When The Politics Of Envy Creep Into Journalism

 

How awful, a luxury car no less. Is that the most salient fact about the vehicle? Well, no...

John Bell, 74, was hit by the Maserati Quattraporte - which was allegedly stolen - at the property on Forthill Road in Broughty Ferry at about 13:00 on Monday. 

The driver, 55-year-old Fraser Garden, was taken to hospital for treatment and released before being charged over the collision. 

Garden faces a total of nine charges including causing death by dangerous driving. He is accused of stealing the car before losing control of the vehicle, entering a garden at speed and trapping Bell against a house. 

He is also accused of failing to stop to give his name and address, refusing a blood test and failing to report the collision. 

Garden appeared in court on Tuesday, made no plea and was remanded in custody.

At least he was remanded. In the Met , he'd probably be freed on bail.  

The Answer’s In Your Own Hands…

Police spending on kennels and veterinary bills in England and Wales has more than tripled since the XL bully ban came into force, with some forces recording an almost 500% spending increase since the new law was enacted in 2024.

There's a simple answer, and it’s ‘when you rock up to an attack, shoot the mutts then and there!’ You don’t need a live dog to determine the breed, a dead one will do just fine.

West Mercia police reported the biggest increase, with annual costs rising from £92,383 in 2022-23 to £715,349 in 2025-26, a 674% increase.

Wales again? What is it with that place? 

John Campion, the Conservative police and crime commissioner for the area, said: “Policing is already stretched, and rising costs and growing demand are pushing resources to the limit. The added burden, created by the government and public, of paying for kennelling illegal dogs places even more pressure on already tight budgets.“Kennelling is essential for public safety, but without proper government support these costs risk impacting frontline services.”

No, what’s essential for public safety is the removal of the danger, and that can just as easily be in a garbage bag as in a dog van. It should be already be SOP for any incident where a person or pet has been killed by these things.

Patrick O’Hara, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) tactical lead on dangerous dogs, said he had “not known this type of demand in my 26 years’ service”. “Our kennelling needs have gone up by about one-third since the ban came into force and the demand isn’t slowing down so we’re having to really concentrate on threat, harm and risk,” he told the BBC. “In the short term I think we will continue to see dog attacks as these dogs start to come of age and reach maturity. So I think it’s going to probably get worse before it gets better.”

Or maybe you’ll only have to shoot one or two to get the rest of owners to comply? 

“It does seem like the dogs being kennelled are the dogs which are more dangerous, but it is obviously the case that they’re stuck in kennels and we don’t want that from a dog welfare perspective, and it’s also something that’s sad from an owner perspective,” said Benedict Treloar, co-founder of the Campaign for Evidence-Based Regulation of Dangerous Dogs (CEBRDD).

Why is the welfare of mutts that have killed people and pets even a factor in your deliberations? There are other agebcies to worry about that:

The RSPCA, which did not support the XL bully ban, wants to see compulsory recording of dog bite incidents to help understand the scale of the problem and its causes, with a greater focus on education and prevention, rather than seizing animals.

Yes, they really are suggesting that killer animals be left with the useless owners. Another reason not to give them any money, as if one was needed.

Oh, To Be A Fly On The Wall...

...when someone has to tell The Donald who she is!

Rachel Reeves has stepped up her criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, describing it as a “mistake” that has destabilised the global economy and damaged living standards around the world.“I think it was a mistake to end those [talks with Iran] and to enter into conflict, because I’m not convinced that we are safer today than we were a few weeks ago,” she told an event in Washington.

'So, she's Defence Minister, right? 

'No Mister President, Chancellor!' 

'Well then, what does she know about military matters?'

'As much as she knows about monetary ones, sir...'

“Friends are allowed to disagree on things,” Reeves said. “When you are friends you can speak your truth and deliver that fair message,” she said.

I think you’re about to discover some well deserved ‘truthful speaking’ for the first time in your entirely undeserved life.

Does ‘Set A Thief To Catch A Thief’ Translate Into Greek?

Police in Greece have been recruiting migrants to violently push other migrants back across its land border with Turkey, according to wide-ranging evidence uncovered by the BBC.

Well, they do come to take on the dirty jobs that citizens don’t want to do, after all… 

Our findings reveal allegations of brutality, with witnesses reporting migrants being stripped, robbed, beaten and even sexually assaulted. It has been claimed that mercenaries have been unofficially employed on the border since at least 2020.

That’s a risk factor of being involved in a criminal enterprise like trying to enter a county illegally, the people you are mixing with have no morals, like yourself. 

