This blog has always had a strong military slant, and, well, this post is the product of two unconnected thoughts. Over on A Tangled Web, Mike Cunningham has written a post on the saving and restoration of Sir Francis Chichester’s old yacht Gypsy Moth IV. He writes: I read that […]

It’s showdown time! Harry Reid vs Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donnell vs Chris Coons, Marco Rubio vs Charlie Crist vs some Democrat in Florida, primary upsets and write-in candidates in Alaska…and those are only the headline races. It’ll be a night of high drama and humiliation on Tuesday and we’re going […]

At the so-called Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” on Saturday, it turns out that many of the attendees were…insane. This video from “Americans for Prosperity” catches some of the lunatic signs and banners. Remember, these people have the vote. And the IQ test for breeding isn’t in place yet. […]

A girl can be sued over accusations she ran over an elderly woman with her training bicycle when she was 4 years old, a New York Supreme Court justice has ruled. The ruling by King’s County Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten stems from an incident in April 2009 when Juliet […]

…with a Glock. If that doesn’t keep the trick-or-treaters away then you’ll have to fall back on some techniques learned from the Saw moves.

The US mid-term elections have thrown up some oddballs as usual, and not just amongst the candidates. Some splendid nutjobs have managed to get local, area and statewide referenda on their ballot papers. Consider this lunacy from Denver, Colorado : Ballot Initiative 300 would require the city to set up […]

Under the revised and more powerful terms of the European Arrest Warrant that the UK has just signed up to (thanks a lot, David ‘No More EU Powers’ Cameron) we can all be extradited to other EU countries for things which are crimes over there but not in the UK. […]

Fantastic news! Your taxpayer cash is at work! Defra is here to save the day… The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include […]

Question Time tonight comes from Glasgow; twinned with Havana and a Conservative-free zone since 1982. In 2006, 29.4% of the population were on the dole and it has the lowest life expectancy of any UK city. On the panel tonight we have Ed Davey, Nicola Sturgeon Murrell, Chris “Y-Fronts” Bryant, Hugh […]

From the much underrated “Saudi Gazette“, this bit of comic genie(us): A licensed “ruqya” reciter of the Qur’an has entered the drama surrounding the Madina judge charged with accepting money to pass verdicts through his court and who claims he was “under a spell” at the time of the alleged […]