Dirty Business



Politics is a dirty old business which I know only too well from personal experience.

 Because when I resigned from the Labour Party many years ago, some of my erstwhile friends and former colleagues did their best to punish me for what they, rather bizarrely, regarded as an act of treachery - they did their level best to 'poison the waterhole', so to speak, over my decision not to remain a member of their gang. 

 I was reminded of this brutal, nasty, tribal behaviour when I read the following quote in one of the newspapers in which a 'leading' Labour figure blamed Ed Miliband for the party's poor showing in the local elections in England by putting it down to:

 “The narrative around Ed Miliband, because it’s the truth, is that he looks weird, sounds weird, is weird.”

Now what can you say about that kind of disloyalty because they picked him and then feel able to run around knifing the poor chap behind his back.

Popular posts from this blog

Kentucky Fried Seagull

Hugh Fearnley Whitingstall is one of my favourite - and endearingly bonkers - TV chefs. The River Cottage chef has a some imaginative ideas for adding seagulls to the national diet - including a recipe for Kentucky Fried Seagull - would you believe. Here's what HFW has to say on the subjecy -  I think I'll contact Hugh - and ask if he'll join the TAPAS campaign. "Vermin with wings? Chicken of the sea? Or just an opportunity missed?" "First and foremost, before we all go on a mad seagull killing frenzy. In the U.K it is against the law to kill seagulls or interfere with their nests under the countryside and wildlife act. Some Councils are allowed to cull them however, and usually do this by either poisoning or shooting them. How to catch your seagull. Remember this is against the law in the U.K. I don't want the Men in Blue knocking at the door because someone said that Foodimum told them it was okay to catch and eat seagulls. It isn...
Read more

Can Anyone Be A Woman?

Image
"All we ask... is FULL RIGHTS as women" 🤡 The legal lunacy that led to the recent Tickle V Giggle judgement was fought for as far back as the 30s. The Trans Takeover of Womanhood - 100 Years of Madness premieres this eve at UK time 🍿 https://t.co/1nzx8gxNA3 #Womanhood … pic.twitter.com/cZOkBrKPof — MrMenno 🏳️‍🌈🎶 (@MrMennoTweets) October 2, 2024 Mr Menno's response to the absurd 'Trans Takeover of Womanhood' - is intelligent, well researched and hilarious into the bargain. A must watch!    
Read more