The REAL climate conspiracy

News came today that an independent inquiry into the so-called ‘Climategate’ hacked email scandal has cleared the scientists involved of any wrongdoing. Last year an as yet unidentified hacker managed to steal thousands of emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit. These were then sent to climate change deniers, who picked through [...]

A bit too easily offended…

While I was writing this article, I tried to think of the things that are generally offensive in 2010. I invite you to ask yourself the same question I did – what would you be offended by? Racism? Sexism? Maybe homophobia? Now imagine you were to see a young lady on the bus discreetly breastfeeding [...]

James Lovelock is too stupid to prevent climate change

James Lovelock is a notable scientist and inventor. He’s most famous for developing the Gaia theory, which argues that living organisms and the physical processes of the Earth are part of a huge system that regulates conditions on this planet to keep it comfortable for life. He’s also a total knobhead. Lovelock has been prominent [...]

Fear, lies and pseudo-science

So, the inevitable has happened. The government yesterday announced that their agenda on drugs is being set by the corporate media, when Home Secretary Alan Johnson told the media he will rush through a ban on Mephedrone in the few days left before parliament breaks up for the election. How quickly can newspapers and the [...]

Drugs: the government vs. SCIENCE

Yet another member of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs, the independent body of scientists that advises the government on it’s drugs policy, has walked out. Members of the committee have been enraged by the government’s political interfering into their work. Dr. Polly Taylor is a veterinary surgeon, and has resigned in protest [...]

SNP: Believing the mephedrone hype

As the hysteria over Mephedrone in the mainstream media builds towards fever pitch, the SNP have tried to prove to the world that their agenda is set by the tabloids EVEN MORE than the Labour party. SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has trumpeted how he has written to the UK government demanding a ban on mephedrone, [...]

Latest "Miaow Miaow" pish

Specious reasoning alert! The ongoing campaign by the media to give drug dealers a new product to sell got another boost today, as yet another death was supposedly linked to the currently legal drug Mephedrone. A young woman from North Yorkshire was found dead at her home, prompting local police to speak out against the [...]

leftfield bumper competition: spot the lies!

Leftfield would be the last blog to ever suggest that The Sun newspaper, as a bastion of journalistic integrity and proud defender of the truth, would ever stoop so low to tell lies on their front page. As such, we were utterly shocked and OUTRAGED today on our stroll to the shops to learn that [...]

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