Current Affairs
Vicar Suspended for Lack of Wrongdoing
Church of England demands proof of moral failings. The Church of England has taken the unusual step of suspending the Reverend Clive Gubbins, vicar of St. Effluvia’s in the sleepy village of Wallop-in -the-Mire, following his increasingly desperate insistence that he is not innocent of historical misdeeds. Village Speaks Out Rev. Gubbins, a mild-mannered man with a fondness for tea cosies and jam-making competitions, has been accused ...
Stormy Britain: How Global Warming is Giving the Weather a Personality Disorder
We all love the British weather. One minute it’s drizzling, the next it’s drenching, and now it’s starting to get outright dangerous with red alerts. Thanks to global warming, it seems our weather has gone from “mildly inconvenient” to “seriously unhinged.” Bigger storms, heavier rain, and stronger winds are becoming the norm. Maybe it is time to accept that the UK’s climate is throwing a full-blown tantrum—and start figuring ...
The Covid Scandal: A Tale of Two Appointments
Sometimes politics is so ironic, it feels like satire. This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new Covid corruption commissioner to investigate £7.6bn in dodgy and fraudulent contracts. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Keir Starmer promoted Chris Wormald, who ran the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) during the time those contracts were awarded, to the top job in the civil service. A Truly Jaw-Dropping Juxtaposition As ITV’s ...
The Same Old Tired Arguments
It’s 2024, and somehow, we’re still stuck having the same worn-out argument about whether women like Alex Scott are “worthy” of presenting football programmes. You’d think by now, these critics would have moved on to a new pastime—maybe funding Nigel Farage’s next grift or shouting at traffic—but no. They’re still clutching their remote controls, ranting on Facebook, and grumbling into their pints about how women “don’t ...
The Weathered Wisdom of Boomers: When ‘Storms Didn’t Have Names’ and Nobody Warned Us About the Floods”
You can’t beat indomitable baby boomer generation. The folks who walked uphill to school (both ways), survived on dripping sandwiches, and, apparently, lived through a golden age when the weather was just weather. No names, no warnings, no fuss, they just got on with it. Last week, these stalwart citizens faced an entirely modern affront to their meteorological memory: the UK’s named weather warnings. Wednesday Warning On Wednesday, ...