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Stormy Britain: How Global Warming is Giving the Weather a Personality Disorder
We all love the British weather. One minute it’s drizzling, the next it’s drenching, and now it’s starting to get outright dangerous with red alerts. Thanks to global warming, it seems our weather has gone from “mildly inconvenient” to “seriously unhinged.” Bigger storms, heavier rain, and stronger winds are becoming the norm. Maybe it is time to ...
The Covid Scandal: A Tale of Two Appointments
Sometimes politics is so ironic, it feels like satire. This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new Covid corruption commissioner to investigate £7.6bn in dodgy and fraudulent contracts. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Keir Starmer promoted Chris Wormald, who ran the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) during the time those contracts were awarded, to the ...
The Same Old Tired Arguments
It’s 2024, and somehow, we’re still stuck having the same worn-out argument about whether women like Alex Scott are “worthy” of presenting football programmes. You’d think by now, these critics would have moved on to a new pastime—maybe funding Nigel Farage’s next grift or shouting at traffic—but no. They’re still clutching their remote controls, ...
The Weathered Wisdom of Boomers: When ‘Storms Didn’t Have Names’ and Nobody Warned Us About the Floods”
You can’t beat indomitable baby boomer generation. The folks who walked uphill to school (both ways), survived on dripping sandwiches, and, apparently, lived through a golden age when the weather was just weather. No names, no warnings, no fuss, they just got on with it. Last week, these stalwart citizens faced an entirely modern affront to their meteorological ...
Grifters Gather: British Grifting Conference Draws Big Crowd
Farmers and Followers Flock to Hear Familiar Faces The annual British Grifting Conference took place in London yesterday, with organisers thrilled at the impressive turnout. While a few members of the general public made an appearance, the event was dominated by several thousand farmers eager to hear speeches from the country’s top grifters. Veteran figures ...