I read that the Ministry of Defence intends to cut army manpower to its lowest level since the Crimean war. Plans to axe three infantry battalions – a total of 1,800 men – are being discussed despite the overstretch caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This would see […]

Interesting to read that North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii on American Independence Day, according to Japanese intelligence officials. The missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 with a range of up to 4,000 miles, would be launched in early July from the Dongchang-ni site on the […]

The Eye seems to have taken a decidedly fishy turn today and I seek to compound it even further by revealing that a new method for analysing the interior of fossils has shown that millimetre-long mussel-like crustaceans called ostracods used giant sperm to mate. Sperm of modern ostracods can reach […]

Have you considered that you might get mad cow disease from fish? A new report suggests… “… farmed fish could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease–commonly known as mad cow disease–if they are fed by products rendered from cows. The scientists urge government regulators to ban feeding cow meat or bone meal […]

With apologies to Barry Manilow…here’s the Obama re-mix… Bermuda TriangleIt makes Jihad disappear Bermuda TriangleDon’t go too nearBut lookAt it from my angleAnd you’ll see why I’m so glad Now Bermuda TriangleNot so bad!Everybody Bermuda TriangleIt makes Jihad disappear Bermuda TriangleDon’t go too nearBut lookAt it from my angleAnd you’ll […]

Interesting to see the BBC report that Israel’s support for the creation of a Palestinian state leaves the chances of any peace “in ruins.” Quite right too! I mean how dare those pesky Jews demand that the Palestinians recognise their right to exist. It’s not a two-state solution the Palis […]

I am sure all readers of The Eye will join with me in wishing Baroness Thatcher a speedy recovery following her hospitalisation this morning after suffering a fall at her London home. This great lady may be in the autumn of her life but I trust she is with us […]

I was reading that three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London. Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was stabbed 11 times after a row in a bar in Islington. I attach an image of the three killers above this.The number […]

During the period leading up to the Good Friday Agreement, I recall meeting with US delegate Senator George Mitchell, as he was then. I found him to be a most unlikeable character, a snake in a suit. Then again, he was Bill Clinton’s bagman and he was intent on rewarding […]

Socialised health care, as manifest in Blighty’s Stalinist NHS, has no place in this modern world. It is an outdated relic of socialism which may explain why Obama thinks it is his destiny to foist it on the people of the United States. The Guardian breathlessly advises “We have decided […]