Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

Sizer - well and truly sized up

The Revered Stephen Sizer Today, a story has exploded over the blogosphere. Late last year, a Christian student blogger, Seismic Shock, was 'debating' with a fellow Christian, the Rev. Stephen Sizer. The Reverend Sizer's writings appeared on a Holocaust denier... Read more →

'bout time you went Brucey boy.

This outburst from Bruce Forsyth shows just why this old duffer is well past his sell-by date. He introduces Strictly Come Dancing-SCD. For those unfamiliar with SCD, celebrities hitch themselves to a professional dancing partner and compete against similar couples.... Read more →

Bacon and Sausages off the Today Menu?

This morning, Today Programme allowed the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) to peddle the link between processed meat, sausages, bacon, salami and ham, and colorectal cancer. You can listen to the interview here. The link was made in the 2007... Read more →

Ben Goldacre,Jeni Barnett, MMR and LBC's Heavy Legal Hand..!

Today, the Health Protection Agency announced a staggering 36% annual increase in the confirmed cases of measles. Since 1998, when the original, and now entirely discredited, work by Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues linked the triple MMR jab with autism... Read more →

Come back Owen!

I've waited a couple of weeks before amending the link on my blogroll to Owen Barder's "Musings" in the hope that his complete blog may re-appear. But sadly there are no signs of its return. His blog was perhaps one... Read more →

Cole v Hitchens (C)

Without doubt Juan Cole writes a most thoughtful and well researched blog. There's a link in my Blogroll. It is essential reading for anyone interested in current Middle Eastern Affairs. He has recently written here about Christopher Hitchens. How Hitchens... Read more →

Something for nowt.

For those who are too tight-fisted spend six quid on Tim's 2005 Blogged this is my contribution Read more →

Stocking filler!

OK folks it's hit the shelves. I've spoken to both Waterstones and Borders and copies are now available. Even Amazon will send your copy or copies well before you get out that old plastic Christmas tree and decorations. Amazon's synopsis... Read more →

The Gathering Fog

Chimeric Photons: The Gathering Fog This is an outstanding photograph! Read more →

Separated at Birth!

Thanks to the Texas Whip: Anyone noticed the frightening similarity between the Pope and The Emperor from Star-Wars? Read more →