Blogs Posts on "Wild Speculation"

Were the CRU materials hacked—or leaked? by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 21, 2009Now the story about this CRU material is that a server was hacked: but what if that is not the case?Although he is careful to state that he knows "nothing of the provenance of the FOIA.zip that is not in the public domain", Steve McIntyre seems to be...

Heresy Corner has lost it by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 19, 2009Yes, OK, I know that this is a guest post but that doesn't alter the fact that when your article starts out with something that's totally wrong, it really doesn't help the credibility of the rest of the post.It was a Nobel prize-winning Swedish chemi...

I'll believe it when I see it by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 18, 2009On the first day of Christmas (ish), my true love gave to me: six thieving bastards, six prosecutions and siiiiiiiiix prison sentences. Six massive fines, six chastened crooks and a drink to celebrate each.Oh, clockwise from top left: Lord Clarke of...

Look on the bright side by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 17, 2009Via Iain Dale, I see that Quaequam Blog! has found an upside to the idea that the Press Complaints Commission should regulate blogs.But wait: a thought occurs. If bloggers are to be brought under the PCC, surely we should have seats on the PCC board?

More on the railways, and thoughts on the privatisation of services by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 16, 2009Further to your humble Devil's criticism of rail privatisation—they aren't really private at all—the Adam Smith Institute blog has covered the renationalisation of the East Coast Line; and Eamonn Butler's piece raises some issues that I failed to...

You can make it happen by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 15, 2009Terry Fuckwit: not a role model, OK?After reviewing the latest idiocies from the Scottish government, and the most recent gross intrusions into our privacy from the Westminster government, Leg-Iron sums up the farce that was the Glasgow North East by...

This really is one of those situations... by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 15, 2009... when one would like to ensure that they both lose.Nick Griffin launched the “Battle for Barking” yesterday, declaring that he will stand against the culture minister Margaret Hodge at the next election.Fuck me: what a choice for the people of...

You almost have to admire the cheek of the man... by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 15, 2009Having piled in with his £45,000 make-over of the Speaker's grace-and-favour home, it seems that John Bercow is determined to win an award for being the most shamelessly hypocritical shitstick ever to grace our Parliament of Whores.New rules limitin...

New From Old: A Friendly Society by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009A couple of weeks ago, your humble Devil gave a brief talk to the Adam Smith Institute's Next Generation about ideas for libertarian welfare in general, concentrating on Friendly Societies in particular.Most speeches that I give are based either on p...

A Quick Reminder: The Government are Cunts by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 9, 2009[NOTE: I'm not The Devil, and I know I'm late to the party on this, but fuck it. You can't have too many reminders.]OK. We had an "asset bubble." Lots of things were overpriced. That house you bought for £200,000 was actually only worth £150,000. S...