Do class A drugs hold the secret of eternal youth?
Apparently, cocaine users are “getting younger“. Plus, it’s cheaper and more plentiful than Boots’ No7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum.
View ArticleE X C L U S I V E (ish): Mingmeet – where’s the meat?
Sort of an exclusive here as I think I may be the first to write up my account of the interview with Ming that the finalists for the Blog of the Year held on Sunday morning. Jonathan Calder actually...
View ArticleRage Over Age Rates
The answer to my earlier question “Will the Lib Dems finally get serious about taxation this morning?” was sadly no. With housing now more of an issue than it was in 2005, expect local income tax,...
View ArticleIn praise of the nation’s youth
Not only did they organise together to get the Blue Peter cat to be named “Cookie” but after the BBC’s censorship had been exposed, they got their way anyway. A quick visit to the Urban Dictionary...
View ArticleDown with the youth! (UPDATE)
I fear my post on Thursday about Clegg’s reshuffle has roused the Labour Blogosphere into a frenzy of mock outrage at Jo Swinson being demoted from her post as youth spokesperson. Both Rupa Huq and...
View ArticleSwinsongate: why let the facts get in the way of a good story?
Credit where it’s due, when it comes to getting lies repeated as fact, Omar Salem is clearly a latter day Joseph Goebbels. Perhaps he’s been getting advice from his erstwhile colleague Miranda Grell....
View ArticleHas Labour got two Balls?
Is it me or is there a disconnect between Ed Balls, the stalwart defender of playgrounds and opponent of compo culture, who two months ago was saying this: “If you don’t want to do something a bit...
View ArticleIntergenerational equity and the perils of groupthink
As the implications of what it appears that the coalition is about to do in the upcoming budget sinks in, I have to admit to growing increasingly concerned. No-one – outside of the Labour leadership...
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