Rants and Reflections
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YouTubers Beg for Subscribers, What Are They Asking For?
I watch quite a bit of YouTube. Probably too much, if I’m honest. It’s useful, occasionally entertaining, quite informative, and every now and then you stumble across someone genuinely brilliant. Someone who clearly knows their subject and shares something worthwhile. But let’s not pretend the whole place isn’t also full of absolute muppetry. Because it…
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Why I Legally Stopped Paying The TV Licence Fee
Is there a tax in the UK more universally grumbled about than the TV Licence? It feels like a relic from a different era, yet the pressure to pay it remains as aggressive as ever. Recently, the conversation’s heated up again. With the government proposing to give free licences to those on benefits – subsidised…
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“AI Curious” Why Jargon Won’t Grow Your Business
Most of what’s written about AI for business is theatre. It looks smart, it flatters the writer, and it leaves the average business owner no clearer on what to do when they open the laptop tomorrow morning. The line that set this article off was a perfect example, a headline promising to take organisations “from…
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The Digital Leash: Why the “Brit Card” is a Disgrace
Is the proposed UK digital ID scheme a genuine tool for security, or is it a technocratic surveillance system designed to monitor and control every aspect of British life? The “Brit Card” is an insidious expansion of state power that uses the pretext of immigration control to implement a mandatory, biometric-linked surveillance system. It threatens…
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BBC Bias & Trust – The Reality Behind Public Frustration
If you still believe the BBC is the last bastion of unbiased truth, it’s time for a cold splash of reality. For years, both sides of Britain’s squabbling political aisle have accused the nation’s flagship broadcaster of bias. The BBC’s Bias Is More Than a Glitch in the System These are not passing gripes. The…
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They’ll Tell You VAT Isn’t Rising. They’re Lying.
In Summary: UPDATE: This didn’t happen (yet) but I’ll leave this here as a reminder of what could still happen one day when Rachel Reeves (or a future holder of the red briefcase) fumbles with the budget calculator. The November 2025 budget could see the VAT registration threshold slashed from £90,000 to around £30,000, forcing…
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Casualties of Misinformation & Psychological Impact
I wrote about a false Facebook post earlier. Someone with a platform and self-declared expertise posted statistics about UK Reform that actually came from Estonia’s Reform Party. Different country. Different party. Same name. When I corrected it with the source, I got blocked. In Brief: False information posted with authority doesn’t just spread lies, it…
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The Difference Between Government and Thieves? One Pretends They’re Helping!
The difference between government and thieves is that thieves don’t pretend they’re helping you. Sounds harsh, sounds cynical, sounds like pub talk after too many pints. But strip away the platitudes and slogans, and you’re left staring at an uncomfortable truth. A thief takes your wallet and pisses off. Government takes your money, wraps it…
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The War on Truth and the Death of Honest Information
Truth used to be something we searched for. Now it feels like something we’re handed, neatly packaged, pre-approved, and ready for sharing. Everyone claims to have the facts, yet no one seems sure what’s real anymore. This piece isn’t about taking sides, it’s about asking why every side seems to be lying and what that’s…
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Is This Really the Best Leadership We’ve Got?
There’s been a lot of nonsense flying around UK politics in the last few days between Keir Starmer (sorry, I mean Sir Keir Starmer) and Nigel Farage. It’s like a playground comedy sketch. After days (or weeks actually) of name-calling aimed at anyone associated with Reform (or anyone who loves Great Britain), Starmer has moved…