Completely Confused

APOD: 2010 May 2 - The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

2010-05-02T11:29:00.001+01:00

Look at this picture. Apart from the two bright stars near the centre and top of the image (identified by the diffraction spikes), every object is a galaxy. Where is your god?

APOD: 2010 May 2 - The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

The Gillian Duffy fiasco will (hopefully) benefit the Tories, not the Lib Dems

2010-04-28T19:44:00.001+01:00

...the Liberal Democrats...probably share the Prime Minister’s view that Gillian Duffy is a bigot.

The Gillian Duffy fiasco will benefit the Tories, not the Lib Dems – Telegraph Blogs

There is no such thing as fairness in society

2010-04-17T11:03:00.001+01:00

Labour promise "A future fair for all" and the Liberal Democrats promise "Building a fairer Britain". Guess what? Life isn't fair. Get over it.

Life is an accident; where we were born and to whom. We are at the mercy of our genes and our environment. Some of us are more intelligent than others and some of us are stronger than others. Some of us are leaders, but most of us are followers. And some of us are simply more fortunate and make better choices than others. And so it goes on; we are not all equal.

It is a deception for any political party to promises fairness, because it can never and will never, be achievable.

All that can be done is to give people the opportunities to be their best; some will take those opportunities and some will not. But a few people, for whatever reason will be unable to take those opportunities and it's those people who need additional help.

Joe the Plumber and the Myth of Fairness - Scragged

Hypocrite Peter Mandelson attacks ‘long toffee nose’ of David Cameron

2010-04-14T15:31:00.001+01:00

Peter Mandelson is probably the most snobbish, supercilious, stuck up (his own arsehole) individual (in other words, Toffee-Nosed) you could ever have the misfortune to meet.

More rank hypocrisy from the real Nasty Party.

Peter Mandelson attacks ‘long toffee nose’ of David Cameron

Mao, Stalin, Kim Jong Il, Brown...It's all the same to me

2010-04-12T20:42:00.001+01:00

Labour's 2010 manifesto cover reminds me of all those old communist propaganda posters of yesteryear.

Spring has sprung in my garden

2010-04-11T13:28:00.001+01:00

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How should I vote in the General Election 2010?

2010-04-11T11:19:00.001+01:00

Vote Match is a guide which helps you determine how you should vote in the 2010 UK General Election by matching your views on the issues most important to you with each political party's policies.

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David Cameron's Gene Hunt Will Sort This Country Out

2010-04-03T14:59:00.001+01:00

Until today, Labour had successfully rewritten history. They had managed to paint the nineteen-eighties as a miserable decade for Britain, whilst airbrushing the nineteen-seventies out of the national consciousness.

It's easy to understand why: Labour were in power for most of the seventies, but the seventies were actually a grey, miserable decade, riven with industrial action by unions demanding (and securing) ever higher pay settlements for their members and turning our industries into uncompetitive shadows of their former selves. By contrast, the Conservatives were in power for all of the eighties; a brighter, optimistic time for many, and perhaps the darkest of times for a Labour party stuck in the past and trying to adapt to a changing Britain.

The irony is that most of the people promoting the distorted, Labour view, aren't even old enough to remember any of it...but I remember all of it.

Today, Labour appear to have scored an own goal by promoting David Cameron as cult TV hero Gene Hunt and drawing attention to the eighties which many people remember (myself included) as happier times.

If voting Conservative will take us back to the eighties, then voting Labour will take us back to the seventies.

Fire up the Quattro!

It's OK for Brown to mention the "I" word in 2010

2010-03-31T13:36:00.001+01:00

But when the Conservatives spoke about the problems of immigration at the last General Election, they were roundly condemned as racists and xenophobes. Labour hypocrisy. Again.

BBC News - Brown tells illegal migrants: "You are not welcome"

Be warned - Another step towards Stalinism

2010-03-31T12:10:00.001+01:00

"With every passing year this country [the UK] more resembles a post-modern Soviet Union – and now they’re creating a generation of little Pavliks, the child glorified by Stalin’s authorities for reporting his parents to the authorities. How long before children are encouraged to report their parents to the authorities?"

