indyref

This piece about Catalan #indyref crystallises everything I hate about what I call Euro-nationalism. It’s wonderful that they’re all so engaged: Kilted men wearing saltire capes and foam fingers on both hands danced in the aisles as “The Red Hot Chilli Pipers” played a bagpipe version of Don’t Stop Believing. Sorry. That was the other…

Read More Progressive as in “progressively reducing benefits for the poorest”

Thort: I was quite sarcastic about lefties who were convinced a Yes would trigger all sorts of good stuff across the UK, but the No, or rather the preceding yes-scare, does seem to have shaken a few things loose. Another thort: West Lothian question, Matt Turner answer. England so big that I think a govt…

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So I promised to check what bad news was getting buried over the indyref. Here are some stories. NHS foundations crash to first-ever monster deficit: official NHS foundation trusts are struggling, missing waiting list targets, spending a lot of money on agency staff, and have had a sector-wide deficit for the first time. 19% of…

Read More #burybadnews: the burying. here are some boring links about fish

I have recently been reading Nick Davies’ Hack Attack, and you bet there’s going to be a review. In the meantime, here’s Alex Salmond in October 2010. Rupert Murdoch wants to buy the rest of BSkyB, has already planted Andy Coulson in Downing Street, and his lawyers are fighting Justice Vos’s demand that they hand…

Read More Vote yes to get rid of Rupert Murdoch