Nigel Farage was said to be “deeply embarrassed” this afternoon after it emerged that he had conducted a financial transaction entirely within the laws of the land.
The Reform UK leader reportedly reacted with disbelief when informed that the transaction appeared to be perfectly legal, properly recorded and compliant with current financial regulations.
Extremely Concerning
“This is obviously extremely concerning,” said a ...
I read the latest offering from the Conservatives today and, for a brief moment, wondered whether I had accidentally stumbled across a newspaper from about 1987.
Lower taxes. Drill for oil. Slash red tape. Cut employment rights. Back the risk-takers and wealth creators.
An “economic revolution”, apparently.
Revolution?
Haven’t we already tried most of this?
Because unless I’ve completely misunderstood the last 40 years, ...
A degree in economics, maths, physics and bionics
Today I learnt why some trees start turning brown during a prolonged heatwave.
It turns out that it isn’t an early autumn at all. Under severe heat and drought stress, some trees effectively start shutting down parts of their leaf system. They reduce water loss, chlorophyll breaks down, leaves brown and some are eventually sacrificed altogether. It’s a survival mechanism.
I didn’t ...
I was speaking to an old mate of mine, Gwylim, last night. He works for the Kennet & Avon Trust, so he knows a thing or two. Britain’s rivers are in trouble. big trouble. We can keep pretending the present system just needs another stern letter from Ofwat, or we can start treating water as the national infrastructure it actually is.
There is a peculiar argument that appears whenever anyone suggests taking Britain’s water companies ...
The Miraculous Conversion
Death does strange things to people’s memories.
Since Rod Liddle died, Britain appears to have discovered that it secretly loved every word he ever wrote. People who presumably spent Sunday mornings carefully preserving his columns in leather-bound volumes have emerged from everywhere to tell us that he was fearless, brilliant, hilarious and, naturally, a national treasure.
It has been quite a transformati...
