Last week I had cause to mention, in a rather complimentary, supportive and positive way, Peter Willsman, after he was suspended from the Labour Party for anti-semitism. For the second time. And thus suspended from his exalted role on that party’s ‘national executive’. Pending ‘investigation’. Which Labour are really good at. They may not be – Read More-
Michael Gove is a drug addict! Michael Gove uses cocaine!!! Michael Gove took cocaine a couple of times!! Michael Gove made a mistake!!! So we learn today that 20 years ago Michael Gove, minister for something-or-other, or possibly not, but Tory leadership candidate and all round good guy, took cocaine (!!!!!) on a few occasions – Read More-
There! I’ve said it. Lila and JOEY. Or, as she says, ‘Doey’, which cracks me up every time and I have to remember not to call him that myself or his mum gets upset that YOU DON’T ENCOURAGE SPEECH MISTAKES! even when you really love them and wish them entrenched into common law. I’m not – Read More-
And yeah, verily, as it is written, shalst the male child of the tribe, on his eighth day of life, undergo the ritual of circumcision, fulfilling the Covenant of Abraham, in accordance with the Jewish tradition, duty, mitzvah and… and… well, you do it, that’s all. So to get this straight, some old geezer (99 – Read More-
Trump’s here. He’s basically a big fat Daily Mail. Right wing. Reactionary. Inappropriate. Writes a load of rubbish. But here he is. Yesterday he put on a fat suit. Sorry, a morning suit, to have dinner with the Queen and a few mates, even though it was in the evening. They had lamb. If you’re – Read More-
Today begins the official, state visit of the President of the United States of America! He’ll arrive, be greeted on the tarmac by Prince Charles and the EasyJet ground staff who’ll then go and lose Melania’s bag whilst explaining to Donald that although his flight was delayed by 4 hours and 57 minutes due to – Read More-
It wasn’t about ‘destiny’, it wasn’t about ‘history’, it won’t require 12 public inquiries (because Liverpool won) and it wasn’t a very good game. But it was just that. Two teams massively underplaying the immense potential they demonstrated in the respective semi-finals. Of the two Spurs definitely played better. The Scousers (one Geordie, one Yorkshireman, – Read More-
This is what ‘militant Judaism’ looks like. This is as violent, as brutal, as radical, as terrorist and as conspiratorial as it gets in our house. This is the blessing of the sabbath candles. One of the few things we let the gels do (probably why Judaism never really caught on in any big way – Read More-
I’m a political ‘centrist’. It’s my natural position. Right in the middle with my head up my arse. That’s where I stand, politically. And I don’t mind whether its the benign Tory centrism of David Cameron (well, that ended well, didn’t it?) or the moderately, left-leaning centrism of Tony Blair’s Labour, I’m comfortable in the – Read More-
So I was walking through Embankment Gardens today, as is my morning routine, chanting ‘ohmmmmmm’ to myself, enjoying the gorgeous flowers, the wonderful statues, verdant lawns and parade of winos hitting the Tenants Extra at 9.15, (well, this is London, not the Garden of fucking Eden), when I was faced with an unusual situation, the – Read More-