…they hate people: Billed as the ‘Animal Magic of the 21’st Century’, the 15-part series is due to air on Monday and features real creatures with computer-generated mouths to give a realistic impression that they are actually talking. Beginning in…
Tag: Self righteous pricks
Attention Seeker Gets Attention, News At Eleven!
Mary Beard has said she faced a “torrent of aggressive insults” on social media after posting messages asserting the ethnic diversity of Roman Britain. Well….yes. Yes, of course she did. And it’s not like she could claim she didn’t know…
When The Leash Slips, And They Turn On You…
One Twitter user wrote: “Who in their right mind thought this and using homophobic pejorative on a Pride poster was good idea?!!! Really missed the mark. Horrendous.” And another said: “I’m rereading all of the posters thinking “how do these…
“…that’s when good neighbours become good friends.”
The dog, believed to be a Staffordshire-Cross breed, attacked the 57-year-old man in the garden at an address in Highfields Drive. A neighbour, who police said is a licenced shotgun holder, shot the animal “to stop” the vicious attack at…
“Neighbours…everybody needs good neighbours…”
Police in Ireland have described the death of a woman in County Galway as a tragic incident. The 64-year-old woman has been named locally as Teresa McDonagh. It is believed she died after being attacked by two Bullmastiff dogs at…
Where Do They Find The Time?
A primary school will teach children about Islam so they can “learn the facts” following the London Bridge terror attack. Millhouse Primary School, in Tavistock Road, Laindon, has sent a letter to all parents informing them about the planned lessons.…
“If We Don’t Believe They Are Peaceful, They Might Rise Up And Kill Us!”
Headey, best known as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones, said having been put in the shoes of an immigration officer and exposed to a script based on real-life accounts from people working for the Home Office had affirmed her…
“Curses! I’d Have Gotten Away With It If Not For…”
“…those meddling commenters below the line!” “It is quite simply a damning indictment of our justice system that a woman recognised by the courts as being ‘fragile and vulnerable’, with no legal representation, can be imprisoned for 26 weeks…
The Fairer Sex…
Female serial criminals will be helped to put a stop to their trail of offending after a windfall of Government cash. The money will be spent over three years in Sussex to crack down on the number of repeat offences…
Actions Do, Sometimes, Have Consequences…
More than a hundred workers across the US were reportedly fired for taking place (sic) in the “Day Without Immigrants” protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Well, sometimes people have to suffer for their convictions. Some people have taken…
Unfailingly Picking A Baby Seal That’s A Ravening Carnivore…
In recent years, we have seen those who call for trans rights and trans inclusion in society and public services, be they LGBT or feminist groups, become the bête-noire of the right. Whether it’s by tabloids, or backbench MPs, those…
It’s Enough To Warm The Cockles Of Your Heart
Hospital bosses in the Bradford district have admitted they cannot control smoking in their grounds in the face of a new Government directive calling for a blanket ban to be enforced. Seems reasonable. It’s all very well to have ambitions,…
For Most People, It’s A No-Brainer…
The ‘Guardian’ series on work soldiers manfully on, with this dispatch from the trenches: I’ve sat on excrement a fair few times. It’s never easy to point out to someone that their dog has left a deposit on the sofa,…
The State Is Perfectly Happy To Upset People…
…providing they are the right people: It can’t feel particularly pleasant to have that letter drop on your doormat, but the NHS has issued templates to local authorities, stressing that they should be “non-judgmental” and “positively phrased”. The potential to…
Once Again, An ‘Offer’ Means You Don’t Have To Accept…
It’s a concept that people don’t really seem to grasp that often: The founder of an Essex-based anti-knife crime charity which has received funding to deliver workshops to pupils claims schools across Rochford and Rayleigh haven’t taken up the offer.…