WWTFD - What Would The French Do?

The French have issued what they are calling a “survival manual”, which I thought was the name of their president. You can see how an idiot would get those mixed up. It’s a 20-page booklet that outlines a range of safety measures people should take in event of both military...

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Police Tell You To Start Gardening

I like it when I can do a post that gives useful advice and this might be as close as I get. Are you worried about crime? Do you fear having your home broken into? Well, a police force has issued some advice that I thought I'd pass on. Do some gardening. That's what you...

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AI Turns on Its Master - Grok v Elon

There’s a new battle in town – Elon Musk v AI. For ages now we have worried that AI – artificial intelligence – would turn against its masters. If the computers rise up against us, would we stand a chance? The computers would know my internet search history so I’d be taken...

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Starmer to Ban Latin?

Tony Blair once said his priorities when he was Prime Minister would be, “education, education, education.” That’s cheating. If you list it three times and then go on to sort out education you get to tick three things off your to do list. I’m not that stupid, even...

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Man Beaten Up… By Witches

To Germany where a politician has claimed he was attacked by a coven of carnival witches. They beat him up. I don't want to kink shame anyone. If you’re into that kind of thing, good luck to you. It’s just not for everyone. He says they were dressed in traditional clothing...

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How To Stop Migrants

The Daily Mail carried a story with the headline that started... “Migrants will have to prove they respect Western values, demonstrate 'honest living' and pass a test on…” That would be getting your average Daily Mail reading so excited. Talk anti-immigration to me...

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School Closes After £1.8million Refurb

Highland Council has announced plans to close a school just one year after it had a £1.8million revamp. Now, I understand, when you’ve spent a lot of money and you have the latest, nice new kit, the last thing you want to do is let children anywhere near it. It’s like when...

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Tulip Siddiq Quits in Corruption Scandal

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after being embroiled in a corruption scandal. Part of her job was to be the anti-corruption minister so… well done. You managed to rid the Government of some corruption. It might be the only example in the news of someone in...

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Well Done on Divorce Day

Congratulations, you have made it through another big holiday. I’m not talking about Christmas or the New Year. There’s something that happens at the start of a year that’s less fun than the other festivities. The first Monday of January is called Divorce Day. It’s the...

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Why Labour Won't Fix Social Funding

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a new report will look into the funding of social care in the UK. Many would say, “It’s about time too.” If you’re in a massive rush you could simply look at all the other plans there have been on the funding of social care....

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Things Can Only Get Worse in 2025

Almost two thirds of voters don't think Labour can fix cost of living crisis. This is according to a survey done for the i Newspaper. You have to remember that good news doesn’t sell and if the results came back sounding slightly positive they paper would have asked another...

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People Smugglers with Life Jackets Face Jail

The latest step towards smashing the gangs has been announced. People smugglers caught preparing to transport migrants across the Channel will face jail under terror-style offences being drawn up by the Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA). Already the flaw it...

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Guess Who Is Banning Windows Now

In case you ever wondered what misogyny looks like the Taliban is there to help. The latest news is that the regime wants to ban windows because, what’s the worst thing about a window? It’s that you might see a woman through one. Taking to X, where a lot of other women-haters...

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