From Elsewhere: Not everyone in the world thinks the same or has the same moral code.
There’s a fantastic article by Daniel Dieppe in The Critic magazine that blows apart many of the smug conceits about universalism. In his article…
Culture – includes movies
Weekend movie 17th April 2026 – ‘Callan – The movie’
This is a cracking spy movie from 1974 and is a spin off from the TV series of the same name (although without the…
Quote of the Day 07th April 2026 – The monstrous regiment of Troon censors.
Good one from Greg Lukianoff the American freedom campaigner. On the subject of how toxic the transgender ideology and ideologues are he said: In…
‘Gender transition for young people’ a monstrous scandal that could have been avoided
I was wondering how I was going to compose a piece about the new Finnish study into the outcomes for medical and/or surgical treatments…
A wonderful bit of Tolkien-based hilarity.
I’m a bit of a Tolkien nerd. I’ve read the books (including the Silmarillion at least six times), watched the movies and consumed hours…
Minnesota’s massive Somali fraud scandal. What lessons could it teach us in Europe?
There is a massive Somali community that has been transplanted from Somalia and elsewhere into the US state of Minnesota. There have long been…
From Elsewhere: On First World and Third World mindsets.
It’s easy for us in the West to falsely assume that the entire world is like us. It’s easy to assume when you live…
Girlguiding gets dragged kicking and screaming into the world of reality.
The last ten years or so have seen many of Britain’s public, private and voluntary institutions succumb to a form of madness. It been…
A Happy Thanksgiving to all my many American readers.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all my American readers and friends a very happy Thanksgiving. May your get togethers with family…
From Elsewhere – The BBC has lost all the trust it once had.
I used to admire the BBC. Back during the Cold War I considered the BBC and in particular the BBC World Service to be…
