Why I Am Cutting Off My Penis

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN One notices, if one pays attention at all, that we have entered an era where the superlative has murdered the substantive. Where once we measured statements by their truth, we now appraise them by their capacity to startle. A headline declaring ‘Tax Policy Revised’ gathers dust; ‘Minister Claims Eating Cold Beans ‘Worse Than Welfare Cuts’ in Tone-Deaf LBC Interview’ goes viral. It is against this … Continue reading Why I Am Cutting Off My Penis

Transgender Mice True, Fact-Check False

BY NIALL McCRAE Millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money spent on changing the sex of mice – surely that’s just Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated bluster to please his following? According to CNN, there was no truth in this claim, and the broadcaster delighted in marking the president’s homework as a failure. However, undeniable documentary evidence showed that this research was indeed conducted with federal funding. Trump … Continue reading Transgender Mice True, Fact-Check False

The Crime of Truth

BY ALEX STORY Truth is now a crime. Little illustrates this more than a verdict passed in Verden Regional Court, Northern Germany, earlier this week. Marie Therese Kaiser, a budding young politician, was found guilty of using government statistics to point to a problem that officialdom would rather not talk about. As the Taliban took down the Pride flag from Kabul Town Hall in the … Continue reading The Crime of Truth

We All Want to Believe

BY STEWART SLATER In an ever-changing world, there are some things you can rely on. Death and taxes, England’s male footballers losing on penalties, Wile E Coyote never catching that pesky Roadrunner. Among that select number of certainties is the fact that, at any time, someone will be trying to find the Loch Ness Monster. Equally guaranteed is the fact that they will fail to … Continue reading We All Want to Believe

The Guardian of Propaganda

BY JENS ULRICH HØGH On the 26th of July 2022 The Guardian published a review of a “documentary” called “Lion Spy”. I reacted to the review – which I saw as more of a contribution to a deliberate campaign against hunting than an actual review – by writing The Guardian a letter. It’s been well over a week and I’ve had no reaction from The … Continue reading The Guardian of Propaganda