The bald truth about fake news, etc.

The bald truth about fake news, etc.

by | Sep 21, 2018 | DailyFT

In its most innocent forms, we may all enjoy a bit of ‘fake news’ and go to bed with a lighter heart and clean conscience. A meme on Facebook urging social media consumers to caution – “You can’t believe everything you read on the internet – Abraham Lincoln” – is both...
Nuts to you, my dear sir

Nuts to you, my dear sir

by | Sep 13, 2018 | DailyFT

PEANUT PRESIDENCY: Perhaps it’s not the chief executive’s fault that our national carrier’s cashew procurement process leaves something to be desired. Maybe our head of state on the other hand would consider doing more to ground SriLankan Airlines...
Bigger they are, harder they fall

Bigger they are, harder they fall

by | Sep 7, 2018 | DailyFT

So, the rally was a success. No, it wasn’t. Yes, it was, because it was bigger than ever and everyone knows that bigger is better. Also, beggars can’t be choosers, so we chose some scoundrels off the streets to represent us at the showdown (like the House), and primed...
Yes sir, no sir, three bags full of **it

Yes sir, no sir, three bags full of **it

by | Aug 9, 2018 | DailyFT

I heard that a politico wants the people who call on him to address him as ‘sir’. He had put up a notice to that effect outside his office. It made me mad. It made me sad. It made me bad to know. There is only so much that we law-abiding citizens will put...
Up, up and away – well, not quite away

Up, up and away – well, not quite away

by | Aug 3, 2018 | DailyFT

I am writing in much lighter vein today, having dispensed with the drug mafia last week. But don’t let that weigh heavy on your barometer or allow your windsock to flop. Since there are some smiles in the mix together with the satire. However diabolical these...