Victory on Repeat
Britain won the Second World War — just pop into your local pub and they’ll be plenty of people willing to tell you. Repeatedly. A disproportionate amount of people still living off the fumes of that victory like a washed-up pub singer singing “We’ll Meet Again”. While other nations dusted themselves off and quietly vowed never again, Britain has opted for the full Greatest Hits tour. Eighty-odd years later, ...
Every so often, especially around Remembrance events or certain political anniversaries, you’ll hear the nostalgic murmurings: “Britain stood alone against Hitler.” The image evoked is romantic—stiff upper lips, cups of tea in air raid shelters, Churchill growling defiance into a wireless set. Stirring stuff. But it’s also, well… not quite the full picture.
Let’s clear something up: Great Britain did not win the Second World ...
Funny how the people who claim to hate cancel culture are always trying to cancel someone, isn’t it?
So… Where’s the Threat, Exactly?
Not once in my life has a transgender person stopped me from getting on with my day. Not at work, not in the pub, not in the supermarket — not even when I’ve been stuck behind someone doing 25 in a 60. It’s uncanny, really. Trans people keep existing and somehow, my bills still need paying, my ...
The sweet, sweet taste of a Brexit victory—getting slapped with a mere 10% tariff instead of the EU’s 20%. Pop the champagne, lads! We’ve officially graduated from “completely screwed” to “mildly shafted.” If that’s not a reason to celebrate, what is?
Of course, any trained politician with half a functioning brain cell should see this for what it is: a blatant attempt to drive a wedge between the UK and the EU. But sure, ...
Modern Britain. A country where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the government—regardless of who’s in charge—insists that the only way to “balance the books” is by squeezing the life out of the working class. Because, of course, it would be utterly ridiculous to make billionaires or giant corporations contribute a fair share. No, no, far better to hike National Insurance, slash benefits, and let ordinary people foot the ...
