Muslim kills jews. Two weeks later the government announce more protection for muslims. Classic.

To those who thought Reform might be different... They're exactly the same. NIMBY de-growthers.

I’d rather rummage around in old drawer until the day I croak, than EVER accept this crap… I couldn’t loathe you more…

Let's compare some famous famines by the death rate per 10,000 per day: Somalia: 2 Bengal: 3-4 Ireland: 4–5 Lebanon: 5–6 Siege of Leningrad: 8–10 Holodomor: 12-28 Gaza famine: 0.001-0.002

Drug use is normal. The problem is that we have a #prohibition-based #drugspolicy that maximises the harm of drugs and creates a massive, violent, criminal drugs market. The only way to reduce the harms of drugs and drug markets is legal #regulation.

I have never been the nattiest dresser, but even I am starting to blanche at the shoddy and scruffy appearance of many people now in public spaces. Not least because you can't help but associate it with the collapse of standards more generally - the parent turning up to the

I am reminded again that the *peace process* was a sell out.

This is a good idea

Simon Cooke Simon, it ended up being a 3 month debate. I didn't budge. Never kowtow to evil, no matter how beautiful...

This looks like something from Fallout

🙏🌧🌍 Super lucky Digital ID will restore male vitality and ensure fruitful conception. Super lucky Digital ID will enhance energy and bring prosperity.

Again this sort of nonsense undermines the case councils need to make about their finances. When they are rightly squealing about care costs this sort of spending seems frivolous and gives the impression councils have the money after all.

Capel Lofft Time for this again:

This article is fine until it starts pretending not all salt is the same with some loud tutting about *refined* salt. This is utter twaddle.

Coming into Brum from the NE, it doesn't win any prizes for scenery.

Letter in The Spectator in response to Matt Ridley's recent article on controlled burning:

23 independent experts on tobacco science and policy have issued statements stating that the World Health Organization (WHO) and WHO FCTC are wrong to ignore harm reduction and must change course at #COP11 - If they were interested in public health, they would take note. clivebates.com/papers-and-let…

Connoisseurs of American sporting history know just how much gambling corrupted sports from boxing to baseball. But that, of course was illegal gambling. Now Yankee puritans are gunning for legal gambling which is wonderful news for organised crime and awful for everyone else.

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In or near Birmingham and nothing to do tomorrow morning? I've the answer for you - come and hear me talk about why we need to build a new suburbia. It'll be great...