Ulster for Beginners – Part I
A few months ago Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland Secretary, revealed that she knew precious little about the unusual conditions that exist in Ulster. With the recent killing of a journalist by some...
View ArticleHumanitarian Combat Fatigue
Recently I had the chance to talk to someone from a boat that had been in the mediterranean rescuing migrants – not one of the PC frauds that are the final stage of the people-smuggling operation,...
View ArticleArs longa, vita brevis
The Guardian reports, “Sculptor Antony Gormley plans Brexit giants off the French coast”: Now, on the eve of Britain’s potential departure from Europe, Gormley is planning a new and dramatic...
View ArticleThis is the country Dems wish an open border with ???
Then the coup de grace: as the Chapo sons’ forces engaged in direct combat with their own national military, kill squads went into action across Culiacán, slaughtering the families of soldiers engaged...
View ArticleBritain should open her doors to Hong Kongers looking to flee China’s overreach
Hong Kongers are some of the most educated and entrepreneurial people in the world, so even folk who depreciate immigration from the Third World should be able to get behind this idea, given Hong Kong...
View ArticleLorry driver shortage
In the news cycle of late: lorry driver shortage threatens empty supermarket shelves. One product so affected is apparently bottled water. I can say I have been having trouble buying the particular...
View ArticleThe Scarlet Letter
Although Boris’ letter is written in the most friendly and amiable manner towards Emmanuel and the EU generally, and its references to earlier discussions between them are phrased in a very positive...
View ArticleA formula for failure
There is a shortage of baby milk in the US. Few fears are more primal than that of not being able to feed your baby. Parents across America are stressed and angry. (Some people, however, find the...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day
“The British Courts and our legal system are the envy of the world. We know this, because so many people choose to illegally cross the Channel in order to exploit them.” – Lee Rotherham.
View ArticleDiscussion point: changing people’s beliefs by physical means
No, I don’t mean torture. Torture will make people say they believe whatever will make the pain stop, but what I am talking about here is using physical mechanisms to make people truly believe...
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Freedom and free movement
Some propositions: 1. Freedom is a good thing. It is good in itself and it leads to good outcomes. 2. Freedom includes “free movement”. 3. Free movement is a bad thing. It leads to bad outcomes. I can...
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What Tommy Robinson thinks
Tommy Robinson. EDL. English Defence League. Racists. Racism. Racist. Case closed, yes? A few years ago at a loose end – in full knowledge that the above was true – I was browsing YouTube and I came...
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