The BBC, the Greens, and those leadership debates

Any debate about whether there is bias in the BBC has finally been settled as Beeb rejects a 200,000-name petition to include the Greens in the leadership debates and confirms their exclusion. Unsurprisingly, neither the petition nor the exclusion seemed to be mentioned in Beeb's online news at the time of writing. Read more here … Continue reading The BBC, the Greens, and those leadership debates

RAF Tornados expected to be saved from axe for Iraq bombing campaign

Privatise the NHS! Privatise schools! Spend more money on guns and bombs! http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/01/raf-tornados-iraq-bombing-campaign

A yes vote in Scotland would unleash the most dangerous thing of all – hope

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/09/yes-vote-in-scotland-most-dangerous-thing-of-all-hope

Chomsky: U.S. Plunges the Cradle of Civilization into Disaster, While Its Oil-Based Empire Destroys the Earth’s Climate

http://www.alternet.org/world/chomsky-americas-obsession-destroys-earths-climate

David Clapson’s awful death was the result of grotesque government policies

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/09/david-clapson-benefit-sanctions-death-government-policies

Turn You Inside Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-LAnnu09tk

Memo: Advocates of capitalism …

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. Bertrand Russell

UKIP news – Nigel Farage is not a fish

A UKIP spokesperson today confirmed that leader Nigel Farage is not in fact a fish. 'I can confirm that Nigel is not in fact a fish,' said the UKIP spokesperson, speaking on condition he not be grilled or turned into a piquant carpaccio. 'He just smokes like a fish,' the spokesperson who isn't a fish … Continue reading UKIP news – Nigel Farage is not a fish

World Cup: England storm through to next round

Yes, despite losing their first two games, England are a dead cert to go through to the next round of the World Cup in Brazil if they beat Costa Rica by 27 goals to nil, and if both Italy and Uruguay are annihilated in an alien pitch invasion.

After the European vote: Where next for England?

The results of the European election are in. Now it’s clear that England, fed up with neighbours, noise and diversity, has voted to leave Europe, the Cannibal asks which continent the country would like to join instead. North America At first glance a winner: right next door to all those film stars and super-size servings … Continue reading After the European vote: Where next for England?