As 2005 draws to its hurricane-battered, rain soaked, and bomb-bruised conclusion Blighty would like to wish all its readers a happy new year, except Daily Mail readers and creationists. Blighty would like to wish the latter a lucid moment from whence they can denounce their idiotic ways and become decent people like the rest of […]

The key to a successful Christmas dinner is to buy a turkey that isn’t carrying the Avian flu virus. There’s nothing worse than the whole family sitting down to eat the festive nosh and the centre-piece sneezing all over the place giving everyone a pandemic. It’s enough to put the dampener on the most jolly […]

As we all know, Christmas isn’t just about receiving. It’s also about taking presents back to the shop on Boxing Day to swap for something decent. Although, if Auntie Elsie buys you another scarf from the Edinburgh Wool Shop you might struggle to find a desirable replacement, unless you play golf, in which case you […]

To ensure an enjoyable festive period it is paramount that you avoid those religious types who want to spoil your fun and bang on about ‘the true meaning of Christmas’. If you do happen to be buttonholed by a bible bore trying to entice you into church with promises of lovely carol singing and candles, […]

According to writer John O’Farrell kids today are mollycoddled by over-protective parents gripped by a terminal state of fear, forever watching their darlings like neurotic hawks. Blighty thinks this is patent…
…sorry about that, Blighty Jnr had picked up a piece of kitchen roll, can’t be too careful. Now where was I…?

Parental fears hit
It is true […]