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Total Perspective Vortex 115

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

Returning astronaut Tim Peake reveals the BBC’s new weather map.

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(Chris Cairns will be back tomorrow.)

Lion lies down with lambs 276

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

The man who last year wrote this:

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…and in 2014 wrote this, today wrote this. We live in strange times.

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Another 24 hours 190

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

Good grief. And we thought yesterday was grim.

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48 hours in Britain 292

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

So, just to recap this week’s events so far:

It’s now offensive to call gay people human beings, a Leave vote will destroy Western civilisation, a Remain vote will bring about an Orlando-style mass killing by Islamic terrorists, Ed Balls – whose party isn’t in government and who isn’t even an MP – has promised to cut immigration if we vote Remain, Alistair Darling has teamed up with George Osborne to deliver a Punishment Budget if we vote Leave (except that it won’t pass because 57 Tory MPs will vote against it), Jeremy Corbyn led the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the EU referendum by asking about the Leveson Inquiry, and Bob Geldof is conducting a naval battle on the Thames with Nigel Farage.

Did we miss anything?

Promotional feature 42

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

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Fast work 180

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

9 June 2016:

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A tough call 290

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

Both of these things really happened today.

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Good luck with that rational, considered decision, everyone!

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We’re keeping this one 330

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

The Prime Minister with Andrew Marr this morning:

So it’s great to be a small oil-rich independent nation? Who knew, eh?

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Remote viewing 238

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

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Knight follows day 90

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

You’ll never guess what’s happened, readers.

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At least they left a slightly more decent interval than with Michelle Mone.

People on glass bridges 84

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Readers may have noted that Scottish Labour’s complaints about the delay in opening the new Forth Bridge have been uncharacteristically subdued.

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It is, after all, rarely difficult to distinguish the branch office from a cuddly fluffy bunny made of candyfloss and children’s smiles. But this time we may know why.

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Learning difficulties 177

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Sometimes we feel as though dumbing down Scottish politics until the Times’ political reporter Kenny Farquharson can understand it is our full-time job. It’s something we have to do quite a lot, whether it’s reminding him what manifestos look like, or pointing out that protecting EVERY child in Scotland from harm is actually a good thing, or even basic stuff like explaining what the SNP’s position on Scottish independence is.

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So we’re pretty used to this sort of thing by now.

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