Tag Archives: Kenneth Clarke

April Fools Make Useful Tools

The fourth month of Annus Apocalypsis opened with another atrocious, though not astonishing, panorama of the end times: namely, the ConDem coalition’s proposal to play peekaboo with the nation’s online interactions. Others thought it a tragically unfunny April Fool prank; … Continue reading

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Storm in a Ski Mask: A (Qualified) Defence of Ken Clarke

Whoever coined the phrase “ignorance is bliss” was obviously talking bollocks, judging by the folk fuming over what they thought Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said about rape. I admit letting out a few laughs over the mention of him talking about … Continue reading

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MRDA or Self-Defence? Dancing on the Edge of the Knife…

This all-too-rare slither of sense caught my attention, a week or two back: A Conservative election pledge that anyone caught carrying a knife could expect a jail term will not be implemented… Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said he would put … Continue reading

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