Blogs Posts on "Mischief-making"

Wilful blindness by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 21, 2009One can only assume, given how much he constantly and irritatingly whines about how the blogosphere is ignoring the big questions (also neatly rounded up by my impecunious Greek friend), that Richard North is ignoring the blogosphere's reactions to t...

The Devil rides out once more by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 2, 2009Just as a quick reminder, your humble Devil will be at the Adam Smith Institute—23 Great Smith Street, Westminster—tomorrow night, from about 6.30pm. In a talk entitled New From Old: A Friendly Society, I shall be addressing the need for a Libert...

That's Alan, folks! by Devil's Kitchen on Sep 7, 2009A little while ago, Alan Duncan was filmed whining about how MPs "live on rations" and that..."No one who's done anything in the outside world or is capable of doing such a thing will ever come into this place ever again the way we're going."No doubt...

LVT is not a good tax by Devil's Kitchen on Jun 28, 2009There are a good number of people wandering about this here blogosphere who advocate a Land Value Tax (LVT): often citing Adam Smith, they claim that it is the "least worst" tax.Over at Samizdata, Johnathan Pearce delivers a pretty comprehensive smac...

MMR and a lack of trust by Devil's Kitchen on Jun 14, 2009I am sick to fucking death of hearing about the MMR jab. Rhetorically Speaking points out that Peter Hitchens, after admitting that he knows fuck all about it, should shut the fuck up.Dr Crippen has also gone on about how the MMR scare was a total fr...

HMRC to investigate MPs by Devil's Kitchen on May 10, 2009Hooray! It seems that Mer Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)—not, you will note, Members of Parliament's Revenue and Customs—is to investigate whether MPs have been illegally avoiding Capital Gains Tax.The crisis over parliamentary expe...

Missive from the bunker by Devil's Kitchen on May 5, 2009Gordon Brown: "I don't know what this 'National Socialism' is, but it sounds like an excellent idea."Via Tory Bear (who concentrates on the hilarious swastikas), I see that Jacqui "Jacqboot" Smith has become the latest minister to subtly stick the kn...

The Civil Service needs serious reform by Devil's Kitchen on May 4, 2009I see that yesterday's Independent carried an article about how diplomats were incensed about David "Buttered New Potato" Cameron's plans for a new EU grouping.David Cameron has caused dismay at the highest levels in the Foreign Office over plans for...

Climate Rush by Devil's Kitchen on Apr 27, 2009It seems that there is yet another bunch of fucking tossers wibbling on about climate change and undertaking stupid "stunts" to annoy everyone bore everyone shitless with their stupid upper middle class ignorance* highlight this crucial issue.Four pe...

The smears go right to the top by Devil's Kitchen on Apr 18, 2009Guido alerts us to the fact that the revelations arising from the emails aren't done yet. And it seems that the News Of The World has the story again...THE VILE website at the centre of the vicious plot to smear top Tories was set up with the help of...