Three "left wing" concepts that are officially not cool.

Here are some lefty nonsense-ideas that have been getting my goat lately. 1. The idea that people abused through prostitution are “sex workers” who should be unionised. Being abused is not a job. People being abused through prostitution should be given all of the help, access to help for addiction, safe affordable housing, and therapy [...]

UKIP: absolute nutters in the shit

UKIP, the acceptable face of far right politics in the UK, are possibly facing a financial disaster next month. July is likely to see the judgement of the Supreme Court over the party’s refusal to forfeit over £350,000 of illegal donations. The Electoral Commission says it knows about at least 67 instances of the UKIP [...]

The Capes of Rath

By Calum Nelson, MPharm In South Africa there’s a popular comedian called Matthias Rath. Here’s one of his jokes: “Patient: Doctor Doctor, I’m worried about transmitting HIV to my unborn baby. Doctor: Don’t worry, just have some potatoes. Whatever you do, don’t take any poisonous anti-viral medicine which will actually cause AIDS.” It’s a screamer [...]

Shitegeist

If you’re the kind of person who knows there’s a lot of problems in our society, and you’re looking for solutions for what to do about it, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself here on our blog. There’s also a good chance you might have come across something called the Zeitgeist Movement. If you [...]