The summer months always prove rewarding, and August is no exception:
Monday, 31 August 2026
Quote Of The Month
Fahrenheit 211 on the Nation Union of Journalists' capture by identity politics:
"Yes that’s where we are ladies and gentlemen. We are in a position where the nation’s lead union for journalists states that they no longer believe in a free press. How completely cooked is a union when it can’t stand up for basic principles or for journalists who follow these principles? At least the NUJ has given me the best reason I can think of for not wanting to be associated with them."
Post Of The Month
Longrider on the ridiculous Home Office pamplets that he's discovered are wrong on an aspect of the law relating to photogaphy into the bargain...
Handbags...
A trainee florist punched a fellow student then threw a drink at her in an argument over a Christmas wreath during a flower arranging class.Silly, immature girlies...
Housewife Lorraine Jae, 51, assaulted Tracey Musker after she had a meltdown in a college classroom and grabbed her coat due to criticism of her coursework by their tutor.Oh!
The court heard Jae, who is currently waiting for a hip operation, had no previous convictions.
Sounds like they are planning on operating on the wrong end of her!
Her lawyer Helen Clarke said in mitigation: 'The drink was in a carton - not a glass bottle or anything of that kind.
'The argument involving the course tutor related to a dispute about her course work which the defendant thought she had done to a satisfactory standard. Miss Musker then got involved.
'Clearly it was a short-lived matter and a heat of the moment reaction when the defendant felt extremely frustrated.
'She had been studying the course for some time, it had not been the best experience and she had some problems along the way.
'Nevertheless she persevered hoping to achieve a qualification as she was unable to continue other work she had been doing for many years.
One wonders what her 'other work' might have been.
'She thought this would be a new start but clearly it did not happen in that way.
'Clearly this happened out of character and she has learnt her lesson... I can say from speaking to her she is sorry for what happened. She is apologetic to Miss Musker.'
They all say that!
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Priorities...
A mob of youths torched several cars and set off fireworks at a balloon release for one of the A66 crash gang last night.
At least five cars were set ablaze in a horse field near Haswell, County Durham, with the startled animals looking on from the far side.The site was around 15 miles from Middlesbrough, where a wave of violence believed to be linked to the crash and local organised crime has forced police to draft in hundreds of reinforcements.
The Daily Mail understands that the County Durham and Darlington Fire Service responded to the incident.
But not the police? Why did they not arrests these youth, who have kiiled two police officers with their antics? Surely they'd be given the support of the highest office in the land to do so....
Oh.
Andy Burnham labels cowboy builders 'crooks' who 'destroy lives' and vows to put them out of business.'They're crooks - and it's about time we treated them like it. So, today, we're putting the cowboys out of business.'
Maybe not, since our already-failing PM seems to think this should be a priority instead.
Hurrah, The Last Truly Useful British Police Officer Will Be On Duty!
...PC Rain, of course!
Notting Hill Carnival is almost here, with the streets of W10 just days away from being transformed for Europe’s largest street festival. However, forecasters are warning of a spate of rain showers that could dampen the festivities. BBC Weather is forecasting thundery showers from Friday, August 28, with rain expected in Notting Hill from 9am on Saturday.
Never has a threat of bad weather on a British bank holiday been so welcome!
Temperatures will hover around 20C - significantly cooler than the blistering temperatures of this summer so far - with thunderstorms forecast between 5pm and 6pm. The thundery showers are set to return when festivities ramp up on Sunday, with heavy rain and lightning forecast between 1pm and 5pm, and again between 7pm and 8pm.
Will it be enough to prevent the usual effects of this wretched event? We shall have hope so, since the weather doesn't answer to Sir Mark Rowley and won't therefore treat these people as untouchables.
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