The Greek prime minister told the BBC he was "totally unaware" about allegations of the use of migrants for pushbacks, while the country's authorities have not responded to our written detailed requests for comment.

You can just feel the simmering rage in the copywriter that those filthy dagoes are refusing to answer the allegations, can’t you? 

Pushbacks - forcing migrants and asylum seekers back across borders without due process - are generally considered illegal under international law.

Ah, international law! And we all know that wrong ‘uns love to rely on that, even though its unenforceable, don’t we, Reader?

"It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late..."

Hundreds of protesters have gone face-to-face with riot police in Epsom as they demand descriptions and CCTV of men suspected of raping a woman.

Someone on Twitter yesterday remarked that of all places, Epsom wouldn't have beeen the place they'd ecpected the revolution to start. But it has to start somewhere.

Protests broke out in the upmarket Surrey town just before 5pm on Wednesday amid a demand for answers from Surrey Police about a reported gang rape, which they claim the force has not released enough information about. It comes after a woman, in her 20s, said she was attacked between 2am and 4am on Saturday, April 11, outside the Epsom Methodist Church on Ashley Road.The force previously said a group of men had followed her after she left the nearby Labyrinth nightclub.

So they have CCTV… 

Several police officers remain in Epsom this evening as the force seeks to 'provide reassurance' to locals.

You’re not providing that anymore, what you’re providing is a reminder of your own irrelevance.

The force also urged people not to speculate about the descriptions of the suspects as they work to identify them.

They didn’t learn a single lesson from Southport, did they; no wonder, with spineless people like this one in charge:

East Surrey Chief Superintendent Mark Chapman said 'I appreciate that this may have caused concern to people in the town centre, and I would like to reassure you that our priority was to ensure the safety of the wider public, as well as the safety of those involved in the protest,' he added.

That’s why you brought out the riot squad in full kit, you know, the one you never see when terrorist supporters are holding up parts of London. 

'We respect the right to lawful protest and will facilitate this wherever possible where it is safe to do so. 

'However, criminal offences and public disorder will not be tolerated, and we will always take robust action against anyone who commits a criminal offence. 

And were there any at this demonstration? 

'Surrey Police works with all those seeking to protest, along with our partners and the local community, to ensure everyone's views can be heard while at the same time encouraging them to always act lawfully.'

Except foreign rapists, who can act with impunity.

Update: he’s going to hold a meeting with protestors at 7:00 today.

If The Name Seems Familiar…

A man accused of murdering a 21-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Primrose Hill has been remanded into custody after appearing in court. Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27, was charged with the murder of filmmaking student Finbar Sullivan who died after the alleged attack at the north London viewpoint on Tuesday evening.

 ….and not just because it’s that losing pick you made from the ‘Scrabble’ bag last time you played, well, it should.

Before he was taken to the cells, Ogunyankinnu told the court: “I didn’t kill anybody, I didn’t stab anybody, they’ve got the wrong person.”

We’ll soon see, won’t we? 

The Explanation Is That Starmer Wants Them Here...

A government source alerted the Mail to the figures and said it was 'insane' that migrants from outside Europe still are coming to the UK via this route.

We all know they are. Why the surprise, unnamed source?  

The revelations have led to calls for an investigation into abuses of the scheme and for the 'backdoor' to Britain to finally be wound down five years after the technical deadline to apply.

Calls by whom?  

Reform UK's home office spokesman Zia Yusuf said the scheme 'has long been a scam on the British people'. He added: 'It is a backdoor for Somalis, Pakistanis and Indians among others to claim benefits in the UK. The government must explain why this scheme is still open five years after it was supposed to close. 'Britain spent £15billion in the last 18 months on Universal Credit welfare for foreign nationals. The vast majority went to EU Settled Status [migrants]... Reform is the only party that will terminate all of it.'

If you get in, and sadly that isn't in the gift of ordinary voters anymore. 

The Home Office said the terms of the EUSS were established in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, signed under the previous government, and that the UK is legally required to continue accepting late applications under the deal. A Home Office spokesman said: 'We have found no evidence that the scheme is being abused in this way. 'The government is doing everything in its power to reduce net migration.'

LOL, of course you are,,,, 

This Is Not Justice

But then, who expects that from the Land of Fruits and Nuts anyway?

A judge has allowed Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program intended to lead to the dismissal of charges of attacking Los Angeles police officers. Judge Alan Schneider told the rapper and singer on Monday that if he sticks to his treatment program and obeys all laws for two years, his four felony counts will be dismissed. 

Break the law and claim ‘Mental. Health issues’  and get a ‘Get out of jail free’ card!

