It’s not often these days that I say ‘Well done’ to the BBC.
The BBC is not an organisation that, in its current form, I feel any need to praise. In fact I’m more likely to damn…
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From Elsewhere: Superb comment from Nick Cohen of the Observer.
Nick Cohen is one of those writers whom I have absolute respect for, even when what he says is something I might not agree…
Let’s have some ‘hate facts’ about gender shall we.
1. Men do not have a cervix 2. Men cannot carry a foetus 3. Male muscle mass is greater than that of women therefore…
From Elsewhere: Gullibility didn’t go away.
There’s an excellent article about gullibility over at the Unherd site today. It starts off by talking about the hoaxer who, during Queen Anne’s…
Intellectual and viewpoint diversity and literary festivals.
One of the things I like about living in the more central part of England is that it’s not impossible to get to the…
Cheshire Police enter Clown World
For a police force to be accepted and respected by a population and if the public’s cooperation is needed to prevent crime, then that…
From Elsewhere: Well it’s an interesting variation on Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics.
There’s an interesting story over at Tim Worstall’s place about a new robot being developed by Elon Musk. The original story is paywalled at…
From Elsewhere: Anti vaccine activists cross the line that divides campaigning from violent nutbaggery.
In a free society people should be allowed to campaign for whatever policy they want, even if the campaign is for a policy that…
The violent lunacy of transgender extremists and their threats to author JK Rowling
I’ve met plenty of transgender and transsexual people in my time on this earth. The vast majority of them just want to be left…
From Elsewhere: It’s difficult to disagree with this
Helen Joyce a senior writer at the Economist has come out and criticised the concept of gender self identification. I believe that she is right…
