The news in brief 15th November 2015

The news in brief:

With so many dead and injured all around the world (even if most of them are conveniently ignored by the western media) it seemed a tiny bit cuntish to rock out a celebrity special today (not that it stopped the newspapers judging women’s dresses and publishing pictures of people’s kids…)

Instead, here is a guest post from the outrageously well-spoken Adam Simpson, whose blogs can be found here: http://accidentaldadding.com/ and here: https://petrolheadblogger.wordpress.com/

“As a rule, I don't do politics, religion or anything like that on here, but just this once...
Those responsible for yesterday's atrocities in Paris have something in common with the Unabomber, with Timothy McVeigh, with Anders Breivik. That thing is not their religion, nor is it their supposed cause. Man's inhumanity to man continues apace, to steal a line from The news in brief, and there's not a border closure in the world that can prevent that, any more than it would have stopped the terrorist born 15 miles outside of Paris from committing the crimes of last night. I don't have answers - does anyone? - but whatever Europe and the world's response is, it cannot be knee-jerk.

Be nice to each other, you lot. When all is said and done, we're all human.”

Normal service resumes tomorrow