Here is a depiction of Moses, or Musa.

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Here are a few principles. They are the agreed principles of the partners in Bapton Books. It strikes us - as Borno State, in Nigeria, burns and Islamists hold hostages at (of course) a kosher shop in Paris and in Dammartin (where is Jeanne d’Arc when she’s wanted) - as important to state them anew.

(Yes, we quite realise many of you begin bricking ( Read more... )

Nous sommes tous Charlie Hebdo.

‘Always scribble, scribble, scribble, eh, Mr Gibbon?’ (The duke of Gloucester, upon being presented with a volume of the Decline and Fall.)

[The cover, if you like to see it.]

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Until the last traces of Wets, invertebrates, luvvies, Islingtonites, modernisers, and Cameroons - but I repeat myself - are scoured from it, I have severed all ties with the Conservative Party.

God damn Cameron. God damn Clegg. God damn Miliband - and soon, all three ( Read more... )

Gloriously filthy ... weather we're having, isn't it.

Am home. (Not necessarily 'and dry'.) Had forgotten to account for the dear lad's having to report himself on the Monday to a job. One forgets how often a man who actually does things is not his own master, however masterly his talents and accomplishments and masterful his ways when (wait for it ( Read more... )

( What YA wants is economic sanity. )

( We deserve better. )

Even aside from Tom Watson MP and Keith Vaz MP, the Committee and the Met have done nothing today to vindicate their dignity. Speaking of own goals, good God....