It’s OK Gaby, The Ones Smart Enough To Not Believe This Are Doing Just Fine…

Young people in line for good degrees from good Russell Group universities, who have for years obediently jumped through every hoop provided, are working in bars, going travelling, or despondently applying to companies that they know use AI not only to sift their CVs, but sometimes to conduct first interviews.Meanwhile LinkedIn – and yes, students have all been on LinkedIn for years – only feeds the gnawing fear that other people seemingly have their futures much more sorted, just as Instagram used to feed their teenage anxieties about who was going to all the parties.

Oh, weep! Weep for the students!  

Last year’s Institute of Student Employers recruitment survey recorded a ratio of 140 applications for every graduate job. Part of the reason for that deluge of applicants is perhaps because kids who suspect their forms won’t be read by humans anyway are using ChatGPT to fill in and fire them off en masse, to the point where AI is in effect talking to AI.

Well, the way things are going that’s a good grounding for the future work they will be taking up! 

It’s the betrayal that hurts. We drilled it into them that if they worked hard at school and made it into university then the world could be their oyster, but our stagnant economy just hasn’t generated enough graduate-level jobs to match – especially outside London, where we have simultaneously managed to ensure most of them can’t actually afford to live.

Well, the ones that saw this coming and took up a trade instead of a useless degree in grievance studies are earning a good living now. They were smart enough not to believe the hype.  

We can’t keep doing this to young people and then be surprised when they’re angry. If we keep whipping them through the education system on the promise their efforts will be rewarded, and then fail to deliver, sooner or later, the consequences will boomerang back on us.

What consequences will those be? More overqualified baristas in Starbucks?

Yes More Bus Carnage Leniency...

A bus driver who failed to brake and killed a 77-year-old woman has avoided jail as her sister pays a heartbreaking tribute. Almena Amica was using a pedestrian crossing to cross the road in the centre of Manchester when the bus accelerated and collided into her.

A further 11 people – a mixture of pedestrians and passengers - escaped with minor injuries as the single decker bus smashed into a café in Piccadilly Gardens on October 16, 2023.

I guess by this point, no-one's going to be surprised that no-one's seeing jail time...

Bus driver Khalid Mahmood was arrested at the scene a and while in custody maintained that the incident was as a result of a defected vehicle. A specialist forensic reconstruction officer conducted an extensive investigation and identified that this was not the case, with his report concluding that it was in fact a result of failure to apply the brakes.

He has today received a two year suspended sentence and has been disqualified from driving for five years.

He should have got more for lying alone. 

Sergeant Louise Warhurst from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: 'The impact of Mahmood's dangerous actions on Mena's family have been truly devastating and our thoughts are with her loved ones.'

My thoughts would have been more along the lines of 'What the hell is the point of this bloody job'... 

When I Don’t Hear English Spoken On My Morning Commute, What Else To Call Them?

Because I don't. Dozens of Eastern Europrean dialects, African and Indian languages, but very rarely the language of my countrymen. Even the Tube driver's announcements are in heavily African accented tones.

Every government needs an immigration policy and the one led by Sir Keir Starmer is no exception. Laws are required to establish the terms under which migration to the UK is allowed, and to deal with the complexities surrounding irregular arrivals. But the decision to publish an immigration white paper a week after Reform UK made significant gains in local elections, when it is riding high in national polls, is hard to defend. Rather than defusing public concerns, the prime minister risks playing into the hard right’s hands – and undermining the community cohesion he says he wants to protect.

Ah, that fictional ‘hard right’ again. Are they in the room with us now, ‘Guardian’ editorial writer? 

Some of the proposed measures are reasonable. Others are not. Visa rules are complicated and ministers have identified real concerns about the way the system works. But the timing and language, particularly the prime minister’s references to an “island of strangers” and forces “pulling our country apart”, were awful choices. The danger is that such rhetoric ends up reinforcing divisions and xenophobia.

Actually, I think it’s the actions of the immigrant community that’s reinforcing that. 

The pledge to deport more foreign criminals smacks of tabloid politics.

Because we all want foreign criminals to stay here for…reasons, I guess. 

Granting counter-terrorism-style powers to the Border Force risks stoking, not easing, fear.

I don’t think anyone expects them to use them, since they struggle to use the ones they currently have properly… 

Sir Keir’s anger about the Tories’ track record is justified. It harms democracy, and helps opportunists like Nigel Farage, when parties tell voters one thing while doing another. But past mistakes do not justify present ones. Migrants have been and will remain a vital part of the UK’s labour force and student bodies. The government and its MPs must highlight these positives clearly and loudly.

Highlight the positives as much as you want, the negatives are all around us and speaking much, much louder. 

You Need Therapy, Not Publicity!

A Southport survivor has called for a ban on pointed kitchen knives and revealed she is still too traumatised to use one herself following the horrific attack last year. Leanne Lucas, 36, was critically injured after she tried to protect innocent children from a knifeman who went on a rampage during a dance class on July 19.

