Tag Archives: Charlie Brooker
Black Mirror’s jumped the shark with Euro 2020
During the group stages of the European championships I was only half watching. Thanks to a slew of games compromised by negative tactics (even adopted by the likes of the Netherlands and France), a ridiculously bloated and therefore watered down … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged BBC, Black Mirror, Budapest, Charlie Brooker, Christian Eriksen, CPR, David Icke’s Lizard-people illuminati theories, Denmark, Diana, editorial opportunism to appease the new diseased populism, Euro 2020, Finland, France, Fucking England, Germany, Gonzo, Hungary, Hungary are the equivalent of inviting your local paedophile to a street party, Islamic State execution channel, Jimmy Saville fingering the arsehole of a decomposing horse, Jonathan Pearce, Kennedy assassination level event, Lockdown, Martin Keown, Mute button, necrophilia, North Wales, OJ fleeing in his Bronco, Police chases, Rubber necking, Scotland are shite, The Netherlands, UEFA greed
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Donald Trump – an agent for Scottish independence
Making political predictions is a foolish endeavour for idiots, like me, see exhibits here, here and here for conclusive proof. Political presumptions are even more idiotic, dangerous even, as nobody viewed Trump as the threat he was. Indeed many scoffed, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bannon likes a used maxi pad, batshit crazy, Bedtime For Bonzo, Black Mirror, Brexit, Charlie Brooker, Donald Trump, EU, George Monbiot, Holyrood, More landfills after land clearances, Politics, Presumptions are worse than assumptions, Reagan always embraced the method, Scottish Independence, Scottish Independence could rely on Trump being Trump, Sleaford Mods, SNP, Tango'd, Uber Tory bastards, Up The Junction with Polish subtitles, Westminster, Why did I confuse Adam Curtis with George Monbiot, Yes or No?
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What the fuck just happened?
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. There was supposed to be post-election confusion with a hung parliament, and we were just getting used to that idea. Other than the SNP, the number of seats won by each party won … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 56, Alastair Campbell, BBC Scotland, Blairism, Call-Me-Dave wins again, Cartman, Charlie Brooker, Clement Attlee, Devo Max?, Ed Miliband as a gastric band, England, EU Referendum, Eurozone, Federialism, Good riddance Dougie Alexander, Gordon Brown, Greens, Jeremy Clarkson, Jim Murphy, Katie Hopkins, Labour are fucked, Lib Dems, Lynton Crosby, Mahiri Black, Nicholas Cage laughing gif is a winner, Plaid Cymru, Scotland, Scottish Labour are fucked, Silent Tories, SNP, Thatcherism, The Defenders of the Faith, Tony Benn again, Tony Blair, Tories, UKIP, Wales
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It now becomes clear. David Cameron has taken some canny advice, and is trying to sabotage the Union.
When I originally wrote this piece almost a year ago, it was entirely in the glib sensibility, honest. I was trying to make light of the landscape of the referendum on Scottish independence at that time. Things were certainly different, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Salmond, Beck, Better Together, Charlie Brooker, Coalition of losers, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, Loser, Nick Clegg, No Thanks, Sabotage, Stupid Tory bastards, Tony Blair, Vote Yes on 18th September 2014, Wings Over Scotland, Yes, Yes for Scotland
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Boycott the licence fee? Scrap the BBC? Don’t be daft.
There are more constructive, effective and proven ways to make the BBC change. I’ll keep this relatively brief. There’s been a groundswell of wannabe activism on Twitter, with people wanting to take on the BBC’s perceived editorial slanting in its … Continue reading
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