Entries by Tobias Langdon
Science and the Suicide-Cult: The Irrationalism of Richard Dawkins
The basis of science is the same as the basis of life: pattern-recognition. Even plants recognize patterns in the weather and the attacks of insects. The difference between scientists and trees, or scientists and sharks, is that scientists use reason and method, not instinct and other forms of biological automation. Mathemodels of reality Scientists try […]
Brave New Britain: Vibrant Enrichment in Manchester and London
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not before.” The patriotic Israeli Rahm Emanual didn’t actually say that, but it perfectly reflects his Machiavellian character. It also describes how free speech in Britain is now going to be attacked […]
Manchester Malady: Traitors Lie, Children Die
“Diversity is indeed a strength, not a threat.” That’s a line from the Queen’s Christmas message in 2004. “I love the diversity of London — I just feel comfortable.” That’s a line from the former immigration minister Barbara Roche in 2011. “Our priority as a government must always be to keep people safe.” That’s a […]
The Golden Globalists: MacShane and Macron vs Marine Le Pen
Slugs are remarkably resilient creatures. If a snail falls from height onto a hard surface, it might well crack its shell and perish. A slug falling the same distance will absorb the impact in its springy flesh and slither away unharmed, eye-stalks jauntily re-extended. A Fraudster Bounces Back Did Denis “The Slug” MacShane draw inspiration […]
Fake Jews: Deceit and Double-Think in Britain’s Hostile Elite
Here’s a quiz about Israeli politics. Are there any strongly identified Muslim or Christian Arabs high in Israel’s ruling conservative party? Do those Arabs write for Arab newspapers setting out the central principle of their lives: “Arabs must come first”? Finally, do those Arabs lavish praise on an opposition leader who opened Israel’s borders to […]
Vibrant Verse: British Poetry as Occupied Territory
The British Isles have given more than their share to science, literature and philosophy. But in other ways they have done less well, as the great Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) noted in one of his short stories. This is a German woman talking to the English spy Ashenden: “You English, you cannot paint, you cannot model, […]
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