George Monbiot is today claiming that the current Labour government are the most right-wing since WWII. His case is pretty good on its own, but with this report from the guys at Gizmodo, you really have to wonder…

Its May Day, it’s Fiona Parker’s birthday, and its time for elections!
If you’re in London, you can exercise your democratic rights by voting for the Mayor, the Policeman, or the Blonde Imbecile (not that I’m trying to influence you or anything).
If you live in London and don’t vote today, then you have no right to [...]

So, much in the news this last weekend about Catholic bishops criticising the forthcoming embryology bill… The issue? Mainly that of making human-animal ‘hybrids’; scientists say its good progress, and will help develop useful new treatments; the bishops didn’t like it, one going so far as to call it ‘Frankensteinish’. 
Since then, there has been much [...]

Anyone from across the pond will be fully familiar with the idea of a pledge of allegiance, an oath of agreement and support with the values of a country. In the States schoolchildren pledge allegiance ‘to the flag of the United States…’ Well, Lord Goldsmith, former UK attorney general and Tony Blair’s right hand man [...]

[I haven’t managed to write a ‘serious’ blog post for quite a while now; I do apologise. Life sometimes conspires against the thought that leads to serious blogging… Hopefully this will make it up to you slightly ]
There are 98 days until the next London Mayoral election. The race is between the current incumbent, [...]

The cabinet have apparently voted unanimously to approve the building of new nuclear power stations in the UK. (Source: Today, Radio 4)
Well, that’s the way the winds been blowing…
I’m going to say straight off that I think this is a really bad idea. Yes, there are merits to nuclear power; it is almost entirely carbon [...]

OK, these aren’t really that serious, but I thought I’d have a go… 10 predictions for things that might just happen in 2008. Some are more plausible than others; none of them should be used to elevate me to a position of sage or futurologist (unless they all come true!)

The American presidential election race will [...]