Titania McGrath's "Woke: A Guide to Social Justice" made me weep with laughter

Why should you read it? Titania McGrath explains early on in the book:

"Activists such as myself are spearheading a new culture war, sniffing out prejudice like valiant bloodhounds of righteousness, courageously snapping at the heels of injustice. To give a tangible example of our achievements, consider how the definition of the word 'Nazi' has been successfully broadened to include anyone who voted for Brexit, has ever considered supporting the Conservative Party or who refuses to take the Guardian seriously. Although this is a great victory for the progressive cause, it does mean that there are now more Nazis living in modern Britain than even existed in 1930s Germany. This makes Woke: A Guide to Social Justice not only timely but essential."

She goes on to confront her horrific upbringing...

I second the suggestion that Dominic Frisby's brilliant song should be the UK's next Eurovision Song Contest entry

Yup! Being a Brexit supporter with Theresa May in charge reminds me...

SNL's "Can I Play That?"

LP covers, film posters, magazine covers, vintage adverts - and how to avoid waking up gay in the morning!

Not to be confused with...

The BBC has announced a successor to Gary Lineker

In a series of further announcements, the BBC...

BLOG EXCLUSIVE: "People's Poet" Benjamin Zephyr Zodiac has just sent me this heart-rending masterpiece...

"Lines on the Blog" by Benjamin Zephyr Zodiac

Some things even Ja cannot fe to explain
Like de madness of Christopher Huhne in de outside lane
As him rocket like de devil wid a stomach pain
Treatin’ de speedin’ camera wid’ liberal disdain
An’ let him woman fe to tekk de blame
An’ points
An’ t’ing...

Mark Carney's new book...

Best cartoon of the week? BOB in the Telegraph:

With a special mention for this one:

Tears of Rage - starting with Quentin Letts's splendid evisceration of Theresa May in the Daily Mail

The Mail's political sketch-writer started Wednesday's article this way:

Prime Minister’s Questions left me hoping the Conservatives lose the next election – lose it so badly their buttocks sting – and that Jeremy Corbyn, with whom I disagree on almost everything, becomes Prime Minister.

Having summed up Mrs May's wretched performance as "No fun. No verve. No imagination..." Letts ended his piece with this stirring call to arms:

Vote for Philip Mamouf-Wifarts - a genuinely honest politician (h/t: James Woods)

Now that's what I call a resignation! The week Brexit got interesting again...

If that was the response to David Davis's announcement, I expect the "operation area" was...

The Mayor of London welcoming the President of the United States...

Mind you, given Khan's record...

Trans-Everything! Mocking virtue-signalling cultural Marxists really is the most effective strategy

The most-viewed item I've posted this year was Tracy Ullman's "You Woke" sketch. No surprise...

World Cup Derangement Syndrome - I blame the heat, and the horrible, vindictive, mean-spirited New Left

Probably best to wait until the end of the match before tweeting, Dummkopf.  So much for the Daily Mirror associate editor - I wonder how the Guardian reacted to England's win? 

The Left's decency, intelligence and regard for the truth is truly 'umbling...

 

Is it remotely possible that Labour's Great Lost Leader doesn't realise...

God, I love this country! (h/t: Ricardo Autobahn)

Not only Wilson, Keppel and Tracy, but also...

Jokes, jibes and broadsides of the week - and it's only Wednesday!

Runner-up: Charlie Peters...

These are the jokes, folks!

Now, this is what I call customer service!:

Our mad, mad, mad, mad, faux-compassionate, progressivist world - a snapshot

This Guardian story may be the most tragic piece of news so far this year:

HALT BREXIT NOW! Mind you, if the Guardian isn't worrying about childcare, it's celebrating the joy of not having kids:

Resist the terrifying mind-altering experiment being conducted on us by aliens from Planet Zob!

I began exploring the following theory in response to a number of comments on a recent post - and then (doh!) forgot to post it. So here it is, slightly rejigged:

They walk among us. They look like us and talk like us, and they give every impression of having our best interests at heart - but their goal is to destroy us. They've realised that the greatest weaknesses of those of us fortunate enough to live in Western democracies are a desire to feel good about ourselves and a longing to be thought well of by others. Armed with these insights, they've set about convincing us that what we know to be true is not only false, but wicked. By exploiting our good manners - our desire not to offend - and our addiction to feeling morally superior, they've gradually replaced (to paraphrase Thomas Sowell) what works with what sounds good.