Category Archives: Merry Old England

Headline Howler: It’s always opposite day at The Economist

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ugh, how disgraceful. Don’t you people hire fact-checkers anymore? It’s not like you don’t have the cash…although at this rate, you may soon lose so much readership that you end up in serious financial trouble. Here, let me fix that … Continue reading →

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One more reason to piss on Thatcher’s grave

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Just in case you needed one, here you go: The evil old bat was also part of putschist plans against Venezuela. I was alerted to this story by a piece on Aporrea yesterday, which is basically an abbreviated translation of … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Mandela vs. Pinochet

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If ever you wondered where Ol’ Maggie’s priorities lay, now you know.

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Compare and Contrast: Atlee vs. Thatcher

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If anyone ever deserved a state funeral, it is Clement Atlee. Iron Tits, on the other hand, doesn’t deserve a Christian burial, much less.

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Milk Snatcher is history

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ding, dong. Seriously, though, it’s not nice to call that horrid old beast a witch. We Witches find that horribly insulting, since it’s not us who threw Britain into its current state of decline, oppression, and police brutality. We’re not … Continue reading →

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The elephant in the burned cabin

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Today, a friend posted this article from Jacobin on his Facebook wall. It’s an analysis of the Christopher Dorner case that the media have been screaming about all week. I wanted to like it; it was well and gracefully written, … Continue reading →

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Now is the winter of our discontent…

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, it appears that the long missing skeleton of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, has finally been found. And, in a creepy parallel to the case of Che Guevara, he was found in a rather ignominious … Continue reading →

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Defeat THIS, CIA!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Think you can take this guy, motherfuckers? Rafael Correa says “Make my day, punk”: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that there is an alleged plot by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent his re-election in … Continue reading →

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Julian Assange addresses the media

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Sabina Becker

For the first time in two months, a political prisoner turned refugee speaks: He spoke out in defence of Ecuador, Bradley Manning, and Pussy Riot. And here’s something truly excellent: Look who his defence attorney is! Julian Assange’s lawyer, Baltasar … Continue reading →

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A pole-dancer, you say? Blimey!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Most middle-aged Brits keep fit by doing pint curls in the local pub. But this one‘s found another, and arguably healthier, exercise…which, coincidentally, is also done in a lot of bars: A father of two has found a clever way … Continue reading →

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