The court found that the incident was the result of his since-diagnosed bipolar disorder and was an aberration from his usual behavior.

Authorities allege that the 26-year-old was walking naked down a street in LA’s San Fernando Valley in August, and charged at police officers who were responding to calls about him. A criminal complaint says three officers were hurt.

Outside court on Monday he told Rolling Stone, which first reported on the diversion agreement, that he is “thankful – just very thankful” and that it “could have been much worse”.

Or better. They could have shot you, for instance .

Woe Is Me!

Angela has two daughters, aged 13 and 10, who both attend their local Girlguiding group in the UK. Like many girls their age, they enthusiastically collect their badges, make new friends and attend the organisation’s large summer jamboree every year.

A lie. She has one daughter, and a son.

But as of September, Angela’s youngest daughter will have to leave Girlguiding because she is transgender.

At 10 years of age, this woman has told her son that he can be a girl. In a sane world she’d be investigated by social services but we aren’t living in one, anymore…

“It’s deeply distressing for all of us. How do you tell a child that the place they once belonged, they’re no longer welcome at? I’m unable to give her a reason that makes sense to her,” said Angela, who did not give her surname due to fears for her daughter’s safety.

It’s pretty simple, actually, you just have to admit you were wrong and you lied to your little boy. 

Her elder sister, meanwhile, is torn about what to do. “It’s a very tricky position for her to be in,” said Angela. “Girlguiding has taught her values of kindness and compassion, and now she’s being told those values have limits and that limit is your younger sister. It’s very difficult.”

Girlguiding will - should!- have also told her that she must always tell the truth, that lying, even for what seems a good reason, is wrong. 

Lily, a Girlguiding volunteer on the GATE leadership committee, said: “We’ve got volunteers who’ve been in the organisation 10, 20, 30 years, who’ve given their lives to this, who’ve built their community in this, and who just can’t bear the thoughts of kicking out young members who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.

They have indeed done nothing wrong, but you have, haven't you? Like this boy’s mother, you lied to them, in thrall to a poisonous ideology pushed by people that don’t have societal advancement in mind.

“We have had no issues in nearly a decade of being trans inclusive. We also have cisgender men as unit helpers and activity advisers, and there’s never been any objection to any of these men being involved in Girlguiding events.”

Are these men dressing in womenface or are they men?

“Groups are now risk assessing going out in public in uniform. The public perception of Girlguiding just a few short months ago was incredibly positive. Now we’re out and about thinking, is someone going to start yelling at us in the street? All because we’ve been dragged into doing something we don’t want to do,” she said.

You mean obeying the law? If you think that’s ‘something you shouldn’t do’ if you don’t feel like it you fully deserve to be shouted at in the street!

Katie Alcock, a former Girlguider who said she was expelled from the organisation for expressing her concerns about its trans membership policy on social media, said she was pleased the leadership had “seen sense” over the issue. “Finally, the organisation that had expelled me seven years ago was prioritising safeguarding and girls’ rights to single-sex spaces. It’s a pity it did it with such bad grace,” she told the Telegraph.

It’s only to be expected Katie!

“Where was the positive spin in this statement saying it is happy to be fully in compliance with the law and it hopes this will be the start of great things?”

It’s not happy to obey the law, so why would any responsible parent want to send their child?

Lily said: “We know Girlguiding didn’t want to do this but we still want to hold them to account for the decisions they’ve made and make it really clear they are hurting people. 

“At the same time, this didn’t start in Girlguiding headquarters and it won’t finish in Girlguiding headquarters so we do want to make it clear to the government that they absolutely need to step in because so many organisations that want to be inclusive are being attacked with legal threat after legal threat and they just can’t afford to keep defending themselves.”

Good, it’s about time your efforts to be ‘inclusive’ of perversion started to cost you! 

You Should Never Have Been Allowed To Compete In The First Place!

Noa-Lynn van Leuven will be banned from competing in any of the Professional Darts Corporation’s women-only events with immediate effect after a ruling from the sport’s regulatory body stated only biological females can now compete in women’s tournaments.

And he accepted this decisiuon with all the bad grace you'd expect:  

Van Leuven responded on social media on Thursday afternoon, saying she had been “retired” by the decision. “I just got an email,” the 29-year-old said in a post on Instagram. “Apparently, I just got retired, not by choice, but because I am no longer allowed to compete.”

Untrue, you can still compete - in the men's tournaments.

“I have worked so damn hard for years just to get here. I showed up and I competed. I respected the sport every game and every single day.”

Liar. You competed as a woman, knowing full well you weren't one. The fault lies with those who didn't stop you, true, but you yourself bear at least half of the blame.