Something I should have perhaps explained in my first post, the title of this blog 'Fashionable Nonsense' encapsulates the 'manifesto' set out in that post;
"to undermine contemporary dogma with it's countless irrationalities and inconsistencies. In so doing, I in turn hope to undermine - in whatever tiny way - the increasingly authoritarian tendencies that proceed from those politically correct credos. And hopefully have a laugh or two along the way."
The address of the blog http://edmundberk.blogspot.com/ reflects my nomme de plume, 'fashionablenonsense.blogspot.com' having been unavailable.
This name also reflects my intentions. On one hand, through the reference to Edmund Burke, I refer also to what he represents - a beacon of sanity amidst the utopian zealots in his own time. On the other, through the substitution of Berk for Burke, hopefully a reminder to myself that I am no Burke, and to not take myself too seriously.
It is also a signal of my second intention - to have a laugh. And finally, for those familiar with the origins of 'Berk' in cockney rhyming slang, I have also suitably labelled myself for the Guardian reading sorts who may take issue with what I have to say.
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