Month: Mar 2022

• Bream On

  

  While no fan of the rubber bath toy at all, his ‘I have a bream’ speech was a masterclass in hooking the usual gang of wet, flaccid Euromelts and consigning them to the Tory keepnet. Comparing the Ukrainian resistance to the Brexiter push for freedom was a jolly jape that perfectly piqued all the posturing…

  Max Frances

  Mar 20, 2022

  Politics, Society, War

  Brexit, Brussels, EU, Kiev, Kyiv, Putin, Russia, Solidarity, Ukraine, Virtue Signalling, War, World War III, Zelensky, Zelenskyy

• 15 Minutes

  

  The artist Andy Warhol once commented that everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame. In the last few weeks, isolated pockets of Ukrainians dotted around the world will have ticked this off their bucket lists. In one local backwater in the UK, the town council organised a vigil (what else?) for the Ukraine, which drew…

  Max Frances

  Mar 12, 2022

  Social Media, War

  Activism, Charlatans, Kiev, Mandela, Princess Diana, Putin, Russia, Slacktivism, Virtue Signalling, War, Warhol, Zelensky, Zelenskyy

• All Aboard!

  

  Ever wondered what happened to the Black Lives Matter/trans rights/pride/me too/disability advocate/COVID extremist/Remainiac tools? Yep – they’re all ‘standing with Ukraine’. If they truly were, they’d be on a plane to Poland or Moldova, crossing the border, snatching up a rifle, and getting busy. Even Kerry Katona has issued a warning to Putin. Let’s hope…

  Max Frances

  Mar 1, 2022

  Politics, War

  Crimea, EU, Europe, Invasion, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Putin, Russia, Sanctions, Tony Blair, Ukraine, Virtue Signalling, War