The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

The issue of the week in England was racism. The three stories that brought the topic to the fore were the trial of two of Stephen Lawrence's murderers, the eight match ban handed out to Luis Suarez of Liverpool FC by the FA and Diane Abbott's tweet denouncing all white…

Arlo and Janis Comic Strip on GoComics.com (click to enlarge) A happy new year to all. May all we men be as prudent as this guy in 2012.

There are two key stories in the news today and my question is this. Why does no-one see the connection between one and the other? How can a government that continues to spend a greater and greater proportion of the money it takes from the productive by force find it…

It's sad to watch America take the path to perdition trodden by Britain since 1946. Money for nothing is a myth. There is always a price to pay. Britain has certainly paid a price in moral decay, as more and more of our people take no responsibility for the welfare…

BBC News – Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals. I hate the petty nationalisms of my home islands. It's why, though as Welsh as the next man if I choose, I prefer to call myself English. Hating the English is not an ideology; still less an honourable…

A glorious example of rule by fuckwits. Like he said.  It leads one to muse optimistically; is there coded into the software of the Universe some redeeming rule that the competence of a state varies inversely with its size? In which case, might Tim’s jocular cry to “hang them all” not…