Arts
Used to be a nice place
If you have heard of Hexthorpe, you are one of two things: a resident of the Doncaster area, or a train-spotter. I suppose I fall into the second category—I don’t spot them, but I do [more…]
Mass Immigration
Authoritarianism
Germans research ways to chemically control recalcitrant natives
I originally planned to entitle this ‘Through a Scanner, Dumbly’. Unfortunately the title, though mildly amusing, would distract from the deadly seriousness of the topic. I’m desperately hoping that this is another Sokal or “conceptual [more…]
Politics
Travails of a Volunteer
I work for a very enlightened employer, it is as companies should be, and how most were 20 years ago, working in a patrician, supportive environment where employees are valued. Among many career opportunities and [more…]
Culture
City of Lead
Malmö main square or A City in Metamorphosis Who now remembers that Helsinki was a mainly Swedish-speaking city 100 years ago, known as Helsingfors to the rest of Europe? In this case, only the language [more…]
Culture
Downfall, by numbers
A few weeks back, somebody posted on this site a tweet giving the percentage of migration-background children up to six years old — that is, school age — in major German cities. It was a [more…]
Uncategorized
Arts
The invasion of Devon
There are no jobs in North Devon. The weather is shit most of the time and the medical facilities are being cut back left, right and centre. So what we clearly need is a load [more…]