In yet another marvellous example of the nanny state in action, our Beloved Leader and his Party have almost succeeded in banning cigarette machines. From the BBC website and fisked as we go: A removal of cigarettes from public display is a step closer after MPs said vending machines should […]

Note to no-cause-too-slimy litigators Peter Carter-Ruck & Partners – the Bill of Rights may date from 1688 (which of course to McDoom’s henchmen makes it too old to be relevant and probably the fault of Lady Thatcher or something) but it hasn’t been abolished yet. The Guardian has been hit […]

The Obama Adminstration is continuing to lash out at the only major news outlet that doesn’t grovel at its feet like a penniless beggar hoping for some spare change: Attacking the news media is a time-honored White House tactic but to an unusual degree, the Obama administration has narrowed its […]

On November 20, the wait will be over; Michelle Obama action figures will hit the market at $12.99 apiece.   Every bit as lovely as the original, aren’t they? The black widow dress looks sharper than ever. I hope they also offer the diplomatic mission to Britain clown suit outfit:   […]

The world is full of famous duos – Armstrong and Aldrin, Cain and Abel, Sooty and Sweep, and when it came to climbing things we had Hillary and Norgay for the really tricky one. Sir Edmund had the right idea about things. He climbed Everest for Queen and Country without […]

For those of you who don’t know, the Heisman Trophy, named after former coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in US collegiate football. Although it is not the only award honouring the best player in college football – the Walter Camp Award and Maxwell Award […]

As we all know, any criticism of The One is automatically waaaaacist, but in an entertaining leap of logic it is also a form of terrorism now. Naturally such a ridiculous event as the award of the Peace Prize has attracted jokes from everyone with a sense of humour – […]

That’s the screenshot from the front page of the UK Times Online Barack Obama today sensationally won the Nobel Peace Prize after just nine months in office for returning America to a multilateralist foreign policy after eight years of going it alone under George W Bush. Yes, because there were […]

Take a deep breath before clicking on either link from this post, and people with high blood pressure or short tempers need not apply. Move along; nothing to see here. From The Times: Climate change sceptics are to be targeted in a hard-hitting government advertising campaign that will be the […]

The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of assisting in the murder of 27,900 Jews in a Nazi concentration camp, will begin on November 30 in Munich, the court announced today (Thursday). This was despite hundreds of film directors and art critics saying that it should all be forgotten about because it happened […]