I have immense sympathy for those who were subjected to this appalling attack, but no. Just no. Fuck off, even!  Typical brainwashed teacher, unable to call for the eradication of the real cause, stabby imports from the Third World.. 

Because of her chilling experience, Ms Lucas has set up a campaign calling for the adoption of round-tipped knives. Rudakubana attacked the dance class last year with one of two 20-centimetre kitchen knives he had bought on Amazon for £3.40 each, bypassing security checks. After her horrific experiences, the teacher had assumed there would be tighter controls around kitchen knives and was shocked to find there weren't.

She said: 'Every time I learnt something new, I’d think, "That doesn’t sound right. Surely there are laws in place so that couldn’t have happened." The more my eyes have been opened, the more I’ve been able to formulate an idea.'

A stupid and unworkable one, but hey, an idea’s an idea, I suppose!

She also credited actor Idris Elba's knife crime documentary (Ed; Oh, FFS!) for giving her the courage to launch her campaign.

She has the ‘courage’ to make an idiot of herself in public, but not to cook with sharp pointed objects?

...the brave teacher is launching Let's Be Blunt in conjunction with Knife Crime Awareness Week, and is calling for the widespread adoption of rounded kitchen knives. Ms Lucas is calling for all homes, manufacturers, retailers and the government to adopt the change and move away from pointed knives. She has suggested taking an inventory of all the sharp instruments in the home and explained that many will likely find more sharp knives than they had expected.

I won’t be doing this, I’m perfectly aware of how many pointed knives I have in the kitchen and I won’t be giving any of them up, no matter how sympathetic I might be towards the ordeal she experienced. 

Maybe Because We’re Suffering From Muslim Fatigue

In the southern French village of La Grand-Combe, Cissé, a 22-year-old carpenter originally from Mali, volunteered at his local mosque and was a familiar face among worshippers. So when he offered guidance through the prayers and rituals that Friday to a newcomer, a young man he did not know , it was an entirely natural gesture. The stranger, however, had come to prayers with very different intentions. As Cissé bowed in prostration, he was stabbed with a knife 57 times. The assailant then posted a video on Snapchat of his victim writhing in agony in a pool of blood. In the video, a man can be heard saying “I did it” and insulting Allah.

Hadn't heard of this - mainly because I’m not French, and I’m not dialed in to the constant stream of Muslim outrage.

Yet in France, this death – and apparent targeting of a Muslim worshipper – has not been unequivocally understood as a hate crime. Ongoing controversy around the case is a dismaying reminder of how institutionally Islamophobic France is.

So leave. It can’t be that bad or there wouldn’t be so many of you there… 

For more than a fortnight, there have been public protests at the inadequacy of the investigation, the biggest of which so far took place in Paris on Sunday.

Of course, protests are arranged at the drop of a hat.  

But, with some notable exceptions, in political and media circles more time has been devoted to debating whether a horrific killing in a place of worship deserves to be called “Islamophobic” than the terrifying implications of such violence for Europe’s biggest Muslim population.

What ‘terrifying implications’? It’s a murder. It’s not a start, is it? 

After three days on the run, the suspect, a 20-year-old French national named as Olivier H, gave himself up to police in Italy. The suspect’s lawyer denied that his client harboured any hatred towards “Muslims or mosques”. He has been charged in France with murder aggravated by premeditation on grounds of race or religion. Yet this was deemed insufficient to classify the case as a terrorist incident.

Yeah, the same thing happened here when an imported savage butchered three little English girls. At least the French government isn’t locking up any of those protesters, eh? 

The killing was an “isolated event”, the public prosecutor said, the suspect “driven by a violent urge, rather than ideology”.

Yes, that’s the immediate response these days from the authorities when they want to head off unrest.  

After Aboubakar Cissé’s brutal death, one might have expected the government to announce a plan to tackle Islamophobia. In reality, our political leaders are among its main drivers.

Oh, if only they were.  

Just Tell Them To Go Stuff Themselves....

...animal rights campaigners are demanding that a stuffed 8ft Bengal tiger from one of George V's big-game hunts in Asia should be removed from Bristol Museum, returned home and given a respectful burial.

🙄 

The big cat was shot by King Charles's great-grandfather during his infamous ten-day hunting trip to Nepal in 1911 when he proudly claimed he killed 21 tigers, eight rhinos and a bear, describing the cull afterwards as 'a record'. He added: 'I think it will be hard to beat.'

Different times… 

It can be seen crouching hidden in long grass in front of a painted mural by the wildlife artist Stanley Lloyd. The mural shows a bearded George V in a khaki safari outfit and pith helmet riding an elephant, with his shotgun poised ready to fire.

Err, no, ‘Mail’, I’m pretty sure - even without having visited the museum in question - it will have been a double rifle.  I doubt anyone was hunting tigers from elephant back with a shotgun!

