, however if I read one more comment saying: “They’re...
View ArticleThis is it boys, this is war
Yesterday our parliament had a rather long debate on if we should extend our bombing operations in Iraq into Syria to join the multinational effort to tackle Da’esh. There’s been an awful lot said...
View ArticleAnother day, another terror attack
This week has been London’s turn to be the latest target of Islamic terrorist activity, and all of the usual platitudes and nonsense has been wheeled out. Exactly the same as last time and the time...
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