Archive - Riggery Pokery

Fings Wot 'ave Made Me Chortle

I’ve been a bit too serious of late, and I don’t think it’s doing me any favours.

Jul 2 •

That Offensive 6-Letter Word

Regular readers of my riggery ramblings will know that I have long-struggled with the word ‘gender’.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

When Your Brain Has Been Fryed

There was a time when I thought Stephen Fry was awesome.

Jun 26 •

Senator Godzilla Objects to Being Mis-Named

There you are, as you do, sipping your morning coffee trying to reboot the brain for the day and trying to catch up a bit with articles on Substack…

Jun 22 •

The Legitimacy of Israel

I try not to write about the Israel/Palestine issue too much because, curiously, it’s one issue that seems to evoke more passion than any other.

Jun 20 •

Gaines' Gain Against Biles' Bile

Remember those days when you could have civil, and interesting, conversations with people who disagreed with you?

Jun 13 •

The Self-Inflicted Death of Expertise

Once again your esteemed host has proven himself to be a moron.

Jun 7 •

Observations From a Front Line

There’s much being written at the moment about education and the impact things like AI and smartphone use are having.

Jun 6 •

A Man Doesn't Make a Very Good Woman, and A Woman Doesn't Make a Very Good Man

This isn’t really about what you might think from the title - although I will talk about the trans thingamajig too, at least in passing.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

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