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Dogshit and the Demise of the English Winger

Posted by Learned | March 16, 2009 .

Today, I did something that I have not done since my early teens.  Yes, today, my friends, I trod in dogshit!  The things us Londoners have to countenance in the name of getting to work!  Despite the initial apparent downside (and, believe me, there are many – including the tell-tale Snickers wrapper that subsequently stuck [...]

It’s Official! Iain Dale says…

Posted by Learned | March 16, 2009 .

This morning, while performing the daily ritual of checking the blog stats, I noticed a small spike in unique views. Investigation revealed the source as a link from the blog of Mr. Iain Dale.  Well, thank you Mr. Iain Dale.  Commenting on immigration issues and other sensitive areas, mentioning the BNP and (heavens above!) having the gall [...]

The Fred Goodwin Gambit

Posted by Learned | March 2, 2009 .

There have been several stories over the past week or two about the immoral distribution of large sums of UK taxpayer money. Jacqui Smith, the current Home Secretary, is playing the expense game like a New Labour Heifitz, while lack of oversight by Lord Myners and his minors permitted Sir Fred Goodwin to pull a [...]

Beware the Killer Ants!

Posted by Learned | December 4, 2008 .

Batten down the hatches, they’re on their way! Of course they are. Just as a few years earlier the killer bees, killer rats and swarms of killer locusts were scheduled to reach our shores. All we got was a luckless chilled Tarantula in a Sainsbury’s warehouse that had snuck in to a crate of imported [...]