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But gays AREN'T normal…

Some of my best friends are gay and I don't think any of them would describe their sexual preferences as "normal". In fact, for one or two of them, the very fact that what they do is abnormal is one of the major bonuses of having been born homosexual: it's ruder.

Here is what (ex-) Tory candidate for Ayrshire North and Arran Phillip Lardner had to say on the subject:

I will always support the rights of homosexuals to be treated within concepts of (common sense) equality and respect, and defend...

Pope Catholic; Obama energy official profits from AGW

Hey guess what – who'da thunk it? – one of President Obama's energy advisers is on course to make millions from shares in green companies which may benefit from green policies that she has helped formulate.

Chris Horner has the scoop at Pajamas Media:

Surprising documents made available to this author reveal that Assistant Secretary of Energy Cathy Zoi has a huge financial stake in companies likely to profit from the Obama administration's "green" policies.

Zoi, who left her position as CEO of t...

Gove v Humphrys: reason enough to vote Conservative

This morning on the Today programme, the slurping, creeping, multi-tentacled libtard menace which has been sucking the life out of Britain these last 13 years manifested itself in the form of affluent-but-still-chippy Welshman John Humphrys.

Not that we didn't have our suspicions before. I don't think Humphrys has ever been accused of being of an even half way Conservative persuasion. But his treatment of Tory education spokesman Michael Gove this morning was so nakedly partisan, so...

Why the Tories are doing so well in the polls, pt 1: Phillip Blond

A Tweet from Phillip Blond:

Most UK reviews of Red Tory have been by 3rd rate minds making 5th rate points

Gosh. I wonder which reviews he means. Not the one I wrote for the Mail On Sunday a couple of weeks ago I'm sure. Tragically it's not available online. So, because I value all the work young Phillip has done towards making the Conservative party so spectacularly electable again, I shall reprint it for his benefit here:

Red Tory – Phillip Blond (Faber – £12.99) No stars.

You know how it is...

Cameron's favourite greenie Zac Goldsmith is toast

One of the many tragic side effects of Nick Clegg's brief rise to prominence is the havoc it has wreaked on Zac Goldsmith's election prospects. The beaming, handsome, tree hugging gazillionaire now stands about as much as chance of winning his campaign seat Richmond Park as a baby snaildarter under a Chinese hydro-electric project. My spies in the borough report that his Lib Dem attack dog rival Susan Kramer is making all the running: (Hat tip: Guy Walters)

Richmond Park (LibDem). We have...

Most gay men have realised that the Oppressed Victimhood party is totally over

Some of my best friends are gay — but now I can go one better than that: one of them is HIV positive. 'But that's brilliant news!' I told my friend when he spilled the beans the other day. 'Now I can go round claiming victim cred by association. And if anyone makes an Aids joke I can be, like, seriously offended and put on a solemn voice and say: "Actually, you know, if you had an HIV positive friend like I do…".' My friend agreed that being HIV positive was a very handy thing to be, in this ...

Men Only

I think it's about time someone explained to women how to watch war films. They just don't get them, in much the same way men don't get handbags or expensive girl-shoes. They think it's all boring and that the characters all look the same, so how can you care about them? They think there's far too much shooting and killing and violence and horror and bang bang bang and it's like watching paint dry. They'd rather let you watch on your own, if you don't mind, while they go upstairs and read in ...

Scouting keeps us in touch with a bygone age

My brother is leader of a Scout troop – and I'll hear none of your puerile jokes. We should none of us feel anything but gratitude and admiration for the magnificent, selfless work he and the 60,000 or so adult volunteers around Britain do to make the Scout Association one of the few success stories in our wheezing, overweight, broken nation.

The figures speak for themselves. This week, the Scout Association of Britain has announced its biggest surge in membership – a 3.5 per cent...

Why the Precautionary Principle always works

Has anyone else noticed that since the eruption of the Ejyerkslllbjorkscreeylllkkrctarslyllgrgleglugglug volcano not a single plane over Europe has crashed, been involved in a terrorist incident or caused any of passengers on board an aircraft any discomfort whatsoever?

I feel a Big Idea coming on. It's a Big Idea right up there with David Cameron's new Big Idea to corral all Britain's old people into repainting youth centres, clearing up needles on drug estates, setting up new Green Job...

Get your trolls off my lawn, Monbiot

You may have noticed the strong stench of troll lurking below this blog of late. (Hat tip Barry Woods)

And here's the reason:

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