Jonathan Carroll
@jonathancarroll.bsky.social
Solicitor, Cumbrian, Dad, Sapper
So slight fact-checking - I heard all of those on the BBC that day. Do better.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So slight fact-checking - I heard all of those on the BBC that day. Do better.
I'd put it the other way round. Holding up a sign supporting Al Qaeda SHOULD get you arrested.
So then it's all. Otherwise we ask the police to judge terrorists by morals.
The real question is the justification or not of proscribing the organisation.
So then it's all. Otherwise we ask the police to judge terrorists by morals.
The real question is the justification or not of proscribing the organisation.
July 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I'd put it the other way round. Holding up a sign supporting Al Qaeda SHOULD get you arrested.
So then it's all. Otherwise we ask the police to judge terrorists by morals.
The real question is the justification or not of proscribing the organisation.
So then it's all. Otherwise we ask the police to judge terrorists by morals.
The real question is the justification or not of proscribing the organisation.
Then in about 2 years we will get a requisition for something irrelevant, having no memory of the file by then, and somebody important having died so we can't actually answer it. Cue massive stress and problems.
I had one of these back in under 2 weeks a few years ago.
I had one of these back in under 2 weeks a few years ago.
June 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Then in about 2 years we will get a requisition for something irrelevant, having no memory of the file by then, and somebody important having died so we can't actually answer it. Cue massive stress and problems.
I had one of these back in under 2 weeks a few years ago.
I had one of these back in under 2 weeks a few years ago.
You need to say this in the voice of a stressed English person, running to answer the doorbell after the 4th ring while trying to cook dinner.
May 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You need to say this in the voice of a stressed English person, running to answer the doorbell after the 4th ring while trying to cook dinner.
Wasn't that exactly what US did in Vietnam? Reports of teachers passing everyone to avoid them being drafted.
April 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wasn't that exactly what US did in Vietnam? Reports of teachers passing everyone to avoid them being drafted.
Just needs 'at pace' to complete the description.
March 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just needs 'at pace' to complete the description.
France should wait until they do invade, then while they're busy reclaim her former American colonies and anything that sounds a bit francophone.
January 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
France should wait until they do invade, then while they're busy reclaim her former American colonies and anything that sounds a bit francophone.
Google Zeno's arrow paradox
December 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Google Zeno's arrow paradox
Horace Goes Skiing
December 11, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Horace Goes Skiing
Surely that's just a recognition that politics never stops. War as an extension of politics, especially if the end of the war leaves loose ends, begets more politics which begets more war.
December 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Surely that's just a recognition that politics never stops. War as an extension of politics, especially if the end of the war leaves loose ends, begets more politics which begets more war.
Your take on Assad is probably right.
But why go for an 'ad hominem' line on Simpson.
Play the ball not the man.
But why go for an 'ad hominem' line on Simpson.
Play the ball not the man.
December 8, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Your take on Assad is probably right.
But why go for an 'ad hominem' line on Simpson.
Play the ball not the man.
But why go for an 'ad hominem' line on Simpson.
Play the ball not the man.
Jenny, a career in the Royal Marines awaits you. Their favourite flavour is purple.
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Jenny, a career in the Royal Marines awaits you. Their favourite flavour is purple.
What do you suggest as a third option? The only rule is your suggestion has to be economically viable.
I'm not a grouse shooter by the way.
I'm not a grouse shooter by the way.
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM
What do you suggest as a third option? The only rule is your suggestion has to be economically viable.
I'm not a grouse shooter by the way.
I'm not a grouse shooter by the way.
Oddly I have had this discussion with an RSPB warden. They would much rather deal with grouse moors than monoculture timber plantations.
December 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Oddly I have had this discussion with an RSPB warden. They would much rather deal with grouse moors than monoculture timber plantations.
We looked at moving into a vacant retail space as a professional services firm. Business rates were nearly 3x the rent. So we didn't!
November 30, 2024 at 1:57 PM
We looked at moving into a vacant retail space as a professional services firm. Business rates were nearly 3x the rent. So we didn't!
I'm conflicted by this story. On the one hand I agree with everything you say: the story doesn't hold. But I also wonder whether redemption is something we actually believe in. But if she is still spinning a line then perhaps she hasn't achieved it.
November 30, 2024 at 10:44 AM
I'm conflicted by this story. On the one hand I agree with everything you say: the story doesn't hold. But I also wonder whether redemption is something we actually believe in. But if she is still spinning a line then perhaps she hasn't achieved it.
Black Eye Friday. Less of a thing than it once was but still very much there.
November 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Black Eye Friday. Less of a thing than it once was but still very much there.
Momentarily I thought I'd found a Royal Armoured Corps starter pack. Possibly that would be less enlightening and involve more colourful trousers.
November 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Momentarily I thought I'd found a Royal Armoured Corps starter pack. Possibly that would be less enlightening and involve more colourful trousers.