As Britain’s National Health Service approached its birthday, Daniel Hannan, a popular (within his party) Conservative appeared on Fox news and bemoaned the NHS as a 60 year long mistake:
(Skip to 5.38 for the worst of it, not for the faint of temper)
In the USA, “socialized medicine” is the label applied by Conservatives to scare [...]
You will have already heard the news of Michael Jackson’s death from sources other than myself. I had hoped to refrain from commenting as there won’t be any news in the story for a few weeks, though likewise there won’t be any other stories in the news.
Already in the top Guardian stories:
Michael Jackson has died
Police [...]
A late night post, but something to think about before you go to sleep, or to keep you awake.
I’d be amazed if you hadn’t heard of the Swine Flu that’s going around. It’s like SARS, and Bird Flu.
In fact, I’m waiting for Jeremy Clarkson to organise a publicity stunt in which he rolls around in [...]
Today marks Barack Obama’s 100th day in the White House. I have no idea how or why we need to judge him at day 100, since its little more than a nice figure to look at. 3 months, perhaps. 6 months, I get. Days, I do not.
Regardless, I’ve always been a cynical supporter of Obama. [...]
With political change comes cultural change. As the world experiences the largest political change for eight years, writers, satirists, cartoonists and impressionists will change too.
The problem they all face though, is that Obama just isn’t funny. The key to satire is finding an angle, what we in the business call a “take”. Nobody has been [...]
