The fundamental problem with progressivism — and I say this as someone who was a leftist for my entire life, until maybe five years ago—is that progressives want there to be a different reality than the one that is, and become angered when confronted with reality, and blame whoever is presenting that reality to them for being the perpetrator of whatever unpleasant or imperfect reality presented.

I could never post this one enough.

I know we’re supposed to write regularly over here, but when I don’t have an essay burning a hole in my pocket, I just don’t have anything to say.

Put a chick in it and make it gay!

When you’re 85 you are sometimes astounded by the way everything has changed

For example, hotels used to accommodate travellers, but now they are conference centres and event centres and luxury spas, where people actually staying at the hotel take second place to the big money makers

And I can remember when Heathrow Mall was an airport, and British Airways was a decent airline, and not a downmarket version of Ryan Air

And even when the BBC used to do funny comedy shows

And also when Tory MPs could…