Loose Ends

Populist right winger Nigel Farage has just announced that his bank is closing his accounts. He's tried 6 other banks all of whom have declined him a banking service. One has to ask why, many pundits are pointing to Chris Bryant hiding behind parliamentary privilege to make some outrageous claims against Farage Behold Did he or didn't he? Politicians and activists get paid all the time in order to secure influence and favour. But until conclusive proof is supplied, they remain nothing more than a rumour. The fact Bryant daren't repeat his accusations outside of parliament suggests to me he has zero proof of anything. Much like conspiracy theorist Caroline Cadwalladr, if you want to claim something, make sure you can back it up, or in the case of Bryant, don't hide. But influencing banks to shutdown accounts of people you don't like is not uncommon. Politically exposed people (PEP) come under much more scrutiny than the likes of the common man (or woman) in the stree...

The holy parchment of all that is honest and true commonly known as The Guardian just dropped its latest opinion piece written by regular contributor and hero of the far left, Owen Jones. I've not really covered Jones much, but from what I've read of his work in the past, this latest smorgasbord of opinion is typical of the mop-topped, baby faced one.  Owen Jones appears incapable of expressing his opinion in any other way that makes him not look like he just graduated University (the guys pushing 40). As he bludgeons his way through yet another essay, light on facts and oblivious to what's going on outside the Left Wing bubble he's surrounded himself in. In short. All Owen Jones articles appear to be recycled paragraphs from previous Owen Jones articles, smushed together and presented as "the latest thing" His latest is not about "extreme" websites peddling misinformation, of which he has spoken about often, but of how to tackle "mainstream...

In a world where it is universally recognised that men have a biological advantage in sport, some people will hold onto any raft that remotely supports their belief that women are the exact physical equal of men I have written about this on more than one occasion. here , here and also here .  Some feminists actually argue that women are just as good at sports as men and they simply refuse to believe what is right in front of their faces. This latest iteration of "Girl Power" the feminist argues that women very often win ultra marathoning events. I did look into this previously but it was not something I researched in any particular depth other than unearth general time comparisons and who actually does win most of these events (men) In terms of stamina, the gap between men and women does narrow, but it still does not disappear. We also need to take into account the nature of long distance running. In long distance running it is not simply a case of running as fast as you can...