I am Not Prepared to Carry on This Entry Whilst You are Calling Me a Wanker
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Over The Seas
It’s Thursday, let’s see how things are across the pond, shall we?
Fined for having your parking sticker upside down? Seems a bit…nitpicky. The wardens have back troubles, do they? Can’t quite turn sideways and tilt the old noggin? Feh.
Ticketed for allegedly tossing down your cigarette butt? Ok, I only flicked [...]
Tags: (formerly) great britain, death of common sense
Please Sir, May I Have Another?
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis
British pedestrians can now send text messages in complete safety, secure in the knowledge that the cocoon of luuurve put in place by their government will save them from any bonks on the head:
Padded lampposts are being trialled in a London street to protect inattentive pedestrians.
A pilot scheme has been launched in Brick Lane after [...]
Tags: (formerly) great britain, death of common sense
You’re Doing it Wrong. Again.
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Religious Confusion
I was not going to bother with the asininity coming out of Rowan Williams mouth lately since there are a goodly number of folks who’ve more than adquately covered it…
However.
A leading bishop today condemned the furore caused by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments on the formalisation of sharia law in Britain as a “shame on [...]
Tags: (formerly) great britain, appeasement, death of common sense
We’d Like Drones, Please
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis
Institute of Education researchers in Britain have decided that to teach patriotism in schools is wrong. And I quote:
Patriotism should be avoided in school lessons because British history is “morally ambiguous”, a leading educational body recommends.
History and citizenship lessons should stick to the bare facts rather than encouraging loyalty to Britain when covering subjects [...]
Tags: (formerly) great britain, patriotism
The Expendables
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Idiot Legislation, Social Un-Services
I really don’t want it to seem like I’m specifically picking on Great Britain, after all, the United States certainly has its own share of, er…issues. But Old Blighty surely does make it easy…
A father was stabbed and beaten to death in front of his 7-year-old son by a gang he was trying to [...]
Tags: (formerly) great britain, i'm getting a headache, socialism kills
I’m Sorry, You’ve Been Voted Off the Island
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Social Un-Services
This is precisely why socialized medicine is BAD:
Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who lead unhealthy lives.
Because at some point the STATE will decide that YOU are expendable. And then, gentle readers, what do you do?
(Via QandO)
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