Monday’s Corbyn Cartoon
Such a grim morning. It’s 11am and all the lights are already on. Normally November is my favourite month but this past four weeks have been nothing but rain. Not that I dislike rain. Given a choice...
View ArticleAbout ISIS, Christmas and Sprouts
Okay, today I’ve just posted a new article over at TW&TW asking if there’s any way that ISIS can emerge from the current conflict with something resembling a victory. My intention to get anything...
View ArticleA David Cameron Cartoon
A new cartoon about which I can say very little other than: well, I liked it. I drew it late last night after hearing Cameron’s ‘terrorist sympathizers’ comment. I’m currently trying to write up my...
View ArticleCameron, Erdogan & Gollum
Over at TW&TW, I’ve written a quick piece about the whole ‘terrorist sympathiser’ controversy. As is usual, that piece of writing took some time. Here on my blog, it’s brain to fingers time. Excuse...
View ArticleBlood, Insomnia, Dreams
My morning was entirely consumed by a medical emergency. So much so that it’s now 2pm and I’ve only just put on my socks. A member of the family tripped on the pavement and the impact of her face...
View ArticleBlood, Insomnia, Dreams Part 2
Just to add detail to a day that was already bad… Quick recap: Insomnia due to job worries and then close member of my family had bust her nose, right across the bridge. I’d gone to the rescue, done...
View ArticleWhy is Johnny Depp allowed to torture on the NHS?
A few years ago, a relative underwent major surgery. It was a bad time but eventually came the moment when we could visit. ‘So,’ I said, once the greetings were done and tears shed, ‘is there anything...
View ArticleNew Week, Old Problems
Writing is rarely my problem. Drawing isn’t either, so long as I have the time and energy. Some days I might struggle to come up with a decent joke but that too is usually linked to tiredness and not...
View ArticleTwo about Trump
Two new articles over at The What & The Why. The first, written Monday midnight, was a response to Donald Trump’s nonsense and, for the record, was then republished over at Capx. The second was a...
View ArticleHow not to conduct a debate about Donald Trump
Wednesday felt like a long day. In various ways, it felt like I was having the same conversation over and over again. It was a conversation about freedom of speech and people seems incapable of...
View ArticleOn Waiting, Tim Kreider & Ralph Steadman
Well, my newest disappeared down the email chute a few minutes ago and I now have the nervous wait for judgement. Normally when I finish an article, I feel little except the excitement of what I’ll...
View ArticleGalloway, Twitter & Christopher Hitchens
Over at CapX, I’m removing my gloves and laying into George Galloway and his habit of blocking anybody who disagrees with him. Here is the graphic I doodled whilst writing the piece. by
View ArticleSand Dogs Revisited
A quick blog post in my current fashion of writing quickly and straight into the browser window. Apologies for typos. As is usual, I have three articles open in my word processor at the moment and I’m...
View ArticleCameron’s Christmas Card
Over at TW&TW I’ve written a piece about the rhetoric of evil. Meanwhile here, I thought I’d make David Cameron’s Christmas card look a little more festive. by
View ArticleThe Hitch and America
A new piece written today to commemorate the death of Christopher Hitchens and what he might have thought about the sad spectacle of the Zadroga Act in the US. I suppose because I’ve been writing more...
View ArticleRepublicans, Star Wars & Biscuits
Over at TW&TW I’m talking about the Republican debate. It’s also why I’m struggling to work. It’s only six o’clock and I usually work until 7, have a few hours rest and then write into the early...
View ArticleUnpublishing the popular
Is it okay to unpublish a blog post you wrote years ago when you were feeling pretty down? I personally don’t think it is. I largely write this blog (when I remember and/or have time) because it’s a...
View ArticleChair
Boxing day my new chair bust. Six months old and the seat has cracked and the bolts affixing it to the stand has fallen out. On close inspection, I see the seat was made from cheapo plywood. For an £80...
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