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Category Archives: Politics
The Obesity Paradox
[Commercial disclaimer: I am fat] Contrary to popular belief, fat people can even ride motorbikes Aren’t fat people awful? I mean they take up all that space and sweat so damn much. If the law says we can’t snuff out … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Random Crap, Rants
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Why shouldn’t anyone have any sympathy for Raoul Moat?
Update: see bottom of piece for an eloquent explanation of why mostly we wouldn’t feel sympathy ourselves for Moat (HT: Slater) ———————– So David Cameron says “there should be no sympathy” for Raoul Moat as thousands of people join a … Continue reading
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How to be better off with a £9,000 pay cut
My friend’s brother is something of a wastrel. He was sacked from his first proper job for stealing and for several years afterwards bounced around benefits and low-level jobs. Over the last 5 years he has, laudably, clawed his way … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Rants
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Parking in Dewsbury
The person who created this sign is a cunt. Despite my stridently and tediously held views on free commerce and my general belief that the likes of Tesco are actually a positive force in the country (generally delivered with a … Continue reading
UK Election 2015: The Carpenter Manifesto
During the election, I windily lectured anyone within earshot about how, why and where things were going wrong and how it should be fixed. Despite my omniscience and extensive background in sketching out public policy in a shouty and drunken … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Politics, Random Crap
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Gordon Brown resigns…. but why?
While I will yield to no-one in the heel-clickin’, high-fivin’ stakes in response to the news that Gordo is finally running his thieving fingers through the yellow pages (and you know he doesn’t use Google) for a removals company, I … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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