Archive for the ‘bureaucrats and the unco guid’ Category
A Few Quotes
Posted on: January 10, 2010
The intelligence picture that they paint is one accumulated over the last four years. It is extensive, detailed and authoritative. It concludes that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons, that Saddam has continued to produce them, that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be [...]
Tagged as: quote, tony blair, wmd
LEDs Too Cold To Melt Snow
Posted on: December 20, 2009
Hurr hurr.
They didn’t think this one through did they.
All across the US, traffic lights have been upgraded to use LEDs. These bulbs save energy and last longer, and presumably count towards some carbon trading quotas.
However, when it snows, they don’t work!
Britain, under encouragement from ‘environmental’ groups seems to be following suit.
Around 57,000 tonnes of carbon [...]
Tagged as: law of unintended consequence, winter
Madness
Posted on: November 7, 2009
UK court has ruled that environmentalism is a religion.
In March, employment judge David Heath gave Mr Nicholson permission to take the firm to tribunal over his treatment.
But Grainger [the employer] challenged the ruling on the grounds that green views were political and based on science, as opposed to religious or philosophical in nature.
That argument has [...]
Tagged as: environ, environmentalist, law, sky falling
‘mon the sausages
Posted on: November 4, 2009
Yet more Scottish bollocks.
Square, Lorne, Slicey; whatever you call it, the flat, square sausage is as Scottish as deep fried pizza. Tasty as it is (although I’ve alway preferred a pork link), I wouldn’t advertise it as a delicacy.
Tagged as: food, sausages, scottish bollocks
The professionally offended are at it again
Posted on: November 3, 2009
As a sweaty sock myself I cringe when empty suits like this Angus Robertson try to defend our delicate sensibilities.
Price comparison site Geizkragen uses a happy cartoon Jock complete with tartan hat and kilt combo “advising Germans how to save money”. German motoring club ADAC went one better, and sent its 15 million members an email [...]
Tagged as: it pc gone mad, nothing better to do than complain, professionally offended