Unstoppable Force Prepares To Meet Immovable Object

Women working at a major NHS Trust say they feel 'intimidated' after its leaders told trans staff they can still use women's toilets and facilities. In spite of clear guidance on single sex spaces which came into force on Wednesday, the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), which serves 1.7 million people and employs over 10,500 staff, said there would 'no immediate changes' to its policies.

Well, why not? They know full well that so many institutions and politicians have been captured by this vile perverted cult that there will be few real consequences for open defiance.And there will be challenges, JK Rowling's offered assistance guareantees it.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)'s new code of practice, which reinforces the landmark Supreme Court ruling that sex in equality law means biological sex not gender identity, rules that organisations must provide single sex spaces reflecting that.It says that only providing mixed sex facilities could amount to direct or indirect discrimination against women or lead to unlawful harassment.

And when they lose at a tribunal, who pays? The poor old taxpayer! 

The trust told staff it is awaiting further guidance from NHS England.

Well, that's something the Health Minister can put on his to=do list. 

In its email to staff, the Trust said: 'We understand this may be a difficult and anxiety-provoking time for our trans, non-binary and gender-diverse colleagues, service users and communities, and we want to reassure you that we stand by you and remain committed to being an inclusive organisation.'

Committed is what you should be...to a mental health institution. 

He Could Have Changed Someone Else's Life In 'The Blink Of An Eye'

An 18-year-old man who died in a tragic motorbike crash in Brentwood has been named and pictured for the first time.

A GoFundMe has now been arranged for the victim's family, naming him as Jay Barrow.

Let me guess 'cheeky smile' , 'light up a room', rtd rtc 

A statement accompanying the fundraiser says that the lives of Jay's family "changed forever" in the blink of an eye.

I'm guessing it's only by the grace of god that some other, totally innocent poor sod's life wasn't changed.. and I used to think chavshrines were the worst aspect of these stories, but in 2026, there’s an even worst aspect.

It is understood that donations raised by the page will go towards easing any financial burden on the family to allow them to grieve.

Despite ruling it a 'single vehicle collision' police are keen to trace the driver of a small blue convertible seen driving in the area at the time. I wonder why, when they could just close this with ‘young man, powerful machine, shit happens’?

Ahh, Technology...

 

And it seems Matt knows it's drawbacks well.

Sunday Funnies...

 Because not every invention is wanted or useful....

Money For Old Rope

 

Reader, this is 'Guardian' journalism and of course, the 'Royal We':

Even going by the internet’s longstanding enthusiasm for weird little guys, the scale and suddenness of his ascent has been striking.

Not really, it's summer, and it's not known as the 'silly season' for nothing. I'm only surprised we haven't seen a fuzzy photo of an out of focus black blob in the middle of a field or a Sccottish loch  causing headlines yet. But it's still early, I suppose. 

It’s easy to see why people, brands and even baseball teams have jumped on Jimothy: he’s cute, unproblematic and not at all political.

This places him in that rare, dwindling and highly prized category of “stuff that everyone can agree is good”.

Except journalists. Well, serious journalists, anyway, if the 'Guardian' still has any... 

You can tell the story of the internet, and with it the 21st century, through the animals it has rallied around.

Now, animal content is not just a pillar of the internet but load-bearing infrastructure, with cute pictures and funny videos providing respite from an angry, anxiety inducing internet.

Internet history shows we’ve always come together over animals, but increasingly they feel like our only common ground, because they’re depoliticised, uncomplicated and benign.

Oh, for pity's sake... 

The most heartening, human takeaway from Jimothy’s viral moment is that it suggests we really do desire more unity and connection; we just don’t feel comfortable doing so in public, or at scale, on anything other than the most innocuous topic.

Yeah, sure... 

A Difficult Choice For Bookstores....

 

Assuming it actually sees the light of day, where do you put it? On the 'fiction' shelves? Or with the other fantasy selection...

Quite A Feat, When There's No Official Crime And Never Will Be

At least five victims of the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been confirmed by the Home Office as victims of human trafficking.

Does the word ‘official’ mean nothing any more? 

A group of survivors of abuse by the deceased businessman had called for the Metropolitan police to make trafficking the main focus of its investigation, arguing that Fayed could not have committed his offences without a steady stream of women sent to him by associates.

What offences are those?  He’s never been convicted of any, and never will be!

The women were victims of international and domestic trafficking, and one survivor told the Press Association (PA) they were recruited to a false role within Harrods. Two further victims were hired for a legitimate role and then selected from the shop floor for abuse.

’Alleged’ abuse. 

