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Trans People Aren’t Ruining My Life — But the Moral Panic Might Be
Funny how the people who claim to hate cancel culture are always trying to cancel someone, isn’t it? So… Where’s the Threat, Exactly? Not once in my life has a transgender person stopped me from getting on with my day. Not at work, not in the pub, not in the supermarket — not even when I’ve been stuck behind someone doing 25 in a 60. It’s uncanny, ...
Bland, Pricey and Pointless: The Curious Case of Pub Food
There was a time when going out for dinner at the local pub felt like a treat. A little reward for not being a total underachiever, perhaps. But these days, more often than not, I find myself sitting at a table, staring into the abyss of a flavourless £18 main course, wondering why I didn’t just stay at home and make beans on toast with a cheeky splash of paprika ...
A 10% Brexit Bonus? Only If You Enjoy Getting Mugged Slightly Less
The sweet, sweet taste of a Brexit victory—getting slapped with a mere 10% tariff instead of the EU’s 20%. Pop the champagne, lads! We’ve officially graduated from “completely screwed” to “mildly shafted.” If that’s not a reason to celebrate, what is? Of course, any trained politician with half a functioning brain cell should see this for what it ...
Why Do UK Governments Refuse to Tax the Super Rich? Because That Would Be Too Sensible.
Modern Britain. A country where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the government—regardless of who’s in charge—insists that the only way to “balance the books” is by squeezing the life out of the working class. Because, of course, it would be utterly ridiculous to make billionaires or giant corporations contribute a fair share. No, no, far ...
The Appeal of Far-Right Evangelicalism: A Cult of Discontent
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about the rise of far-right evangelical movements that have decided democracy is just too much hassle and that a nice, comforting bit of authoritarianism might be the way forward. Apparently, free elections and human rights are all well and good until the wrong people start having them, at which point it’s time to burn it all down ...