The Agitator - The Fifth Column

‘We admire the Paralympians because they chose not to sulk or retreat into self-pity, or to use their problem as an excuse.’ The post PETER HITCHENS ON THE EXCUSES WE MAKE… appeared first on Things Unseen.

No, says Peter Hitchens. It’s a ‘sentimental belief’ that’s come back to haunt us... The post ARE ALL MEN CREATED EQUAL? appeared first on Things Unseen.

When it comes to the damage that cannabis can do Peter Hitchens asks are we soft in the head? The post PETER HITCHENS ON THE HARM CANNABIS DOES appeared first on Things Unseen.

Don’t think of them as sick. Punish them as criminals. The post JULIE BINDEL ON CHILD ABUSERS appeared first on Things Unseen.

A success – but now let’s employ and pay them The post JULIE BINDEL ON 70,000 VOLUNTEERS… appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘It’s public, ie private, schoolboys and girls wot won them’ The post MICHAEL BUERK ON OUR GOLD MEDALS appeared first on Things Unseen.

'We're firmly in the grip of glorious delusions'. The post MICHAEL BUERK ON THE OLYMPICS appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘In a properly-run country, wanting a gun would automatically disqualify you from ever owning one.’ The post MICHAEL BUERK ON THE COLORADO KILLER appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘The Mau Mau were vile, but so was the British response to them’. The post MICHAEL BUERK ON A ‘DESPICABLE’ HISTORY appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘When did we turn into a nation of snivelling losers?’ The post MICHAEL BUERK ON ANDY MURRAY‘S SOB STORY appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘it’s puerile tripe and mummy porn’ The post MICHAEL BUERK SKEWERS FIFTY SHADES OF GREY appeared first on Things Unseen.

Its President accuses Britain of ‘naked colonialism.....' The post MICHAEL BUERK ON ARGENTINA’S ‘BREATHTAKING HYPOCRISY’ appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘leaving judgment, intellect, and common sense at the door.' The post MICHAEL BUERK ON THE EXHIBITION OF INVISIBLE ART appeared first on Things Unseen.

'My bus pass is a tiny, flickering light in the darkness of my decline’ The post MICHAEL BUERK ON THE CASE FOR ‘UNIVERSAL’ BENEFITS appeared first on Things Unseen.

'If his judgment as a private citizen is so poor, how shall we trust his judgments if he makes president of the United States?' The post MICHAEL BUERK ON MORMON MITT ROMNEY appeared first on Things Unseen.

Watch out for the ‘vocabulary police’, public busybodies who are wreaking havoc on our language. The post TREVOR BARNES ON ‘HATE’ CRIMES THAT AREN’T appeared first on Things Unseen.

A copy of the King James BIble to every school from ‘grandstanding politicians and one-issue lobbyists’ The post TREVOR BARNES ON AN UNEXPECTED (AND UNWANTED?) GIFT appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘Freedom of speech is at stake here, and we’ll miss it when it’s gone’ The post TREVOR BARNES ON WHY INSULTS ARE GOOD FOR US appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘Oh dear, the Metropolitan Police has been given the keys to the dressing-up box...’ The post TREVOR BARNES ON THE APPEARANCE OF ROBOCOP appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘We’ve seen a savaging of common sense – now it’s the turn of compassion’ The post TREVOR BARNES ON ‘THE FRIGHTENERS’ BEING PUT ON US ALL… appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘I hate cigarettes, but as they’re legal people must be allowed to smoke them whether or not it hastens disease...’ Politicians should not intervene. The post TREVOR BARNES: WHY WE SHOULD BE ON OUR GUARD appeared first on Things Unseen.

A ‘selfish lifestyle choice’ does not merit so much verbal and practical support The post JULIE BINDEL ASKS: WHY SO MANY BENEFITS FOR PARENTS? appeared first on Things Unseen.

As raped women find out to their cost – the police cannot be sued for negligence. That has to change. The post JULIE BINDEL ON AN ‘UNJUSTIFIABLE PROTECTION’ appeared first on Things Unseen.

Soldiers there, we are told, die to make us safe... But sometimes the unpalatable truth has to be faced: in some wars, soldiers die in vain. The post JULIE BINDEL ON THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN appeared first on Things Unseen.

‘Once, we abolished slavery. Can’t we do the same with prostitution?’ The post JULIE BINDEL ON WHY PAYING FOR SEX IS WRONG appeared first on Things Unseen.