James Joyce wrote Ulysses in Paris, Trieste and Zurich: that’s where he went wrong. Thus has relocated to Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 8500 feet up in the Western Ghats to write the definitive work on robot shops, the tribes of Bethnal Green and anything else that fills up the page. In the spirit of Zen and the [...]
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Writing about Brick Lane, in a hill station in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu
December 25, 2011 – 12:18 pm
Methadrone IS dangerous. Knock it on the head right now
March 29, 2010 – 12:12 pm
Shilly-shallying about what to do about Chinese designer ‘plant food’ drug Methadrone/Mephedrone/MCat is another unwelcome example of how New Labour’s passive/aggressive approach towards protecting citizens’ rights does the reverse. It’s enough to drive a man to spliff. Last October, former NL drug czar, the (perhaps) aptly named Professor David Nutt resigned/was sacked from the Advisory Council [...]
Kicking National Express was a good call from Labour
July 5, 2009 – 4:18 pm
On the National Express, there’s a jolly hostess, selling crisps and tea. She’ll provide you with drinks and theatrical winks for a sky-high fee. We’re going where the air is free. Tomorrow belongs to me. Lyrics from ‘National Express,’ by The Divine Comedy. Surely some mistake? Privatised train operators are supposed to make a profit [...]
Exclusive: Preview of the government Swine Fever leaflet
May 5, 2009 – 11:41 am
I’m sure you’ll agree that this information leaflet will save countless lives. Here it is:
Derek Draper, psycho therapist, and his friends McPoison and Whelan
April 13, 2009 – 12:55 pm
“There are 17 people that count, and to say that I am intimate with every one of them is the understatement of the century” Derek Draper, 23 June 1998. There is little I can add to the well-published facts surrounding the odious activities of the head of Downing St. Strategy and Planning Unit, Damian McBride, [...]
Did police brutality kill Ian Tomlinson and do we care?
April 11, 2009 – 6:23 pm
. . . . . The answers are yes and yes. It matters that we know and that the police and government know that we are not prepared to tolerate any more abuses of our lives and liberties. Avaaz.org, with whom Thus is not affiliated but thoroughly admires, have launched a petition, which I hope [...]
Thus predicts at least some of these predictions will come true
April 11, 2009 – 5:17 pm
. . . the problem is we don’t know which and in what order . . . . A close friend, far richer and better-informed than I (not difficult) sent me some completely speculative global economic notes, which he admits depend upon force majeure and all that. See how many you agree with. I personally [...]