The ironies underlying today’s debate on the Terrorism Bill just seem to be multiplying: The current situation in France; A Prime Minster avowing defence of civil liberties while warmly embracing the President of China; Ministers with poppies on their lapels po-facedly claiming that the country has never faced a greater threat. Add to that this… Continue reading Irony upon irony
Month: November 2005
Nuclear half-wit
Whatever you might think about nuclear power, it is clearly deeply worrying that a science minister appears to think that it is renewable energy: In a debate on energy security in the House of Lords, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, the Science and Innovation Minister, was asked whether he would reclassify nuclear as renewable energy. He… Continue reading Nuclear half-wit
Milking it for all he’s worth
Lord Winston’s appearance in adverts for “clever milk” (“fishy milk” would be more accurate, but clearly St. Ivel’s marketing consultants felt it didn’t quite project the image they wished to convey) has convinced me further that we are sliding into the Judge Dredd universe. In Get Smart, entrepreneur Otto Sump markets a new brand of… Continue reading Milking it for all he’s worth