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In case everyone has forgotten about the major collapse of the giant, private-sector, Carillion conglomerate, so favoured and advocated by the tory government, I came across the attached elsewhere in social media. It's straight out of the business model so successfully operated, (perhaps that...

This is simply sheer propaganda and it is high time that privately-owned public information services were made subject to the same demands made of witnesses in Crown courts - '......to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.' Sadly, the British media for as long as I can...

Ditto 'flecc's comment Tom. It's good to know you're still around and one often wonders when regular contributors drop off the radar, so to speak, given that so many are of a certain age. Tom

Recently, I have been doing quite a bit of riding on my old Cytronex-powered Cannondale, having replaced the battery at 6 years old. It never ceases to amaze me that so few forum members report having considered the Cytronex offerings, or if they do, they ignore them, frequently because the...

This drivel is just so predictable....and embarrassing! I'm sure May's political advisers and researchers are getting their inspiration from old scripts of 'Yes Prime Minister'. The African politicians are simply being polite by receiving her at all but they won't believe a word she says in...

Here are two infographics which illustrate beautifully the difference between utter hypocrisy and straightforward political honesty: 1) 2) Tom

Lest anyone still be unaware of the unusual situation whereby some of the richest people in the land have been pretending to be just like your neighbours or the guys down the pub, preaching the merits of divorce from the EU as if we all share similar interests, think again! The mega rich...

Professor Brian Cox has a view on 'Brexit' and he seems singularly unimpressed by the prospects if we continue as we are doing: Now let's just take a moment to remember who got us into this situation.......I give you, Dave! Tom

Brilliant! So much truth encapsulated in just 20 words. Tom

Howard Zinn, an American born of poor, Jewish-immigrant parents in the USA, who lived through the great depression, fought in WW2 and whose life is captured fairly accurately in Wikipedia, said many important things by way of social commentary during his life and this is one: A lot of people...

The American senator John McCain who once tried and failed to become the US President died two days ago. Representing the British people, the woman acting as PM until a proper one can be elected, immediately lied eulogised about him in this tweet, in spite of the fact that McCain was no 'man of...

That's amusing but may be not too far removed from the reality; food banks could come under serious pressure and may require plod or perhaps military reservists to assist and ensure order is maintained. Tom

Politics is pretty simple for me as this infographic describes: Tom

It's JRM explaining how the Irish border problem can be overcome......and displaying his complete lack of understanding and total insensitivity about matters Irish. In other words, he would go to any lengths to ensure the UK is not part of the EU and not required to abide by any new regulations...

Dear oh dear oh dear! Tom

Well, speaking of bombshells, there is this item about the people who supplied the arms and armaments that caused so much destruction to British military personnel and equipment in 1982. As we prepare to exit the EU and enjoy amazing new trade deals with our 'friends' like the USA and Israel, I...

Elsewhere on social media today, I came across these straight-to-the-point infographics on different issues. This first one is a classic, selected by a left-wing website, depicting the stupidity and ignorance of typical UKIP/Tory/Brexit fodder: The next one reveals why the UK government...

I'm the same; I think we all tend to form pre-conceived notions of others - I always imagine that 'Tillson' for example, looks exactly like Robert Falcon Scott! Tom

I mentioned once before in a post here that perhaps all 'Brexidiots' are not racists but one can be sure that all racists voted for 'Brexit'. This infographic directed towards those who are of the colour-prejudiced variety of racism is quite telling in its accuracy: Tom

The UK was the first to move people and goods around the country using the railways. This infographic tells a story: Tom