Commentary

Opinions. We have them.

Here's what we at Snipe towers feel needs saying this week. Loudly.

Snipe, on the subject of Japan

    I attended a lunch this afternoon (that’s right, when you’re a writer you don’t ‘go to lunch’ you ‘attend lunches’, it’s much more glamorous and there are teeny-tiny sandwiches) at which a fellow writer asked me when Snipe would be writing something funny about the current situation in Japan. Irritatingly enough, I received a couple of emails along the same vein and I want to make one thing clear now and for always. [more]

An Orwellian Nightmare

This week it’s been reported that in his upcoming study, due to be published in May, LibDem Lord Carlile is likely to be making some recommendations that are going to change all that. Is the government worried about binge drinking in our student population? No. Are they worried about STDs (remember Snipers, wrap it when you’re tappin’ it) or unwanted pregnancies? No. Are they worried about rising levels of student debt, and the fact no-one currently at university will ever get a job, ever? Hell no, they apparently like that/
Find out what the issue is [here].

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