TheEye is a big fan of Gerry Rafferty’s music, and it’s very sad to hear that he’s just died at the age of 63. But for those of us who have followed his career it’s not a huge surprise. Born into a working-class family at Paisley, he earned money busking […]

In an ideal world, every person who buys the Independent would be crucified either side of the M4, as far as Swindon. For surely no sane, normal person could possibly buy a newspaper which advertises as an auction item a day in a studio with Richard Bacon – a man who has […]

There was a thought-provoking comment on a previous thread by ‘thespecialone‘ about the trustworthiness and reliability of the MSM which began “I dont rely on the media for any ‘news’ on any subject. MSM just follow and publish what others have already done so….” He speaks of “a bunch of so-called […]

Back in September this blog, Subrosa and others highlighted the stealth closure of crucial parts of the 200 year old British Forces Post Office – the on-base Postal Service for our servicemen. The initial measure is to save £1.76M by withdrawing BFPO services to NATO HQs.  As part of Planning […]

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 […]

Well, it was worth a try. There is apparently no religious defence in the U.S. for marijuana use. A man wasn’t entitled to use Arizona’s religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court in Phoenix ruled Tuesday. The unanimous ruling rejected Danny Ray […]

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. […]

“The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending,” reports Reuters. The Senate actually voted 58-40 in favour of funding the additional Raptors, but alas, the dreaded filibuster threat meant 60 […]

Last week we lost Henry Allingham, and today the sad news comes of the death at 111 of Private Harry Patch. He was the last British soldier to survive the First World War – a veteran of Paschendale and Ypres. At his death he was the oldest man in Western […]

Rather like any bad game of rigged cards (and TheEye has been involved in his share) we learn nothing about the Iranian elections from the BBC. Vote for a scumbag…same as the last scumbag. Except the bias is rather entertaining. They are very excited about the election taking place between […]