Elisa Allen, from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), says: 'Almost all animals stuffed and mounted were shot for sport or otherwise violently killed, and there are two ways to deal with this shameful past behaviour.

'Bury the dead respectfully, no matter how long it has been [since they died], just as we are returning human remains and artefacts to their countries of origin.'

Failing that, the museum should at the very least 'make sure the plaque describing [the animals] decries their horrific dispatch', she adds.

There’s actually three ways. We can just say ‘Well, that’s history’ and ignore PETA idiots. 

"...I would urge residents to refrain from speculating."

But it was speculation online that first alerted the authorities, wasn't it, Councillor Aiden? When it grew too large an issue to ignore?

Inspector Steve Parry, of the Basildon neighbourhood policing team, added: 'As a result of a number of reports relating to dogs which were made through the Action Fraud system, officers from our neighbourhood team have worked alongside colleagues in the RSPCA and Basildon Council to piece together actionable information. That work resulted in yesterday’s joint visit.

'At this stage, we believe we have found the remains of 37 dogs and about 20 live dogs which are now being cared for. The priority for all our partners is to locate their last-known owners.

'This is likely to be a complex and potentially far-reaching investigation and we don’t plan on giving a running commentary on it – but we will endeavour to keep the public informed on this investigation when it is appropriate to do so.'

What sort of place was this? 

Save A Paw takes in dogs from people who can no longer look after them or mistreated pets and offers to find them new owners in loving homes.

Surprisingly, given the area and subject matter, this didn't appear to be one to immediately pin on the Caravan Utilising Nomadic Tribes.... 

The rescue centre owner is Oaveed Rahman aka Obi Khan, who is in his 20s. An online biography states he has 'operated his one-man rescue... since late 2024. In the months since, he claims to have rehabilitated and rehomed dozens of reactive large-breed dogs'.

I think his idea of 'rehabilitation' (though certainly effective) might differ from that understood by the pitnutters... 

Who Says University Won't Learn Ya Nuthin'..?

You'll never guess....

Alligators are armored apex predators, with railroad-spike teeth and a bite force without peer in today's world. They have survived for millions of years almost entirely unchanged, because they are the perfect killing machine and absolutely dominant in their environment.

So, how can we, rather soft, squishy humans, avoid being the target of one of these monstrous beets? (sic) Well, fortunately for us, a study from the University of Florida has the answer for reducing our risk of alligator attack:

Stay away from alligators.

 Well, I never! 

H/T: The Jannie via email

Tell Us Again How They Are 'Friends And Neighbours' That We Need In The UK, Progressives....

The outpouring of rage on the Left at Starmer's remarks on immigration hasn't stopped, with the sort of people who never suffer the downsides of unrestricted immigration all rushing to put in their two pennorth on the 'benefits', like these morons:

Well, let’s see how this works out for those unfortunate enough not to be able to escape the diversity, shall we?

A terrified pensioner tormented for five years by youths was killed by two teenagers who threw a firework through his broken window, a court has heard. Robert Price, 76, died from burns and smoke inhalation at the blaze at his home in Oval Road North, Dagenham, on July 27, 2024. Nathan Otitodilchukwu, 18, and a 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted manslaughter.

Want to bet the unnamed accomplice also has a name that looks like mum reached into a bag of Scrabble tiles? 

Mr Price had the early signs of dementia and had been targeted so much by local youths that all his ground floor windows had been boarded up, the Old Bailey heard.

Because that was easier than dealing with the reasons for having to board them up, and he was just a vulnerable pensioner after all, he probably didn’t need natural light, eh? 

Otitodilchukwu is heard on Ring doorbell footage saying: 'Gonna f***ing torch this n*****', 'Yo, you f***ing paedo', 'yo you f***ing d***head' ' 'We are gonna f**k you up,' before running away.

Charming. And thankfully stupid, as so many of them prove to be. Not a future engineer or architect. 

Hours before the attack, footage shows Otitodilchukwu, who was living in care, meeting up with the 16-year-old boy. They filmed themselves launching a firework into a lake, the court was told. When Otitodilchukwu found out that Mr Price had died, messages were found on his phone saying: 'He was a paedo anyway' and 'I am getting 20 years for this anyway'.

Oh, if only! Followed by immediate deportation for you and any of your family still here. 

Otitodilchukwu has a conviction for admitting possession of a bladed article in September 2023. He was convicted in June 2024 of possessing an offensive weapon in March 2024 and was therefore subject to a youth rehabilitation order at the time of the killing of Mr Price.

That worked well then…. 

What Happened To The Classic Englishman Explorer?

I’ve been in situations where I’ve heard the bear pump-priming itself with oxygen as it prepares to launch itself for the kill – the heavy breathing sounds like a London tube train. That’s when you’ve got to use your firearm to maximum effect – holding your nerve and firing immediately above its head.

Ummm, dude, I really don't think you understand what 'maximum effect' means...