Category Archives: Humanity
‘Impartiality’
Like Justin, I suspect that the word ‘impartiality’ does not mean what Mark Thompson thinks it means. Donate online to the DEC’s Gaza Crisis now (I know you probably do so at risk of being called a Nazi by not-very-good-lawyer … Continue reading
Tony ‘two medals’ Blair
Next week Tony Blair will return from holiday and rush to Gaza and actually do his job as special envoy to the Middle East rush to the White House to collect not one but two medals for his stellar work … Continue reading
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (Tabloid Edition) by Tim Ireland ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the House Not a creature was stirring, except for this louse; The shocking news hung like a fart in the air, That something … Continue reading
One for the mob
I hereby dedicate the following post to all of the people who are (presumably for the sake of variety) screaming “Hang ’em all!” in defence of children this week: Barnardo’s children in trouble campaign – hunting film Barnardo’s: About our … Continue reading
Baby P: angry mobs and tabloid scum
1. Independent – Facebook vigilantes identify mother of Baby P: The identity of the 27-year-old mother of Baby P was last night being circulated on the internet with the names of her boyfriend and the third man convicted of causing … Continue reading
Meanwhile…
1. Justin McKeating – Say ‘no’ to 42 days.: The House of Lords debates 42 days today and is expected to vote against it, but with the Prime Minister still insisting that he will push through the 42-day proposals, [Amnesty … Continue reading
Matti Juhani Saari (and assorted idiots)
An alert popped into my inbox at around 3am this morning, letting me know that Julie Moult finally returned to work late last night (almost a month after this embarrasment), apparently by ‘researching’ the vapour-trail left behind by Finnish gunman … Continue reading
You’re beautiful, Yang Peiyi
BBC – China Olympic ceremony star mimed: A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming. Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with … Continue reading
Animals
Bloggerheads – “Answer my questions, or the puppy gets it.”: I’m as appalled as Justin is… but not quite as shocked. The death of an innocent puppy doesn’t involve any tricky politics, so it’s an easy win. – Short version … Continue reading
A farewell to Anita Roddick
Independent – Anita Roddick, capitalist with a conscience, dies at 64 In this world, there are many forces that just are; it may be possible to change them, but there’s no sense in attributing personalities to them. However, wherever one … Continue reading
