Ministry of Truth

WASHINGTON – President Bush reversed course on Thursday and accepted Sen. John McCain’s call for a law banning cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of foreign suspects in the war on terror. Bush said the agreement will “make it clear to the world that this government does not torture […]

I find myself faced with something of quandary. I can’t decide quite who it is I dislike more; bureaucrats or ideologues. I’ve spent more or less the last ten years working in either of the public or the voluntary sectors, which I suppose should tip the balance in […]

One of the things I’m terrible at is maintaining my blogroll at anything near the number of excellent blogs I now track by RSS (150+ and rising all the time) – which is why I’ve set myself the task of trying to bring things more up to date […]

Right, so Ken’s up before the beak today (The Standards Board) over his spat with a journo from the Evening Standard, which seems to be a perfect excuse for the Grauniad to go in crap reporting mode. Here’s how the Graun reported this story back in February… “Ken […]

ONE of the most prolific criminals in Sandwell is the young son of a British National Party councillor, it was revealed today. Teenage offender Ricky Lloyd – who has been committing crimes since he was 12 – is in custody awaiting Crown Court sentencing for attempted robbery. The […]

First things first, let me point you in the direction of Dr Crippen and his excellent blog – if you’re wanting to know how and why the NHS is pissing money down the drain you’ll find few better sources of information. All of which reminds me of one […]

Over at Chicken Yoghurt, Justin’s finally managed to figure out exactly what Charlie Falconer’s job is… …he’s the Minister for Shite. Devil’s Kitchen’s also very good on this.

There will be no public inquiry into the July terrorist attacks on London. …Mr Clarke believes such an inquiry is not justified because it would duplicate work that is already being done by MPs, and could drag on for years. Hang on, lets look at the powers that […]

They say that there’s a broken light for every heart on Broadway… They say that life’s a game, then they take the board away… They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story… Then leave you all to improvise their Vicious Cabaret… "The great thing […]

And so Arnie decides to sign ‘Tookie’ Williams’ death warrant. I guess the moral of this story for Californians is next time, get a better actor – one that’s maybe read Shakespeare… The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon […]