Thoggeration!

Jonathan Calder has nominated me as a thogger – i.e. a blogger who makes him think. This is all very flattering, but leaves me in a bit of a quandary – I now have to come up with five more names, ideally missing out the ones that have already been mentioned. And Jonathan has already… Continue reading Thoggeration!

Islington Tories – even their Guacamole is Blue

Normally, the Islington Tribune is the Lib Dem bashing paper of choice, but the innate nuttiness of Islington’s Conservative-inclined inhabitants means that every so often they just can’t help making themselves look stupid. Firstly, there is dear old Boris, calling for “Sharia law for bike thieves“. We must assume that this is meant in jest,… Continue reading Islington Tories – even their Guacamole is Blue

Synod Members Bash their Bishops!

Ahh, you’ve got to laugh: Forty-two members of the General Synod of the Church of England have issued the challenge to their national leaders as the Government considers a fully elected second chamber, and whether the 26 bishops of the state church should keep their exclusive places on the coveted red benches. In a letter… Continue reading Synod Members Bash their Bishops!