Home > Stephen Pollard

Sunday 7 September 2008

 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency suggests


Thursday, 26th June 2008

It woz CND wot dun it

5:10pm

I think that someone posing as Kate Hudson, the Chairwoman of CND, has stolen her identity and posted in her name at Comment is Free. Because the piece is so hilariously stupid that it is clearly designed to make her look like an idiot:

Today we heard that the US has secretly withdrawn its 110 free-fall nuclear bombs from an RAF base at Lakenheath in Suffolk. The US has had nuclear bombs in Britain, under the guise of Nato, since the 1950s – outside any accountability or democratic control from the British government or parliament. 

Why? Because:

They have been the focus of protest since they first arrived and similar stocks in western European countries have also been the subject increasing protest.
And did you know that CND was also responsible for the removal of Cruise missiles? It's a really funny skit; I...

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink  |   Comments (3)

POLLARD 08!

12:53pm

If drafted, I will not run; if nominated, I will not accept; if elected, I will not serve.

(via Daniel Finkelstein)

Email to a friend  |   Permalink  |   Comment

Steer well clear

12:34pm

I guess he must think the lizard vote is particularly strong in Haltemprice.

(Oh, wait a moment. It's the lizards he's exposed, isn't it? So it must be the anti-lizard vote.)

Email to a friend  |   Permalink  |   Comment

Ladies - no need to be scared any more!

12:16pm

I thought it might be timely, given Ms Harperson's proposals today, to post this tyre ad from the 1970s. Things have, er, changed a bit...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink  |   Comment

Wednesday, 25th June 2008

Sex with a nine year old

8:58pm

Want to know the Saudi view of sex and marriage? Here's Dr. Ahmad Al-Mub'i, a Saudi marriage officiant: 

It is allowed to marry a girl at the age of one, if sex is postponed.  The Prophet Muhammad, whose model we follow, married 'Aisha when she was six and had sex with her when she was nine....
 
Oh, and here's some completely unrelated news today.

Email to a friend  |   Permalink  |   Comments (9)

Search this blog

 

Stephen Pollard's Blog Roll

Oliver Kamm
Politics, economics and culture from the master. Unmissable.

Daniel Finkelstein's Times Comment Central
A daily must-read. 

Tim Worstall 
Lots of interesting nibbles - and a ruthless swatter of economic gibberish.

Marginal Revolution
Tyler Cowen's riveting economic blog.

Harry's Place
Must-read left of centre blog from writers who understand the threat to the West. 

Thought Experiments
The peerless Bryan Appleyard's blog.

Opera Chic
An American in Milan, on opera.

Intermezzo
A London-based classical music enthusiast.

Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
Does what it says on the tin.

Samizdata
Libertarian blog, packed every day.

Norm's blog
The thoroughly sensible thoughts of renowned left-wing academic Norman Geras, Professor of Government at Manchester. And cricket, too.

Public Interest
Peter Briffa's inimitable take on The Yazzmonster and other assorted demons.

Reform
The public sector reform group; their website is an invaluable source of data and ideas.

Centre for the New Europe
The leading European public policy think tank.

Spectator recommends

Sky TV, Broadband & Talk from £16 a Month

Sky TV & free broadband packages available from £16 a month. Choose from a standard free sky box, sky plus...


Spectator classifieds

ROME CENTRE

PORTA METRONIA, ROME Standing high on the top of one of the seven hills of Rome- the Coelian- this unique

City Breaks. ROME and PARIS

ROME and PARIS: over 350 holiday rentals apartments listed: visit  www.romanreference.com  and  www.parisreference.com or call +39 0648 903612.

Jewellery. RUFFS (Estd. 1904).

Goldsmiths by Design Welcome to Ruffs!  You have found a company of Goldsmiths that specialises in the manufacture, amongst other