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.

Trump and his nukes

Last week Donald Trump tweeted "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." Which is a lot like saying the US will have to kill lots and lots of people until other countries realise how horrible killing is and cut it … Continue reading Trump and his nukes

Well, it’s all about sovereignty, innit. We want our country back. #EUreferendum

Well, it’s all about sovereignty, innit. We want our country back. But Britain is a sovereign nation. The only body that can make laws for Britain is the government of Britain. Sure, many of those laws have to be aligned with the EU but Britain can say no, it can opt out when the country … Continue reading Well, it’s all about sovereignty, innit. We want our country back. #EUreferendum

There are some who say that the EU is undemocratic #EUreferendum

There are some who say that the EU is undemocratic. Good. I look forward to their campaigns to get rid of the UK’s unelected head of state, I look forward to them supporting the dissolution of the UK’s unelected second chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords, I eagerly anticipate them forbidding unelected media owners … Continue reading There are some who say that the EU is undemocratic #EUreferendum

Calling a spade a cupcake — media spinning the terrorist murder of a woman into thin air

So. The man who murdered Jo Cox was not a terrorist but a 'crazed lone wolf', was he? This is the line that the mainstream media is spinning with some energy. The man followed two fascist organisations, read their literature, learned about guns from them, shouted the name of one of these groups during the … Continue reading Calling a spade a cupcake — media spinning the terrorist murder of a woman into thin air

Brexiteers in need of some sex education

Seems that Britain's campaign to leave the EU has gone to delightfully witty (and presumably short) lengths to get their message across. Brexiteers have begun distributing condoms printed with the messages: 'Vote leave: It's riskier to stay in', and 'Vote Leave: it's riskier to stay in.' They don't seem to realise that the point of … Continue reading Brexiteers in need of some sex education