Tag Archives: Over-regulation

One law for some

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Time Traveller

            Ministers have abandoned an inquiry into the rise of secretive Sharia councils that deal in Islamic justice – because the Muslim courts refused to help. The failure of the Ministry of Justice probe has … Continue reading →

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The new untouchables

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Time Traveller

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a report on the failings of Castlebeck’s Winterbourne View Hospital following the exposé broadcast by the BBC’s Panorama programme. Unsurprisingly, it concludes that there ‘was a “systemic failure to protect people” by the … Continue reading →

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21st Century Love Story

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Time Traveller

Your eyes meet across the crowded room. You turn away. Moments pass – you glance again. She smiles. Love’s dance has begun. “I have to go.” “Can I give you a lift?” You pull up outside her block. There’s an … Continue reading →

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Everywhere in Chains

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Time Traveller

It’s Sod’s Law, I suppose, that has given us the greyest, wettest day of the summer for the Stony Stratford uprising: the greatest of respect to all those involved for defending our real interests. Courtesy of Man Widdicombe, Dick Puddlecote … Continue reading →

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Give £85 a month and save the nematode worm

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Time Traveller

I recently signed up to Google Alerts and in the space of less than 2 days, I have received 26 e-mails, mostly containing multiple ‘news’ items sympathetic to the CO2 consensus meme. The alarmists’ propaganda machine is admirably tireless… Al … Continue reading →

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The Freedom Fighters of Stony Stratford

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Time Traveller

I am not a smoker and have never been a smoker. However, as somebody who places liberty above most else, I’ve never believed that the world should be fashioned entirely in one image – as such, I abhor the petty … Continue reading →

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Another day, another ban

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Time Traveller

Police are hoping to stop a group of off-licences in Leicester city centre selling the strong and notoriously cheap alcohol favoured by street drinkers. Eight shops have been identified as regular destinations for alcoholics attracted by booze on sale for … Continue reading →

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Unscientific American

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Time Traveller

At last! Alertnet brings us the news we’ve all been waiting for!                   My, that dried up river channel looks pretty bad, eh? Not to worry – this is how it looked … Continue reading →

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Under the radar

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Time Traveller

A number of commenters are suggesting that the News of the World story is a distraction that has been, or will be, appropriated by the politicians to divert our gaze from something more unpalatable. Maybe. One rather important event that … Continue reading →

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Another turn of the screw

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Time Traveller

What a great photograph! During a family gathering a few nights ago, we were reminiscing about travelling through Europe in the fairly recent past and describing how intimidating many of the European police forces seemed to be, bearing sidearms and … Continue reading →

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