The BBC’s Packham Liability
BY NIGEL BEAN & PAUL READ The BBC have been using a special get-out-of-jail card dreamed up just for presenters such as Chris Packham and Gary Lineker, who like to engage the British public on social media. This card enables Packham to be their torch-bearer for left-wing animal rights fundamentalist ideology (an ideology that has had some of its adherents jailed for terrorism in recent … Continue reading The BBC’s Packham Liability
Coq au Chardonnay
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 4-5 strips of bacon/pancetta chopped 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced 8 chicken pieces on the bone thighs and legs 250 g Shiitaki mushrooms whole or halved 500 ml Chardonnay 250 ml whipping cream salt & pepper to taste handful flat leaf chopped parsley Method: Cook bacon or pancetta in a tablespoon of olive oil, when cooked … Continue reading Coq au Chardonnay
Down the Remoan Hole
BY ALEXIA JAMES The last 48 hours have so rattled Camp Remoan that they have reached a whole new pitch of shrillness. Polly Toynbee cracked off proceedings with this pearl: What was 'the will of people' is now 'the will of dead people'.From Saturday, new young remain voters on register tip the balance v old dead leavers.Time for a Final Say Referendumhttps://t.co/kgNiwm334R — Polly Toynbee … Continue reading Down the Remoan Hole
In Defence of Toxic Masculinity
BY FRANK HAVILAND If you’re the proud owner of a penis you’ll be no stranger to vilification. Male babies who stoically refuse to cry are quite rightly welcomed into the world by a good slap from the head nurse; a salutary life lesson for things to come. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you: men are useless. They can’t iron, can’t ask for directions, can’t cook, … Continue reading In Defence of Toxic Masculinity
Stand & Deliver
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN I watched Tuesday night’s vote over a pint in The Lamb. I took along my Remainer friend Henry. We go back a long way and Henry appreciates my choice to be a Brexiteer as I understand his mistake. Henry is as fed up with the lack of strong leadership in the country as I am. The meaningful vote result was a shock … Continue reading Stand & Deliver
Ban Them!
BY BEN PENSANT I was delighted to read about the Women’s Respite Centre of East Minnesota University and their brave decision to no longer host productions of Eve Angel’s The Vagina Chronicles, the crudely offensive play that has been inciting violence and delighting self-hating menstruaters for 34 years. Their ballsy statement was issued following a survey of students and a workshop entitled ‘Not All Women … Continue reading Ban Them!
When Democracy Fails
BY PAUL NEWALL When I was a sixth former, one of the most useful classes that I attended (I am speaking in hindsight) was General Studies, primarily because it encouraged kids to read newspapers and watch the news. And I’m not so sure the same could be said nowadays. At ‘A’ level we did a 3 month module on politics. It didn’t go deeply into … Continue reading When Democracy Fails
Hot Chai Toddy
Ingredients: 50ml Gin 50ml Apple juice 225ml Chai tea 15ml Lemon juice 1 Tsp Honey Cinnamon stick Method: Warm the apple juice, cinnamon and honey in a pan. Brew a cup of chai tea. Pour the tea, apple juice mixture and gin into a mug. Stir with the cinnamon stick and enjoy in front of a log fire. Continue reading Hot Chai Toddy
Braggadocio
BY JAMIE FOSTER Brexit followers will know the story by now: Last week the Speaker John Bercow used his office to change parliamentary procedure to advantage anti-Brexit MPs who are trying to stop Brexit. He refused to follow precedence when dealing with a government bill that government business managers had marked ‘forthwith’ meaning it was not amenable to amendment. He allowed a vote on an … Continue reading Braggadocio
