Howya. I hope you had a nice Christmas. Mine was peaceful. Back home, we tend to say ’twas quiet. I really enjoyed Christmas Morning Melodies. It was nice of Caroline to pop into the studio for a chat on-air. I told you she’s fantastic. Thanks for the compliments. She was chuffed. I’ve been chuckling away … Read more
Hello there! It’s 5.30pm here in Salford as I write this. I’ve just fed the furballs and opened a bottle of Rioja. And….breathe. El Froggo Tremendo is floating around the kitchen. She’s cooking this evening’s dinner. We’ll eat around 9pm and then open the pressies. This is our 20th Christmas together. We met in 2002. … Read more
What kind of fuckery is this? An Indian restaurant in Bradford will double as a covid jab clinic this Christmas, as part of an NHS trial. Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway described it as “genius.” Ishfaq Farooq owns My Lahore restaurant in Bradford. He told GMB this morning that after a conversation with an … Read more
We should cancel Christmas now and celebrate later, when everyone is safe, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He’s the current Director General of The World Health Organisation. The dickhead told the press last night that having a good old time this Christmas would in his words, lead to “increased cases, overwhelmed health systems and more deaths.” … Read more
Benjamin Butterworth describes himself as a “prominent gay journalist,” whatever that means. No-one had heard of him until he began popping up on Good Morning Britain and national radio a few years ago, to argue that women have penises too. Yes, he is a dick. Butterworth is an attention whore. He’s not a journalist. He’s … Read more
A review has found that there is little evidence that antidepressants are effective and that doctors should prescribe them less frequently and for shorter time periods. One in six adults in the UK were on antidepressants in 2020. According to The Times: ….many patients had side effects and withdrawal symptoms, which could be severe, researchers … Read more
Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.” Quite right. If I had a credo, that would be it. As far as I know, we’re only here once. Get busy living or get busy dying. This morning, like every morning, I am beset on all sides by experts telling me that … Read more
There are reports this morning that so-called antivaxxers are booking out slots at vaccination centres to disrupt the UK government’s booster-jab programme. According to The Telegraph: The tactic has reportedly been used before at other sites, but it is understood some slots were booked out at Wembley Stadium on Sunday…. Wembley Stadium was operating as … Read more
It Was mid-October 2015. My better half, the oft-mentioned El Froggo Tremendo, myself and our faithful canine chum Jazz, were strolling through Liverpool city centre. It was Saturday afternoon. It felt like an Indian Summer. It was lovely. God, I miss days like those. A group of people were walking towards us. They filled the … Read more
The witchdoctors are out in force today. Professor Beata Kampmann, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine just told SKY News that people should wait up to two weeks after they’ve had their booster jab, before heading out to the pub. Kampmann said that in general, people should shun public places and practice … Read more
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