A WordCloud Take on Chris Huhne’s Sentencing 12 Mar 2013 | 02:50 am

We’ve all had a good laugh about the conviction and (today) sentencing of lying expense-fiddling speedpoints-fiddling holier-than-thou excuse for a human being Chris Huhne and his equally unpleasant e...

Keep Your RedShirt On 22 Feb 2013 | 12:53 am

The statistics website SignificanceMagazine is a good read. It applies mathematical analysis to diverse real life situations from Valentine’s Day spending,  skydiving and chill strength through to a p...

It’s all becoming clear 12 Nov 2012 | 07:56 pm

Today we remember the millions of men and women who have served, were injured or were killed in the service of The United Kingdom and it’s commonwealth. Over the last few days I have been thinking ab...

You can’t outrun a hellfire! 23 Aug 2012 | 08:32 pm

A bad bloke in a fast car (according to Saint Jeremy of Clarkson, all Auto Union Deutsche Industrie drivers are C**** anyway) very nearly out ran even the police helicopter according to an article her...

What A Way To Die… 26 Jul 2012 | 03:53 am

This must be one of the most “interesting” ways to die. In an extraordinary case of jealousy, a Nigerian man – husband of six – was allegedly raped to death by his five spouses as he was paying too m...

BBC Question Time LiveChat 5th July 2012 6 Jul 2012 | 04:39 am

Question Time tonight comes from Derby. On the panel we have Conservative MP Louise Mensch, Energy and “climate change” Secretary Ed Davey MP, former postman and occasional home secretary Alan Johnson...

Irony (Barclays Edition) 6 Jul 2012 | 04:31 am

We’re All Going To Die! (But How?) 30 Jun 2012 | 05:50 pm

The Grim Reaper will come for us all but the New England Journal of Medicine has done an interesting article about the differences between how we might die today and how we are more likely to have pus...

Exploiting Lord Nelson 30 Jun 2012 | 08:05 am

You may not know the name James Sharman. He was the man who carried the fatally wounded Admiral Nelson below deck during the Battle of Trafalgar. The medal that he was awarded; a Naval General Serv....

The US And The Falklands Conflict 30 Jun 2012 | 07:59 am

A remarkable story has emerged and has been missed in the British press. It’s long been the accepted wisdom that in 1982 the US would have been quite happy for the Falkland Islands issue to disappear ...