Category Archives: Rants

I’m out of my lunchbox, I really am!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Carps

The trouble when dealing with mad people is that they don’t recognise that they are actually mad. When you try to point out that bananas don’t actually run the bus time table, or that Prince Philip isn’t really living in … Continue reading →

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Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Carps

No.

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Interactive Feature: The False Positive Paradox – why ID cards could never have worked

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Carps

OK. So ID cards are yesterday’s news – and thank God for that. But the whole farrago is an instructive lesson in the stupidity of our political classes and provides a salutary lesson in how dangerous it is to let … Continue reading →

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For fuck’s sake: “EU to promote organic farmingzzz…”

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Carps

While we cling to this rock, waiting for the waves to sweep us away, the EU are still pissing your money away. “According to the industry body, the Organic Trade Board (OTB), the aim is to democratise organic foods and … Continue reading →

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Of “Nigger” and Huck Finn

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Carps

There’s been a lot of outcry about Mark Twain’s Huck Finn these last couple of days. Twain scholar Alan Gribben is overseeing the publication of a revised version of the book, which exchanges the 219 instances of the word ‘nigger’ … Continue reading →

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Student fees solution: fewer students

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Carps

When I was at university, everything was free. In fact, you could even get free cash just because you were a student. The only thing that cost you anything was drugs (or in one memorable case, a £20 block of … Continue reading →

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