Author: chris page
Author of the novels Another Perfect Day in ****ing Paradise, Sanctioned, Weed, King of the Undies World, The Underpants Tree, and the story collection Un-Tall Tales. Editor, freelance writer, occasional cartoonist, graphic designer, and all that stuff. At heart he is a London person, but the rest of his body is in long-term exile in Osaka, Japan.
America’s miasma of misinformation on climate change | Anna M Clark | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
America's miasma of misinformation on climate change | Anna M Clark | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.
Jeremy Hunt is latest minister to be booed at Paralympics | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Jeremy Hunt is latest minister to be booed at Paralympics | Politics | guardian.co.uk.
Green party is the only genuine opposition, says Natalie Bennett | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Green party is the only genuine opposition, says Natalie Bennett | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul
Fact is, there is plenty of money to be made by criticizing the system. That is why sociology professors write books that tell you everything that's wrong with consumerism, and communications pundits tell you everything that's wrong with the media monopoly, but they never say much about how to fix these problems. I think Edward … Continue reading Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul
Peanuts under a flag of convenience
From the current Harper's review: Romney’s campaign held a party for top fundraisers aboard Cracker Bay, a yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands; and two conventioneers were ejected for heckling a black camerawoman. “This,” they said, tossing peanuts at her, “is how we feed animals.”
Wisconsin
Martyr The man responsible for attacking Sikhs in Wisconsin on Sunday has been named as Wade Michael Page. Accepting that the police had no alternative but to stop him by force of arms, it is a shame that Page died at the scene. It is a shame because conservatives and right wingers, whom he was … Continue reading Wisconsin
Reprieved death row convict rejects clemency, granted ‘right’ to die
Convicted murderer Gary Haugen was awarded clemency over his death sentence by anti-capital punishment Oregon governor John Kitzhaber. Haugen demanded that he wanted to die and appealed. The judge that heard the case, Timothy Alexander, citing precedents, granted Haugen the 'right' to die. Read the full story here. If Haugen were not a death row … Continue reading Reprieved death row convict rejects clemency, granted ‘right’ to die
BBC capitulates to religious nutter
An attempt by a lone religious nut cake to censor free speech has ended in success. After a single complaint by a single nutter about remarks by Jeremy Paxman in an interview with Richard Dawkins the BBC after careful consideration has censured Paxman. In the BBC’s flaccid opinion, Paxman may have caused “unintentional offense” to … Continue reading BBC capitulates to religious nutter
The Cannibal's Gazette 