Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Lest we forget

The Labour Way: “An announcement that there will be a reduction in the bill for benefit votes is not to be taken as a promise to cut this bill,” according to a Treasury spokes.
● Maybe the Chancellor who can down a pint of beer in ont long swallow had done it once too often before he launched his Budgie at an ungrateful nation.

Today’s Question

Is Labour trying to make ua a nation of house owners by killing off the buy-to-rent sector? The current trend is for higher rents to pay relentless stealth taxes and lotz of landlords getting out of the business altogether.

Monday, 2 November 2026

Diet bonus?

NatureScot has authorised the parking of beaver families in the River Ness in the name of promoting biodiversity. If they get about a bit, too adventurous newcomers will end up in Loch Ness. And provide tasty snacks for Nessie, the loch’s resident monster?

So it goes

What do you get if there’s a cease-fire in Gaza? Israel terminates another 1,500 Palestinians.

Labour lies upset Scots

The government promised to hurl £200 million at a flim-flam carbon capture plan, which will have Nett Zero effect on the global climate. Does the government actually deserve a pat on the back for coughing up only £12 million? Or a series of extremely vigorous boots up the bum for wasting that much?

Today’s Question

Does a deal to supply Ukraine with Patriot missles from the US for air defence really ‘aid’ the embattled country if the missles won’t be delivered for several years?

Another wipe-out threat?

The next big health scare is a mutant flu concocted in the bodies of farm workers who catch both human flu and an animal strain. Thus there is a campaign to tell farm staff to get a flu jab.