Presumably, Druids will now feel the power of the wooden henge that has been discovered adjacent to Stonehenge, though until now such power has been unnoticed. It’s a bit like the way newly discovered planets became important to astrology, in … Continue reading
Tim says, of speculation in foodstuffs: Imagine we had no speculation at all? Not even physical hoarding. You don’t have to imagine. As I pointed out in a post a year ago, this was exactly the situation during much of … Continue reading
Ah, an elected government that’s insufficiently leftwing. The End Times must be upon us. David Thompson.
Norm has responded to my post about positive rights: In a post on positive rights Peter tries to sidestep the truth of this claim by arguing that all a government needs to do to preserve freedom of speech is not … Continue reading
Courtesy of Laurie Penny. The shorter version: Bikinis for adult women are bad. Padded bikinis that sexualise 7 year old girls are good. Via David Thompson.
Still using Windows? Hmmm? Microsoft has signed a deal to open its Windows 7 source code up to the Russian intelligence services. Russian publication Vedomosti reported on Wednesday that Microsoft had also given the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) access … Continue reading
You have a jar of candy. Other people would like some candy, but you keep the jar hidden and take a piece when you want some. I come along and stand next to you, with a sign round my neck … Continue reading
When the Braer went aground off Shetland in 1993 and spilled 85,000 tonnes of oil, storms quickly dispersed the oil, so the effect on most of the local wildlife was barely measurable. As one scientific report drily noted, after running … Continue reading
A continuation of direct payments to farmers is critical if consumers want lasting food security, but those subsidies must only be paid to those who actively farm, according to the president of NFU Cymru, Ed Bailey.
There has been some bemused comment on the left about how strange this story is: “For a lot of our members, it’s really difficult to have them come out, either because of parking or something else,” explains Vincente Garcia, a … Continue reading