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Happy 60th anniversary to Queen Elizabeth II

In these turbulent and disappointing times for humanity the conspiracy review wishes her majesty Queen Elizabeth II a happy anniversary together with Phil. She has kept her vows of duty when others would have faltered. She is an enduring symbol of honour and continuity, and a better head of state than many. The normal conspiracy stuff [...]

UK immigration figures scaring public

The latest home office government figures show that nearly six hundred thousand immigrants entered the UK last year. This is leading to a position where, regrettably, conspiracy theorists comment that Enoch Powell’s apocalyptic speech decades ago about the dangers of uncontrolled immigration is coming to fruition.
Enoch Powell was not against immigration, many immigrants to the [...]

BUPA - TV ads show NHS system best?

The smug TV adverts from private health insurance provider BUPA, promising one to one treatment in private hospitals in leafy spa type conditions only shows why it was right for the Labour party to set up the NHS.
What BUPA doesn’t tell you is 1) the exclusions to health treatment, and 2) the health insurance rates are [...]

Strippers for UK pubs

In a combined conspiracy by default, pubs across the UK are hiring strippers to tempt smokers back into the bar. The recent laws outlawing smoking in enclosed spaces in the UK have hit public houses hard, even though evidence from Ireland shows that in time bar takings have returned almost to normal.
During the summer there [...]

UK immigration crisis - Labour dithers

Immigration to the UK numbers are being constantly revised by the government. The latest figures show around 1.5 million immigrants have moved to the UK since 1997. Few believe these figures, the actual number is far higher and probably runs into several millions. There is nothing wrong with migration and immigration per se, but when the [...]

Ming Campbell quits Lib Dems in disgust

With the longest ever UK election campaign under way, the Lib Dems have decided to call attention to themselves by slashing their wrists, running out into the streets and shouting ‘look what I’ve done!’ to every journalist within 5 miles.
The Lib Dems have been hit by the classic third party squeeze, caused not by bad [...]