A thorough academic analysis of the case for or against AV, written by the University of Reading’s Alan Renwick, can be found at the Political Studies Association website (PDF). Read it, especially if you think you know all the answers already. There is still time before Thursday.
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ungrateful sod, a friend of CO2
Academic AV Analysis
the enemy within
The enemy within, the power behind the drone, the answer to the question, ‘who gains from the global warming lie‘?
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Yes to AV – status quo not an option
I will say this only once: At least show up on the 5th of May, however you are inclined to vote (on AV). Us ordinary ingrates have to claim back our country from the chattering and political classes and from the media. Before you vote, ask yourself these questions - Who is urging you...
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Greenies hate people – official
Here in Ingrateville I have been driving the locals off their scrumpy with incessant claims that greenies hate people. Here is some evidence -Delingpole on Packham. What I don’t understand is why they never suggest culling themselves? I would happily volunteer for the loathsome task of listening to their jobby-jabber as I injected the...
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sticking carbon foot firmly in carbon gob
The ever desparate econazis will twist any story they can around their gnarled and withering pointing finger. I had flash-backs to April 1st when I read this BBC report. Apparently the scientists involved have not observed any land use change. They should drive for a couple hours round these parts and observe how our...
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A question of dignity
Why don’t the masses care about the corruption, lies and deception that dominate every aspect of their lives? We complain enough! So, why don’t we act? Sometimes, when we do, we have the crap beaten out of us by state forces hell-bent on maintaining their power base. Sometimes, we have to read and listen...
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Excel, a web developer’s friend?
The following will apply equally well to any other half decent spreadsheet and anything better than Excel. Have you ever had to add a string to the beginning or end (or both) of another text string? I first used the technique below on a very (very, very) long list of URLs I wanted to...
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Anne the elephant rescued
Last night the Ingrate clan were hypnotised by the charms of Jon Snow again, take 2. Anne the elephant, 60 years old, arthritic and psychologically damaged beyond repair, has been in the care of the of The Roberts Super Circus from a very young age. She has been tethered on a very short chain...
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Arts Council cuts justified, states soulless prick
Last night the Ingrate clan were hypnotised by the charms of Jon Snow again. We were captivated at one stage by the soulless clown from the Institute of Economic Affairs failing miserably to justify Arts Council cuts on the grounds that the tax payer should not have to pay if nobody else was willing...
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Kindle – a vision of the future
A blatent plug for a device that is firmly in the vanguard of literary development. Don’t get me wrong, I love books. A book to me is much more than the sum of its parts. It is an object of beauty to be admired on its shelf, occassionaly handled and rarely read. However, I...
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Normalizing bad behaviour – a speculation
Amateur psychology has its place, I think. After all, the Freuds and Jungs of the world were amateurs in their day. Before I attempt to espouse a new Ingrate psychological belief (in as much as theories in this non-scientific field of study cannot be tested or researched reliably), let me be clear that I...
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Liar, liar pants on fire – nothing new there then
Steve McIntyre exposes more of the scam over at Climate Audit. Will there be a criminal investigation? Will scientists finally feel the scales tipping? I doubt it but eventually, when order has been restored men like Steve M. will be justly rewarded.
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Refreshingly nuclear
monbiot sees light at end of tunnel vision. Hallelujah!
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Homes, not Property
Ingrate starts campaign site. What’s that about?
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budget, smudgit
Budget, no comment on the tabloid headline guff and no sight of the nitty gritty yet but why bother? Whatever its content, its purpose will be to pacify the Tory paymasters because Georgie Porgie doesn’t want the boys to come out to play; they know how to hurt him. We can rest in pieces...
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BBC caught in balanced reporting shock
Radiation fears are all in the mind reports the BBC. Dangers of nuclear radiation discussed rationally by the eco-scaremongers’ best friend. Whatever next?
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Max More’s Perils of Precaution
Risk aversion is the guiding principle of the management and governance of most of UK plc these days. It is certainly the cause of at least 50% of my workload today (not on this blog, obviously). Our entire culture has become dependent on a regular fix of worry about what danger we, our children...
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the future’s far from bright, unless you are a lawyer
Is it too far-fetched to predict a future courtroom battleground where lawyers from the UK battle it out in a Northern European and Scandanavian fight for the wind? We will have stolen so much of it, lining our coasts and hills with so many giant turbines, that bird migration will be decimated, insect and...
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lunatics in charge of the asylum
European Commission climate ‘expert’ Jill Duggan embarrasses herself on Australian radio. Hoisted by her own petard; ’nuff said about her and the European Commission.
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the 5th horseman of the apocalypse
This quote: They advocate the use of alternative systems to meet the global demand for energy – the most popular being solar energy, biomass energy, hydropower and wind turbines. All systems have their drawbacks, however, whether it is the cost of installation, the transformation of farming land, or the site of large structures on...
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wordpress fiddling
As you can see, I have changed theme. The previous one took up too much space and wasn’t flexible enough. This one is ‘techozoic’ by Jeremy Clark. I have also fiddled with permissions etc to try to make updates a bit easier but I have still not diagnosed my problem. It might be an...
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what a wanker
Goodwin exposes himself as a tosser of the first order. No shock there then.
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a wider perspective on climate variability
The four NOAA graphs at the top of this article by Peter Meyer are not new but a regular glance at them will help focus your mind. It should be obvious to all but the most intellectually challenged that the recent (last three decades) of scaremongering have no basis in reality. By far the...
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DC on TV at BBC charming the ladies
… and that includes little Mattie Baker (the lad from Blue Peter, who done good – bless). I normally manage to resist the Dumb One Show after the local news at 7pm on the Beeb but the remote lingered for a few seconds beyond my reach (only I know how to operate my lovely...
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gathering a poor harvest and blowing in the wind
A timely warning from the ever eloquent John Brignell, who by the way, is always essential reading for anyone with an interest in the political, academic and media twisting of scientific pronouncements. Nothing to save, everything to lose, shock!
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Mass apathy infects northern England – Liberal Demoprats missing
So, the person has spoken in Barnsley and changed nothing. Except … Where did the Liberal Demoprats go? The same place as the electorate it would seem. Nobody can be bothered voting for the same-old and who would blame them. They have replaced a corrupt knob with a knob who would force Big Brother...
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- angus on C4 recruited to cause
- angus on Traumatised buttocks
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