February 14, 2011
The Minister for Climate Change, a Canute figure forever muttering ‘Back dastardly warming’ to himself; The Under-Secretary for the Rubber Band Cupboard; The Chief Executive of the National Committee on the Numerical Sequence of Egg Cartons; how many times have you heard a man gloomily refer to himself as ‘the Sous-Chef’ when he has accomplished [...]
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July 30, 2010
Was not to cull the BBC on day two of the new government. Sean Gabb of the Libertarian Alliance said as much in a speech a few years ago: “Have no doubt that we are engaged in a cultural battle for the soul of Britain. Failure to defeat the ‘last bastion of Fabianism’ will lead [...]
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