This is not the news*Building bridges from the sublime to the ridiculousBridges are often used by politicians as metaphors to labour whatever point it is they want to get across in relation to the political…Sep 16, 2019Sep 16, 2019
This is not the news*I pity the fool who would become the Mayor of Nightlife?!So, there I was, being a humble columnist, browsing Facebook for the latest news and hoping to find a juicy tidbit to poach for this piece…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
This is not the news*Boris Johnson’s Britain: smack-brained, dope-sick, milk-shook“Being controversial in politics is inevitable. If an individual wants to be a leader and isn’t controversial, that means he never stood…Jul 27, 2019Jul 27, 2019
This is not the news*The ancient art of dishwasher stacking is dyingMy crockery is crocked and I cannot cope!Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
This is not the news*Election Special!Elections are a minor inconvenience which we must all suffer periodically to sustain a healthy democracy.May 26, 2019May 26, 2019
This is not the news*The science of sex & other stories of top shaggers: from turkeys to Tiger[A disclosure: your present columnist has never been good at, or interested in, matters of a scientific nature, but nonetheless the…Apr 27, 2019Apr 27, 2019
This is not the news*The triggered Twitter trench warriors and the Irish writer — a 21st century tradition??It all started with an opinion article in The Irish Times — as it so often does. Once upon a time, wars used to start because young lads…Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
This is not the news*Tits, Ass, and Poor Taste (for once it wasn’t the politicians..)Extinction Rebellion: sounds like a bad punk band name, doesn’t it? Or, perhaps a bad-(ass) OTC diarrhoea remedy. In truth, it is neither…Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019
This is not the news*Frankie’s freakout, Trump on turbines, and the D.U.Piggy in the middlePope Francis had a freakout recently because some filthy perverted conservative Catholics (yes, there apparently are Catholics out there…Mar 31, 2019Mar 31, 2019
This is not the news*Wotsit we mendicants have to do to make Leo love us like Lisa & meditations (& medications) on…Right. That’s it. I’ve found it out. After a week away* What’s it? you say, intrigued and hungry for British cheesy crisps. They call them…Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019