Russia

  • WTF Leading the World Special

    Hallo Readers, This Government keeps telling us that Britain is leading the world’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is true.  Britain’s response to dealing with Ukrainian refugees is leading the world in its ineptness, insistence on red tape and mendacity. Refugees are made to… Continue reading

  • WTF Truss Special

    Hallo Readers Boris Johnson still hangs on while the Nation, split equally between outrage and boredom, waits for the publication of the Sue Gray report on Downing Street shenanigans. Which gives us the opportunity to consider one of his main… Continue reading

  • WTF Not-So-Super Special

    Hallo Readers, ‘And the Lord God prepared a gourd and made it to come up over Jonah  that it might be a shadow over his head to deliver him from grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. But God prepared a worm when… Continue reading

  • WTF Royal Baby Special

    Hallo Readers, What can be more British than the birth of a Royal Baby? The whole thing is steeped in years of tradition. For example, hours after pushing out something the size of a football, the Royal Mother is supposed to appear… Continue reading

  • WTF From Russia With Love Special

    Hallo Readers, As fans of Midsomer Murders can attest, living in an English idyll does not preclude murder and mayhem but no-one associated leafy Salisbury with attempted homicide until a fortnight ago, when a father and daughter were found in a bad… Continue reading