Congratulations on becoming an atheist! You are now in possession of what is, to the extent that the concept is meaningful at all, the only ‘correct’ theological position: none. You will have noticed that a great many people take different positions, ones which are more or less fantastical, brutal, humourless, ill-defined, bigoted, intolerant, antiquated, misogynistic … Continue reading
I’m not usually one for bestowing praise or otherwise upon the death of politicians or celebrities, but today has seen the passing of a true political hero – Tony Benn (1925-2014). It would be a massive undertaking to give an adequate account of how truly brilliant this man was; a man the political establishment in … Continue reading
Originally posted on News Toad:
United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has today announced a renaming of his party to “United Kingdom Under Neath the Tweed” or UKUNT until September’s referendum on Scottish independence with a possible view of changing it back again in the event of a “no” vote. Speaking on Andrew Neil’s…
In case you didn’t know, Godfrey Bloom is the dickslap that goes on about stopping foreign aid to “bongo-bongo land” and thinks women are “sluts”. He famously hit reporter Michael Crick over the head with the noted brochure at last years UKIP conference.
Sometimes a story comes up which leaves you wondering where the hell to begin, and that’s exactly the kind of story we love to cover here on Politicoid. Having received much love from Australia of late, I’ve decided that now is the time to tackle one such monster: The imminent disaster that is… the Trans-Pacific … Continue reading
On a recent trip away, my travelling companions and I played poker to while away an idle hour. In deference to our poverty, we opted to gamble matchsticks instead of hard currency. At first each match represented, for the sake of verisimilitude, one GB pound. Then someone joked that we might as well make them … Continue reading
