The first thing you need to know about the European Parliament is that almost everything its 766 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) do is a waste of time. This is not satire. It’s a basic, objective fact. Apart from
Since the beginning of the European elections campaign, not a day has passed without some vicious new assault in the media on UKIP. But as we’ve seen, far from denting UKIP’s popularity in the polls all this free publicity –
Actor Bob Hoskins died today at the age of 71 following a bout of pneumonia. Hoskins, who was retired when he passed away, was famed for his roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), and more
The Smithsonian Institution – established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge” – has weighed into the debate on climate change. And the news is grim. Soon golfers in hotter parts of the world – such as Arizona
Should gay people be allowed to be cabinet ministers? I must say, till this morning, it wasn’t a question that had ever crossed my mind. Now I think about it, though, if I had to form my dream cabinet of
Green campaigners have offered a £100 reward for the arrest of environmental activist and journalist George Monbiot for “crimes against the environment and humanity.” His support of nuclear power has earned the wrath of an anti-nuclear campaign group in the
Quite the most dispiriting article I’ve read in a very long time is this one by Iain Martin arguing that if Scotland votes “Yes” to independence in September’s referendum then David Cameron will still get to stay as Prime Minister.
A pretty girl has engaged in sexual activity. She foolishly allowed her boyfriend to take naughty photographs of her and now he has gone and tried to flog them to the tabloid press. This is why you shouldn’t vote UKIP
To those many of us in Britain who loathe Tony Blair and the disastrous legacy of his horribly misconceived “Third Way”, it always comes as a bit of a shock to hear our cringe-inducing ex-Prime Minister stand up on the
Hurrah for Kate and Wills. I don’t want to sound too much like a 16-page Daily Mail pull-out celebratory royal supplement here. But I’m going to have to because it’s true: on their massively successful three-week tour of Australia and
If there are two things we know about the Germans it’s that they don’t have a sense of humour and that they are greener than the Jolly Green Giant’s favourite emerald St Patrick’s Day outfit. This hilarious video from a
A few days ago, you may recall, I wrote a post explaining why I shan’t be encouraging my kids to go to Harvard. Now study the above photograph carefully and see if you can work out why I definitely, definitely
More Americans believe in God than in man-made global warming, claims a new survey. Some will seize on this as proof that Americans are credulous and anti-scientific, but I’d draw the opposite conclusion. The survey – insofar as it can
A truly emetic announcement from the grim but indispensable Swedish flatpack furniture emporium IKEA: they are considering changing the recipe of their most popular food line – meatballs – in order to help save the world from global warming. Says
Scientists believe they have discovered a near-unprecedented phenomenon – rarer, more elusive and mysterious than even the God Particle: an article in The Huffington Post on the subject of the environment and climate change which doesn’t once mention ‘man-made global
You read yesterday’s “Oxford councillor thinks Passion play means sex show,” story. Christianity, it’s clear, is doomed in Britain – and here are a few reasons why. 1. The Prince of Wales He’s the future Supreme Governor of the Church
Why are the US authorities trying to extradite and imprison arguably the one man in the world with the skills and influence to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to fractured Ukraine? This week I flew to Vienna, Austria, to find
There’s a good looking woman lying on Bondi Beach, so Bruce treats her to his best smooth-talking chat-up line. “G’day Sheila. Wanna f***?” “No thanks, mate,” says Sheila. “No worries,” says Bruce. “Would you mind just lying there while I
Even by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s own lamentable standards, its new report – by Working Group III of the Fifth Assessment Report – makes no sense whatsoever. Perhaps it never did but what definitely made it worse was
The United Nations (UN) has delivered its latest verdict onthe measures necessary to save the world from global warming and thenews is as grim as it is predictable and wearisomely familiar: More regulation from “experts”, technocrats and bureaucrats atsupranational organisations,
How do you tell the difference between a predatory paedophile and an ordinary bloke making a drunken pass? Personally, I would have thought the answer was obvious. Take the two most egregious recent examples children’s entertainer Jimmy Savile and prominent
