In the end only Stalin and Molotov remained unpurged.
Another graphic I made: … Continue reading →
Hector Drummond
Pretending to muddle through isn’t going to work
Theresa May’s strategy recently seems to be to sit as still as possible so no-one notices she’s there. That way she hopes to stay in the job as long as possible, until she can eventually say, ‘Well, we had some … Continue reading →
Trump is just the latest in a long line of devil figures
Modern journalists
When I was younger I used to spend some time with journalists. In those days the mantra was ‘work hard, play hard’. Now it seems to be ‘work hard, complain hard.’ And the former mainly consists of the latter. Complaining … Continue reading →
‘In our hearts the needle of the seismograph has already stirred’
Let’s hope that the UK never gets this bad, even though the commies in the UK are pushing it that way: From Richard Pipes, The Russian Revolution 1899-1919, London: Harvill, 1990. p. 194: To the historian of this period, the … Continue reading →
Theresa May’s image problem
There’s a problem Theresa May has, which may be fatal (politically fatal, that is.) The problem is this. She comes across as a Thatcherite to people who don’t like Thatcher. So they will never vote for her, even though … Continue reading →
Michael Wolff and the truth
A smirking baldie called Mike Told the facts to go take a hike If it strikes a chord It comes on-board The truth is whatever I like. When asked to produce evidence that what he wrote is true, Wolff said: … Continue reading →
Failing to put your stamp on Brexit
Boris Johnson told The Sun: “Leaving the European Union will be a monumental moment in British history, so let’s deliver a commemorative stamp that shows the world we’ve got Brexit licked.” But last night Business Minister Margot James– who is … Continue reading →
Arguing with the angry old guy across the way from me
Somehow he tracked me down on the internet: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/no-going-back-to-dead-two-party-politics/20679 … Continue reading →
Commies always end up with mass slaughter
At least 10,000 people died in Tiananmen Square massacre, secret British cable from the time alleged Secret document suggested death toll was much higher than later reported, while claiming wounded students were bayoneted as they begged for their lives and the … Continue reading →
DickPoundLand
In times gone past I could have easily condemned the Poundland tweets for being unnecessarily crude and not family-friendly. But after years of humourless leftist hectoring and soft Stop Funding Hate-style fascism all we can do is applaud them. Well … Continue reading →
The new Lucozade review
I thought I would finally give the new recipe Lucozade a go, following its battering from social media. I went to Tesco to buy some, but it wasn’t clear that what was on the shelves was the new formula Lucozade … Continue reading →
The left can’t tolerate old battles being revived
I tried to leave this comment over at Frank Davis’s blog, on a post of his about why Theresa May has said nothing about the smoking ban, but his comment system doesn’t want to let me. (Have I mentioned how … Continue reading →
Workin’ and jerkin’
There was an MP called Green Who liked to watch porn and then cream But his ‘puter at work Was his venue to jerk So the cops stitched him up like a dream … Continue reading →
Alison Saunders and her pals should go to jail
Scotland Yard has announced a review of all current rape and sex abuse investigations after a second trial collapsed in less than a week amid claims that police withheld crucial evidence. A review? There should be a criminal investigation, and … Continue reading →