Officers are looking into who may have facilitated Fayed’s crimes, in an investigation known as Operation Cornpoppy. Four people have been questioned to date, 21 months after the investigation opened.

One survivor, known as Justine, told PA she felt “shellshocked” when she received the conclusive grounds decision in June that she had been a victim of modern slavery. She added: “But it’s a really significant thing, getting that decision, seeing it in writing that you were a victim of modern slavery and trafficking is very … it’s really shocking to read.”

But very useful for later claiming all the compo going, I’ll bet! And no, Reader, it won’t be just Fayed’s business empire they and their lawyers seek to raid, it’ll be the taxpayer too: 

Victims have previously complained of how the Metropolitan police have handled the investigations into Fayed’s abuse. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is examining complaints about the force’s handling of allegations between 2018 and 2024.

The lawyers must be congratulating themselves on the Home Office’s stupidity… if it IS Stupidity and not malice. 

Sure, It Was The Fire That Did It....

Multiple people were injured at a festival in north London after a "stampede" that saw the event cancelled. Ghana Party in the Park at Copthall Playing Fields in Barnet on Saturday was forced into an “abrupt closure” after an “overcrowding issue”, police and organisers said. Several festivalgoers suffered non-life threatening injuries following the “crush” that was sparked by a small fire on the site which required the gates to be closed temporarily.

A likely story, we’ve seen this behaviour before, after all, haven’t we, Reader? 

Police said “a crowd built up and surged when the gates were reopened”. Disturbing footage shared online from the event showed chaotic scenes with people falling to the ground as a crowd surged. Screaming can be heard as members of the public and security staff try and help people who are being crushed.

Hmm, sound's familiar... 

A total of 23 people needed assistance from emergency services or the event medical team, with nine people assessed by the London Ambulance Service.

At least this time, no-one died. 

18-year-old Kieran Turnbull said: “We saw this stampede coming through the main entrance. 

“At the bit where they do the bag and clothing searches everyone was just pushing through,” he said.

If they were worried about a fire IN the venue, they’d have been pushing to get OUT, surely. Did any ‘journalist’ think to challenge that? Rhetorical question, of course!

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

A pity he didn't major in American Literatute, he might have come across Mark Twain's wise words.

In 2023, the then 37-year-old sociologist became the youngest ever black professor at Cambridge.In a statement posted by the Good Law Project on Wednesday, Arday said that being appointed professor had been "without question, the greatest professional privilege of my life".

One it now looks like you didn't deserve and only got for one reason.

Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, who describes himself as an associate of Arday, told BBC Newsnight on Wednesday that he found "the whole thing regrettable". "From, I think, how he's been treated and the quite obtuse spotlight on him about his CV - career - at Cambridge University," he said. "I think it's also regrettable that there may be some untruths that have come out about his CV."

On Saturday, Arday told the Times in an interview that he was accountable for those mistakes, but that "what I am not is a liar".

Sounds like something a liar woud say... 

He told the newspaper: "There has been, since I arrived at Cambridge, a very well orchestrated and co-ordinated campaign to unseat me from my position." He suggested that this was "racially motivated" and that he had become a "lightning rod" for criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy. 

"Disability card?... That'll do nicely!"

Arday said some errors in his early academic work was because of his autism, as he relied on using mimicry to make sense of information, and that similar scrutiny would find similar errors in work by other academics.

Ah, the appeal to 'everyone does it!'...

"We're talking about academia here. I didn't murder somebody. I think the cruelty that I've experienced and the positioning of me as this kind of liar and fantasist is totally unacceptable," he told the newspaper.

Most of us think the elevation of a liar and fantasist to this position purely to tick a box is what's 'unacceptable' .

It's A 'Truly Atrocious' Bit Of Justice Too

A 55-year-old man has been told he is facing a “lengthy” prison sentence after he admitted causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving.

Yes, Reader, it's this story.

On Friday, Garden admitted five charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, causing death by dangerous driving, and driving without insurance. He also admitted driving while disqualified and failing to provide a blood sample for drugs testing. Judge Lord Braid told Garden: “First of all this is a truly appalling piece of driving.He adjourned sentencing for a criminal justice social work report to be drawn up, telling the court: “To be honest, it is such an appalling episode of driving that every last piece of information I can get can only assist”.

Just what more information could you possibly need? Even his brief admits he’s a recidivist who has clearly been given far too many chances by the justice system already and now it has resulted in a man’s death!

The lawyer also told the court Garden had 90 previous convictions including “numerous” motoring offences, and that he had been under three separate disqualifications from driving on the day of the incident.“

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him get another one.