201 people were arrested during the TUC’s protest in London on Saturday.  All 201 of them were still in custody today according to the BBC. The protest was meant to be about opposing public sector cuts but as usually the case whenever you get more than a handful of left wingers, it descended into a [...]

Today isn’t just Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday as it’s occasionally known), more importantly it’s International Women’s Day. To celebrate International Women’s Day, the British government’s two Ministers for Women & Equality (both women of course, the position isn’t open to men to ensure equality) have announced a number of official events involving British government [...]

Very shortly the 2011 Census forms will drop through my letterbox and I’m in a bit of a quandry. I want to take the opportunity to define myself as English now that the census form finally deigns to ask people if they are English after decades of recording other ethnicities and nationalities.  I also fancy [...]

The British government is planning to steal money out of “dormant” bank accounts in England to fund the Big Society Bank which will then distribute funds throughout the whole of the UK. If you’re not sitting at your keyboard with a confused look on your face saying “what the fuck?” then read that first paragraph [...]

On the 1st of April, the British Department of English Health is putting prescriptions charges up to £7.40 per item. On the 1st of April, the Scottish government is abolishing prescription charges. The Welsh and Northern Irish already get free prescriptions so from April Fool’s Day, the English will be the only people in the [...]

Wales had its second devolution referendum yesterday, this time on whether the Welsh government should be able to pass laws on devolved areas without involving the British government. The Welsh have had their second referendum, the Scots are due for their third soon on increased powers recommended by the Calman Commission and I don’t even [...]

Labour 14,724 60.8% UKIP 2,953 12.2% Conservative 1,999 8.3% BNP 1,463 6.0%% Independent (Tony Devoy) 1,266 5.2% Lib Dem 1,012 4.2% Eng Dem 544 2.2% Monster Raving Loony Party 198 0.8% Independent (Michael Val Davies) 60 0.2% Thank you Barnsley for making my day.