Transgender just won’t go away. Brew Dog has launched the ‘world’s first non-binary transgender beer’ called No Label. Confused by the description – yes, so were we. However, it appears some hops switch from female to male, only female hops generally used to make beer. As Brew Dog said in an announcement, ‘beer can be whatever it wants to be, and proud of it’. But even the beer is confused, falling somewhere between ale and lager, no surgery required as far as we know.  We’re not sure if training is required before we’re allowed to drink the brew. Certain words we may use to describe the taste could easily cause offence to the politically correct. All profits from No Label will go to Queerest of the Queer, a UK based LGBT organization. No Label will surely become the drink of choice at post op celebrations, be they dick on or dick off (terminology courtesy of the Greer guide to surgery) We might organize a tasting at one of our locals if Germaine is available to deliver the toasts on the night.

    Not to be outdone, Speaker John Bercow is considering the installation of transgender toilets in the House of Commons as part of a review of ‘gender insensitivities’. We’re not sure what they’ll put on the doors, Mx for Mixter the likely title to be adopted. Security persons at the house will have to be retrained in case they need to pat down a mixter! Imagine the stress that a female officer could suffer if she patted down a person in a skirt and found she was built like a donkey. I’m attending the political correctness course next week. 

    We seem to have an interesting set of laws for those arrested during violent protests. Answer all questions no comment and refuse to give your name, then promise to return in a year’s time. Naturally they will return, even though there is no address to which court appearance papers can be sent. We had to check the date to make sure we hadn’t been transported to April 1^st, even more concerned when we found we hadn’t been. It certainly sets an interesting precedent, one that is sure to be repeated on a regular basis in the future.

    Merkel madness is being exposed more each day. A village in Lower Saxony is about to be swamped by immigrants, probably unpalatable to both villagers and newly arrived, but imposed by Germany’s central government. The immigrants will outnumber locals by 7 to 1. Local elections could be interesting when the immigrants achieve citizenship. Hardly surprising is the news that IKEA is running out of flat pack beds. They may need to translate the instructions on how to assemble them into 37 additional languages. Sweden also welcomed immigrants but is struggling to cope, their Migration Minister saying they may not be able to house the newcomers. We can understand the emotional welcome message from both countries but reality soon strikes home. The solution to the problem has to be found on the immigrant’s home soil. How different will the situation be in England if the forecast population growth is anywhere near accurate? The word village will cease to have meaning if the forecast numbers are to be housed. Will we ever get leaders who will take the really tough decisions, the courage to say “no” to the emotional solution and apply hardheaded logic?

    We were talking about great leaders the other day and Winston Churchill got a mention, as did his stature. At five foot seven or thereabouts, he was small in stature, but immense as a leader. It reminded us of other outstanding leaders of similar height to Churchill – Napoleon, Mussolino, Stalin, Nelson – not all heroes in our minds but successful leaders in their time.  Maybe we’ve identified a problem in the modern world. Our current leaders are six foot plus – Cameron and Obama well over. Perhaps it’s time we got a shorty in power with the over compensatory aggression they often show. The discussion collapsed when Ben mentioned Lord Sugar and Tom Cruise in the same breath as leadership.

    Good to see that Jeremy Corbyn’s son Sebastian won’t be badly affected by the benefits cap. As an aide to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell he’s reputed to be on a salary of around £35K a year. Nepotism rules. Sebastian should be ready for a safe seat by the time the next election comes round.