Using a child to catch a grandmother selling goldfish is a step towards Stalinism – Telegraph Blogs

APOD: 2010 March 31 - Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

2010-03-31T11:38:00.001+01:00

APOD: 2010 March 31 - Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Cannot Sleep

2010-03-31T01:03:00.000+01:00

I've taken 5mg Temazepam and it's not working dammit.

Orange or Brown...they're both shitty colours

2010-03-30T21:35:00.001+01:00

The Second Coming is upon us. Tony Bliar has returned to earth to save Gordon Brown.

Tony Bliar is the future, and it's orange – Telegraph Blogs

James Lovelock: 'humans are too stupid to prevent climate change'

2010-03-30T16:15:00.001+01:00

Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from affecting how we live on the Earth, according to James Lovelock, the maverick environmentalist.

And most humans in the UK are too stupid to vote for a much needed change at the forthcoming General Election.

James Lovelock: 'humans are too stupid to prevent climate change', says maverick scientist - Telegraph

APOD: 2010 March 30 - Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313

2010-03-30T12:25:00.001+01:00

APOD: 2010 March 30 - Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313

APOD: 2010 March 28 - M16: Pillars of Creation

2010-03-28T20:26:00.001+01:00

APOD: 2010 March 28 - M16: Pillars of Creation

Make your own Labour Pledge Card

2010-03-28T20:21:00.001+01:00

Here.

The Definition of a Labour Pledge

2010-03-27T11:58:00.001Z

Something that Labour promises for three elections, but doesn't really mean. But do mean this time. Promise.

Acknowledgements to Conservative Women.

One step closer to Brown's totalitarian socialist state

2010-03-25T12:09:00.001Z

BBC News - Budget 2010: Darling puts emphasis on broadband for all

What they don't say is that once every home has super fast (yeah, right) broadband (paid for by that stealth tax on your phone line), a video screen and integrated camera (always on) will also be installed in your home (paid for by you, of course).

Gordon and his henchmen will ensure that you are not drinking (more than your daily allocation of) alcohol or smoking (in front of your children - who will be encouraged to report you) and that you are getting your daily exercise. They will also ensure that you are not engaging in (anti-state) terrorist activities (this will be the justification for the intrusion).

"I will rule this country [Britain] with an iron fist and every citizen will answer to me and me alone. If anyone opposes me, they will be destroyed." G Brown.

N.B. Gordon Brown has said these words...but not necessarily in that order.

APOD: 2010 March 24 - Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

2010-03-24T10:49:00.001Z

APOD: 2010 March 24 - Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

Large Hadron Collider to start hunt for 'God particle'

2010-03-23T23:18:00.001Z

We're all doomed Captain Mainwaring!

BBC News - Large Hadron Collider to start hunt for 'God particle'

A future fair for all? - Labour's (wasted) thirteen years

2010-03-23T20:42:00.001Z

Thirteen years of Labour government failure in fairness, society, policy and public services.

A future fair for all - Labour's thirteen years

Labour scandals worse than those of 1990s, says David Cameron

2010-03-23T16:16:00.001Z

I could not agree more.

BBC News - Scandals worse than those of 1990s, says Cameron

More Labour Sleaze - Ministers facing inquiry over 'cash for access' scandal

2010-03-21T22:33:00.001Z

New Labour came to power in 1997 on an anti-sleaze ticket, promising to be whiter-than-white. They have been far sleazier than the previous Conservative administration ever was.

Ministers facing inquiry over 'cash for access' scandal - Telegraph

What Was I Thinking?

2010-03-18T21:44:00.001Z

So last night I opened up a nice bottle of a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc. After a few glasses before, during and after supper there wasn't much left, so I polished off the bottle. Not good really. If that wasn't bad enough, I then opened up nice bottle of Chilean Merlot. Even worse, I polished off that bottle too (some of which came up before I went to bed).

I have not been feeling very well at all today; I still don't. Nevertheless, I did manage to vacuum the pond and service the pump and filter. Will I ever learn?