Tweet Of The Month

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Post Title Of The Month

A tie this month, with the trans cult providing some great opportunities not unnoticed by David Thompson: 

And Fahrenheit211:

Quote Of The Month

Bill Sticker takes a trip into the wilds, and pronounces it good. Why? Read on: 

"Well out in the fringes there isn’t all the wavy hand “look at me” activism of the Net Zero eejits from the East trying to get everyone to share in the insane belief that humanity is ruining the planet, and people insisting we can’t eat real meat because of ’emissions’. That’s a very squeamish urban belief."

 

Post Of The Month

MacHeath on the draining of the teacher pool as summer hits its height. And Thomas Paine makes it home at last.

Oh, Hi, Chickens!

...can I offer you a roost?

Referral units for children who have been excluded from mainstream schools are warning that they are full to bursting because of unprecedented levels of disruptive behaviour across the country.

Is the 'C' word getting a mention here, perchance? Well, Reader, only obliquely...

Providers that take children excluded from mainstream schools say that after a lull during the pandemic, the situation has deteriorated, and they have seen permanent exclusions rising across the country in the past year.

So the pandemic was a good thing...? And not in any way a potential cause of this increase..? 

Dave McPartlin, head of Flakefleet primary school in Lancashire, said: “The additional need we are seeing in schools is absolutely unprecedented and everyone is seeing more behaviour problems.”

He said complex needs were emerging much earlier too, with children in nursery and reception exhibiting emotional, social and communication issues.

Hmmm... 

I wonder what other treats we have in store from three years of covid shenanigans?

Go Home, Tor, You're Drunk...

*sighs* 

I used to come here for the literature news and reviews, but it seems it's become yet another company that's been killed, gutted, skinned and its carcass is now being worn by the woke crowd while they demand respect. 

Can I stand to read this article? Let's see...

I’ve known I was genderqueer/nonbinary since I was about twenty-four. But in 2004 I did not know I could use those words in context with myself.

*struggles to continue* 

Then I found myself part of two communities built on very specific heteronormative gender rules. The first was the brothel at the local renaissance festival...

That's it! I'm out! 

This Is Why These Beasts Are Now Fashionable...

A 25-year-old thug has been jailed after he unleashed his huge American XL bully to savage an innocent motorist while he was high on drinks and drugs, leaving the helpless victim with severe lacerations and puncture wounds.

It's like having a knife or a gun without the bother or effort of having to aim... 

Jepson from Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, was jailed for eight years on Friday, after admitting causing grievous bodily harm with intent and being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog.

The court heard he had no recollection of the horrific incident as he was high on drink and drugs at the time, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Well, at least cops seized the dog, right? 

Right? 

It is unknown where the dangerous dog is today. Jepson was offered some money by travellers for the animal, which had clipped ears, and said he has no idea where it is now.

Well, if the police ever raid a traveller encampment (I know, I know, Reader, but go with me here) perhaps they'll find out. The hard way. 

Not Heeding The Warning Signs...

Donna Southby, who was dining with her husband, Mark, and friends at the two-Michelin-starred restaurant on the edge of Snowdonia or Eryri national park, claims she was subject to a tirade of “verbal abuse” from the head chef, Gareth Ward, a feted cook from County Durham known for his uncompromising approach and 30-course menus.

Hmmm, 'uncompromising approach', eh? Were there any other clues that it might not be a pleasant experience..? 

£375-a-head menus at Ynyshir – which describes itself as “ingredient led, flavour driven, fat fuelled, protein obsessed” – consist of a parade of mostly meat and fish courses, from wagyu beef to black cod and caviar. With a DJ “curating” music that cranks up as the night proceeds to a level that one reviewer compared to a “Rotterdam techno dungeon” and atmospheric effects such as birch smoke, dinner takes up to five hours. A couple’s bill can easily pass £1,000 with wine. The restaurant warns: “we do not cater for any dietary requirements and do not offer substitutions for any of the dishes”.

I'm sure the food is good, but Reader, nothing is so good I'd want to put up with that... 

In 2018, Ward told Restaurant magazine: “People say you should cook for your customers. I say fuck that. You should cook for yourself.”

Then why the hell are you running a restaurant?  

Yes, I Just Bet You Would, Matt...

Describing the claims as 'hugely shocking', Skegness MP Matt Warman said it 'understandably raised a number of significant concerns'.

However, he added: 'I would ask that people resist the understandable desire to speculate on this case.'

...but if it's OK with you, and actually even if it's not, I'm going to.

Investigators are said to be working to determine whether he had any prior convictions before his arrival in the UK.

Maybe they should have done that before letting him - and all the others the RNLI and UK Border Force  escorted to our shores - run around free? 

OK, But...Why?

Why..? 

“I’d like to see more, a lot more black surfers try surfing,” he said. “Access can be a problem. It can be expensive to buy a board or get surf lessons. It’s a shame.”

I'm sure it's expensive for everyone.  

Siyanda grew up in South Africa, where his father, activist and surfer Tom Hewitt was the founder of Surfers Not Street Children, which worked with homeless street children and introduced them to the sport. “I was five or six when I started,” said Siyanda. “All the kids who were surfing were black.”

Errr, well, yes. In case you haven't noticed, South Africa has a huge black population. 

Which, despite the prevalence of minorities in adverts and tv shows, the UK hasn't... 

So dad's an activist, eh? That tells us a lot... 

When Tom Hewitt and Siyanda’s mum, Bulelwa, re-located to the UK, they set up in north Devon because of its world-class breaks. “It wasn’t quite the same here,” said Siyanda.

Well, no. It wouldn't be. 

Tom Hewitt said since the Black Lives Matter movement, surfing across the world had been thinking hard about its image.

Has it really? I doubt that, somehow...