I find it difficult to believe that Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, had no idea of the furore he would create when, in an interview on Radio 4, he posited that the adoption of Sharia law in the…
Blog Archives
“Lyrical terrorist”? More like terrible lyricist.
The first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act appears to be more of a deluded fantasist than a threat to national security. Samina Malik, a 23 year old shop assistant from Southall, West London, was found guilty of…
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun
Would you want to be a child in this day and age? An alarming study from the Primary Review published today paints a grim picture of modern British childhood, where the spectres of school tests, global warming and international terrorism…
Tagged with: UK society
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Goody: bad and ugly
For the second year running, Celebrity Big Brother has become a major news story. Last year it was George Galloway wearing a leotard and showing everyone what a pussy he is. This year it’s about the alleged bullying (considered by…
Sometimes I really fear for the future of this country
Every so often you come across a news story that is so wrong (not factually, but in the sense that what it is conveying is just wrong – in so many ways) you simply do not know where to begin.…
The definition of nonsense
This is how AskOxford.com defines it: nonsense – noun 1. words that make no sense 2. foolish or unacceptable behaviour 3. an absurd or unthinkable scheme, situation, etc. But today, the European Court of Human Rights came up with a…
Tagged with: UK society
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
We can but dream. . .
Apparently, Michael Howard (remember him?) thinks we should have a “British Dream“. Which is interesting, because for years I’ve been dreaming of the time when Michael Howard disappears up his own rectum. Surely that’s something we can all collectively hope…
Left Out In The Cold
Introducing our first guest blogger: Devil’s Advocate. Devil’s Advocate is an acquaintance of The Realist and a regular reader of Liberal Elite, albeit one who often disagrees with us. True to the spirit of liberalism, we’ve offered him a guest…
24 Hour Party People?
We have a funny attitude to alcohol in the UK. On the one hand, we have the most draconian licensing laws in Europe. On the other, we abuse the substance more than any country in the Western world. With the…
They’ll never succeed
It’s all the more revolting that these attacks took place on the day that G8 were due to meet and discuss the two biggest issues facing the future of this planet: world poverty and global warming. Discussions were meant to…
Citizen Sane 