How Much Do You Cost in State Funding?
One thing that I find odd, is that nearly all my working life, I have been told in the media that tax is evil, spawned from the devil of socialism. The truth is, most people cost the state far more than they think and would die in poverty if state health and education was privatised and taxation was abandoned. It would be like living with Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome. We all know a certain type of person who loves to shout:“I’ve ...
How Farage Exploits the Ever-Expanding Universe of the Blissfully Misinformed
Much has been said in recent days about Nigel Farage’s colourful (read: racist) past, but honestly, I’m not convinced it matters much to his impulsive voter base. If anything, it probably just adds to the charm for some of them. A limited-edition Farage, now available with extra xenophobia. The Trouble With Outsmarting a Man With No Empathy It’s painful to admit, but Nigel Farage is undeniably high on intellect. Unfortunately, ...
Scotland’s Glorious Madness: A Night That Will Live Forever
Oh, what a night! Watching Scotland qualify for the World Cup was nothing short of intoxicating. A full-throttle cocktail of passion, drama, and glorious chaos. From the very first note of a thunderous Flower of Scotland (an anthem to match any) you could feel the electricity in the air. A warning that something extraordinary, or at least utterly unhinged, was about to unfold. Great Start then Denmark Dominate Just three minutes in ...
Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay: Thought the BBC Was Red, While He Was Busy Turning into a Nazi!
Accusing the BBC of bias is practically a British pastime at the moment. But long before today’s culture warriors started foaming at the mouth about “wokeness”, one man was already insisting the Beeb was a covert outpost of Marxism. His name was Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay, and he took things so far to the right that he eventually ended up behind a barbed-wire fence courtesy of His Majesty’s Government. Ramsay was a Scottish ...
If Everyone’s Annoyed, the BBC Must Be Doing Something Right
The BBC doesn’t always say what we want to hear. Sometimes it frustrates us, sometimes it seems to miss the point, and sometimes it leaves us shouting at the television like we’re auditioning for Question Time. But perhaps that’s exactly the point. If the BBC manages to annoy people from the left, the right, and especially the far right, then it’s probably doing something right. In an age of social media hysteria and tribal politics, ...