Tag Archives: UKIP

Fool me just once more? Sure, for old time’s sake.

Sadly, being ambivalent often achieves nothing. And I was completely disinterested in the upcoming Scottish elections. Then serendipity intervened. On the same day as I received my postal vote, the Labour candidate came to my door. His pitch, wisely, was … Continue reading

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How the far left is strengthening conservatism.

The far left have been pumped full of steroids since Jeremy “JEZ we can” Corbyn became Labour leader, and now, more than ever, they’re out for a spoil. He passively aggressively adopted the ‘we’re a broad church’ line at the … Continue reading

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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

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General Election 2015 – The Final Countdown

And so here we are on the verge of a General Election, and yes, this is just what everybody needs, another mouthy dickhead with a blog writing a highly speculative article about it, because there haven’t been nearly enough of … Continue reading

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The Telly Is Shite

I really shouldn’t give a toss But the telly is fucking dross I brace myself, pick up the remote Land on a soap; generic, inchoate And immediately my thoughts float, Like Libyans fleeing on a leaky boat Switch over to … Continue reading

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