I have today had a letter from the office of that egregious ass, Jake Mogg, known principally for lying in the House of Commons, as shown above, though he has lied elsewhere, too [see Mogg the Mendacious, Mogg Mendax]. The letter (which is quite as underwhelming as you would expect) was in belated response to … Continue reading Lying with impunity
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If what they say is true, then how did we get here?
A useful test is to ask whether the account that people give of events is consistent with the events themselves. If it were really the case that in the 2016 referendum ‘the country voted overwhelmingly to leave’ (to quote the chronically untruthful Bernard Jenkin, MP*) is that at all consistent with the point we have now … Continue reading If what they say is true, then how did we get here?
Ow! yaroo! Stop it, you beasts!
I have remarked before that the level at which Boris Johnson operates – and those about him – is ‘school debating society’. That is why the majority of EU politicians, who are serious-minded, grown-up types who see politics in terms of public service (as we once did in this country) cannot comprehend him. Today’s proroguing … Continue reading Ow! yaroo! Stop it, you beasts!
Liars in public places
'die breite Masse eines Volkes... einer großen Lüge leichter zum Opfer fällt als einer kleinen' - 'the broad mass of a nation will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.' (Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf) 'These are people who are bent on trying to reverse the substance of Brexit and … Continue reading Liars in public places
