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Why are we living longer

16th June 2025 well_chuffed 2857 Comments

The statistics don’t lie. For some reason we are living much longer than previous generations, but why. Surely it cannot be down to rNHS, they seem to want us all dead as does this rubbish [more…]

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Bill Boaks

12th June 2025 well_chuffed 2988 Comments

Bill Boaks was just one in a long line of eccentric political candidates. These days we have the Raving Loony candidates, Count Binface, bus-pass Elvis and a few others. Bill was in a class of [more…]

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The good war myth

9th June 2025 well_chuffed 2396 Comments

It has long been a given that World War 2 was a “good war”. The allies were fighting against the beastly Germans and “right” was on their side. A chap called Chad Crowley has put [more…]

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What does Reform UK stand for

2nd June 2025 well_chuffed 4609 Comments

Nigel Farage has played a blinder so far, Reform UK lead in the polls, the Tories are on their way to oblivion hopefully accompanied by Labour and the world is his Lobster as Arthur Daley [more…]

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My dad and the Canadians

29th May 2025 well_chuffed 2716 Comments

King Sausage Fingers opening the Canadian Parliament inspires me to write a few words about the Canucks. Charlie boy opening the Canadian Parliament as their head of state was a a powerful image and a [more…]

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Another disappointing week

26th May 2025 well_chuffed 2451 Comments

In the USA it was all supposed to be habbening, only it didn’t. Over here Starmer is supposed to be toast but he still lingers and the anchor baby was supposed to be facing a [more…]

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Isolating Iran

19th May 2025 well_chuffed 2272 Comments

The Donald’s latest excursion in the Middle East has been met with the usual carping and disdain from the legacy media. I will be the first to concede he has been over the top with [more…]

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Obsessed

12th May 2025 well_chuffed 4748 Comments

Well well well. The Grauniad is obsessed with what Jeremy f Hunt is calling the possible demise of the two party system. Firstly we are told there is some kind of non-aggression pact between the [more…]

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Reeeeee form

7th May 2025 well_chuffed 2299 Comments

After last week’s astounding success by Reform UK in the one Westminster by election and the local elections what can the future hold for Nigel Farage’s personal fiefdom. It is more than obvious that the [more…]

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