Author Archives: Giolla

The forbidden history of unpopular people

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You’ve probably already seen this elsewhere, but on the off chance you’ve missed it do take the time to watch this excellent defence of free speech from the antipodes (The Forbidden History) +20

A Jubilee round up

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I’m afraid this is another Jubilee related post, but probably my last one honest. One thing which has struck me about a lot of the commentary about the celebrations is the amount of double think involved, and the amount of anti-British sentiment kicking about. To listen to those that have taken so hard against the Jubilee celebrations I can but conclude that the Queen is an idle parasite born into privilege who’s done nothing of note whilst at the same time being responsible for everything the Government has done in the last 60 years that the commentator dislikes and personally … Continue reading →

Ban that sort of thing

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I keep trying to find time to write an article about the latest moves from the new puritans and their ongoing attempts to ban anything they consider immoral, or that any of the rest of us consider fun. The problem is the proposals, white papers briefings and everything else are coming in such a torrent that I can’t keep up. Thankfully there are the likes of Dick Puddlecote and LegIron who do a much better job. Despite that I’m going to try and do a bit of a round up just so I know where we were a week or … Continue reading →