UK Politics
How Does This Clown Keep His Job?
The intelligentsia, Thomas Sowell once wrote, pay no price for being wrong. Politicians lose elections, businessmen go broke, even sports coaches see their teams lose. But academics who are repeatedly wrong are rewarded with tenure. Where they get to keep being wrong, again and again. Instead, everyone else pays the
Global Lockdown Most Significant Event in Recent World History
After reading a paywalled article from The Spectator written by a recently-retired Professor of Pathology and NHS consultant pathologist Dr John Lee, I cannot help but feel that we are not quite on the right track with our coverage of the virus and lockdown. In announcing the most far-reaching restrictions
The Sun Still Shines in the UK
Lionred The 26th of March was a bright sunny day as befits early spring in the UK. It was a welcome break from the recent outburst of ugly weather, wind, rain and flooding. According to the MSM all that has been missing has been an abundance of locusts, frogs and
That’s One Hell of an Oopsie
In an episode of The Simpsons, Professor Frink warns that the “Itchy & Scratchy Land” robots will inevitably run amok, but, “According to my calculations, the robots won’t go berserk for at least 24 hours”. Whereupon the robots immediately go beserk. “Oh, I forgot to er, carry the one,
Tommy Robinson Confronts Virus Attackers
Can we call it germ warfare, yet? While many people are getting into the habit of “social distancing” (people at the checkouts at Chemist Warehouse today were neatly spaced a metre or more apart), there are some notable exceptions. There is a disturbing incidence of people not just ignoring pleas
Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place
Mark Boris Johnson recently made a lockdown announcement a lot like Jacinda Ardern’s only a few days after. But there is one major difference One comment Boris made whilst assuring the people that essential services, like supermarkets, will remain open during the lockdown, was that people need to use
The BFD Video: David Starkey on Boris Johnson & Dominic Cummings
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The BFD Video: Freedom of Speech ‘no longer exists’ in Australia & the UK
Stringent government control and oppressive social media platforms are forcing Australians to self-censor themselves, according to controversial media personality Katie Hopkins. Ms Hopkins, who is known for her strident support of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, says social media giants like Twitter and Facebook often punish those whose views fall
The BFD Video: ‘EU is panicking.’ How Britain will WIN upcoming Brexit Negotiations
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The BFD Video: Government To Censor Online Speech
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A Candle of Free Speech Flickers in Darkening Britain
It’s tempting to think, given some recent judgements, that British justice is in as parlous a state as much of the rest of the nation’s civil institutions. This is, after all, a country where a court has ruled that Christian belief is “incompatible with human dignity”. Where pranksters
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Exhibit One: Banned by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for use in the Underground network in 2016. He said, “I am extremely concerned about this kind of advertising which can demean people, particularly women” Exhibit Two: Awarded a prize of £500,000 worth of free advertising space on the Underground
Rock Lifted from Another Leftist Paedophile
I know I’ve written many times about “leftist paedophilia” and, look, to be honest, even I sometimes think I’m just being paranoid. But, then, stuff like this just keeps rearing its ugly head: Scotland’s finance secretary has quit after it was revealed he sent up to 270
The BFD Video: Margaret Thatcher Warned 33 years ago: NO Centralised Power in Brussels!
The United Kingdom is preparing to leave the European Union tonight. It will leave at 23:00 GMT, ending 47 years of EU membership. Then prime Minister Margaret Thatcher issued a stark prophetic warning during a speech at the College of Europe (in Bruges) on 9th December 1986. The former
Taika, Oh Taika
I love Taika Waititi. Actually, let’s adjust that. I used to love Taika Waititi. His early movies showed an interesting comedic genius and, as his career got better and better, he was recognised as a great talent, with a wicked sense of humour. I went to all of his