From across the Pond, a CBS poll has found some disturbing results. Apparently 16% of the US public thinks it is sometimes justified “to take violent action against the government,”. A greater proportion of Republicans, 28%, subscribe to that point of view. But that’s not the worrying part. What’s really […]

TheEye disagrees with the so-called “crime” of Holocaust Denial. Not because of the truth or otherwise of any historical event. No; on that front historians, most with clear minds and some with agendas, have crunched the numbers repeatedly. Politicians then pulled a number from a tombola and, in certain countries, […]

For your freedom-loving friends in the US, 4th Amendment Wear is underwear with that section of the United States Constitution printed on them with metallic ink. That means it will show up when worn through a TSA X-Ray machine. Fantastic! In children’s sizes too. Makes you wonder what other slogans […]

With apologies to The Who…

That renowned philosopher and bon vivant Johnny Rotten just says it as he sees it: “I really resent the presumption that I’m going [to Israel] to play to right-wing Nazi jews,” he tells me. “If Elvis-fucking-Costello wants to pull out of a gig in Israel because he’s suddenly got this […]

Last Friday was the 70th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s famous 1940 “Appeal of June 18” from London calling on the French to resist the German occupation of their country. An excellent occasion for a party to celebrate that France is (currently) unoccupied and free, ce n’est pas?  Except […]

Proof if proof were needed that laissez-faire capitalism, low taxes and fewer regulations do indeed cross boundaries. The Tea Party phenomenon has started to go global. As Tea Party protests pop up in places like Moscow, Tel Aviv and the Hague, Americans may question whether the Tea Party platform can […]

Two days to go. So, wither the patriot and his vote? TheEye struggles with such thoughts. It is a struggle made easier by the lack of a Westminster vote for us here in Gibraltar, so this blogger watches impotently as the future of his Rock is shaped on distant shores. Of […]

So, Nick Herbert (Shadow DEFRA Secretary) has been interviewed on this morning’s Today programme on Radio 4 confirming the Conservatives’ intention to hold a free vote in Government time to repeal the ludicrous ban on hunting. Ludicrous for so many reasons – it’s anti-libertarian, was only good old-fashioned lefty revenge […]

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 […]