You Won, Get Over It
- January 20, 2019
- by
- Matt
There are some historical laws that can’t be avoided, and one of them is this: that if a country aspires towards something that is objectively impossible, sooner or later that impossibility, like gravity, will impose itself in ways that are impossible to resist or ignore.
You might be able to get away with this for a...
Mayday! Mayday!
- July 15, 2016
- by
- Matt
I’ve just returned to Brexitland after a week in the Aragonese Pyrenees with my daughter. During that time we continued to follow the tumultuous events that have convulsed our tormented island: Chilcot; the PLP’s viciously inept coup; the rapid extinction of the wretched Andrea Leadsom and the coronation of Theresa May; the ongoing racism coursing...
From Panama With Love
- April 10, 2016
- by
- Matt
In a democratic society there are times when one can put politics aside, and be magnanimous in victory or gracious in defeat. There are moments when you may be tempted to be generous towards even your bitterest political enemies, and even to show empathy with them, when they suffer personal tragedy, or when...
Cruel Britannia: Light Unto the Nations
- February 19, 2016
- by
- Matt
This week, while our valiant prime minister was ‘battling for Britain’ amongst the bloodsucking Euro-hordes in Brussels, the Home Office approved the deportation of a 92-year-old South African widow who is blind in one eye. These two events are not as unrelated as they might seem. One of the key demands in...
Lord Snooty and the Barbarians
- February 10, 2016
- by
- Matt
Experience has shown repeatedly that David Cameron has only a casual and on-off relationship with the truth. Whether inventing numbers of moderate Syrian rebels or exaggerating the numbers of migrants receiving benefits, His Lordship has never allowed his messages to the nation to be cluttered with facts. So no one will be surprised...
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