A Week Of Two Significant Court Cases...

...though from the MSM coverage, you'd think there was only one.This one. And was that because of the ‘celebrity’ aspect or because the MSM didn’t want to confront the questions asked about the very basis of law and order in the UK in the other? I have my suspicions, Reader….

So to the first one - Russell Brand, former darling of the Left, now on trial for that most egregious crime - rape and sexual assault before he became a celebrity. A trial with no physical evidence, hinging on consent and blurred lines, with the victims clearly consenting to some acts, but claiming others outraged their decency.

And indeed, though you wouldn’t believe it from the triumphant nature of the feminist-led outcry, the jury did not deliver a clean sweep of guilty verdicts, only some of the charges were proven.

That Brand is a scoundrel of the sort who would once be warned about as ‘not safe in taxis’ by your mum ( a description that means little in these modern times of Ubers driven by foreign invaders) is a given, but let’s not pretend that the women involved did not know this. But according to perceived modern wisdom such thoughts are ‘victim blaming’, which brings us on to the other case.

The perpetrator of the murder of Henry Nowak appealed against his sentence, at the same time as the appeal against the leniency of that sentence, and good triumphed over evil, for once, at least as far as the murder. The police are yet to receive their reckoning for their actions, and I doubt they ever will, given the lack of interest of the MSM, when compared to the way they reacted to the Brand verdict.

But I ask you, Reader, which case shows how far we have fallen as a society of law and order?

Why Does Anyone Take These People Seriously?

Hollywood idol James McAvoy has been branded ‘absurd’ after blaming England for Scots hitting the bottle.

Wise advice from the internet...

 But OK, let's deconstuct this, shall we, Reader? I mean, we know how the MSM loves to mislead us, so maybe he didn’t say any such thing?

On her podcast Dear Chelsea, comedienne Chelsea Handler asked McAvoy, 47, about Scotland’s reputation for hard drinking and the SNP’s push for yet another vote on ripping Scotland out of the Union.

Oh, not an official interview in the MSM, then… 

He said: ‘I’m not looking to perpetuate stereotypes about Scottish people. At the same time, why is there a stereotype – because usually there’s some sort of truth in it. ‘I’m not saying all Scottish people drink tons, but there are certain realities about my country, about the way it’s been handled, the second-class citizenry as a part of the UK – not just us, but Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland suffer and even parts of England.‘We tried to (separate) in 2015, was it... 2016 we had the referendum? We nearly got it across. ‘We’re pushing for it (again). Alright, you made it a law that we can’t do this again, but it’s weird saying to a whole bunch of people that they can’t vote on sovereignty.’

Pretty incoherent, and he can’t feel that aggrieved if he can’t even remember when the vote was! 

McAvoy also aimed a foul-mouthed broadside at late former first minister Alex Salmond for losing the 2014 referendum. He said: ‘I think it was poorly led last time. The leader of the national party just didn’t have answers. There was a point where he was doing one of those, you know, the leader stands on a plinth and they kind of battle each other. ‘And they said: “What’s going to happen with the currency? Are we going to keep the UK pound, or are we going to go into the euro? The euro might not let us in. What are we going to do?”. ‘And he went: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it”. And we’re like: “We’re f****** standing on the bridge, m***********”. S*** like that lost the vote.’

If a politician for once being honest, and not claiming to have all the answers to events that haven’t happened yet, disturbs you, you don’t deserve independence!

McAvoy added: ‘Don’t get me wrong, I live in London, my kids are English. ‘I’m not down on England. Even (talking to) the English, I’m like: “Why do you want us?”.’

Good point at last. But at least someone can use this for publicity for her personal hobby- horse:

Carolyn Lochhead, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: ‘More than 1,000 people in Scotland died because of alcohol (last year). ‘However, this isn’t a problem unique to Scotland. The UK as a whole is experiencing an alcohol health emergency.’

🙄 

A Joke On The World Stage....

 We are a deeply unserious country with a weak and ineffectual Prime Minister: 

Single-use sachets for condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise and soy sauce will no longer be allowed for dine-in customers at restaurants across the EU from Aug. 12 under new packaging waste rules aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The measure is part of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which entered into force in February 2025 and will begin applying across member states this summer.

It was inevitable - first they came for the little plastic fish,  and I didn’t eat sushi, so I did not complain, and….. you know how it goes.

And you may ask why what the EU does should matter to us, and I’d refer you to that weak and ineffectual PM because it shouldn’t matter, given we are no longer in it, but we have an idiot in No 10. And worse, an idiot that wants to take us back into it, so will do everything he can tonight follow their every move. No matter how idiotic. 

Under the regulation, restaurants serving customers on-site will be required to replace disposable condiment packets with alternatives such as refillable dispensers, reusable containers or table-service bottles.The European Commission said the rules are designed to reduce packaging waste and encourage a shift toward a more circular economy.

Oh well, at least we will see a return of these, for a quick nostalgia boost! 

If we're going back to the Seventies, we might as well look like it!

The condiment sachet restrictions are part of broader EU efforts to curb packaging waste. Beginning in 2030, additional single-use packaging products, including miniature shampoo and soap bottles commonly found in hotels, are also expected to be phased out under the regulation.

I was wondering why hotels no longer provided these, preferring to fix dispensers to the shower walls instead. And I miss the shower caps but as they were plastic, I guess they are verboten in our brave new world too. 

He Must Have Attended The Alec Baldwin School Of Firearm Safety

The Hollywood director Michael Mann has been taken to the hospital following an apparently accidental shooting at a Los Angeles gun range, according to the Associated Press. Mann, 83, reportedly shot himself in the leg while at The Range LA. The news was first reported on the celebrity website TMZ. He sustained what his representative described as a superficial injury after a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered.

How does that happen? Did he fail to put the safety on (assuming it wasn’t a revolver)? 

TMZ reported that Mann had been trying to holster his weapon when the gun accidentally discharged. Emergency services were then called and he was taken to a hospital.

Good grief! 

Mann is preparing to shoot a sequel to Heat – one of the most acclaimed crime movies of recent decades – starring Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio.

A film that is famous for its dramatic gun battles. Maybe he should have got some tips from the experts on set!

Dystopia...

Builders will have to get training in 'respectful behaviour' to tackle the 'culture of crude banter' on construction sites under Labour's new workers' rights laws. The human rights watchdog published guidance on the 'legal obligations' for bosses yesterday as Angela Rayner's controversial 'banter ban' came into force.The 141-page Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance gives an example of a large construction firm and lists 14 changes it would have to make to comply with Labour's new laws.

This Labour government seems set on using the plot of the movie ‘Demolition Man’ for ideas. 

The fictional construction firm has a 'high risk of sexual harassment' because it has a male-dominated workforce and 'a culture of crude banter', the watchdog's example warns. It adds that the company would have to take 'urgent action' to create a 'more inclusive workforce culture' and prevent any harassment on site – or face the threat of legal challenges and huge fines. Among the steps the construction firm would have to take to comply with Labour's laws would be 'sending a formal letter to all clients and contractors to advise of the firm's refreshed stance on tackling sexual harassment'.

Funny how they have chosen a building site as an example to create their example from, and not a mosque, which is far more misogynistic, but no doubt gets an exemption for religious reasons…

And bosses would have to run 'training for all staff, with particular emphasis on inclusion, respectful behaviour and the importance [of] all staff reporting any sexual harassment', the guidance adds.

Because no system of oppression can flourish without a class of informer.

Tory business spokesman Julia Lopez said: 'Labour's banter ban has only been in force for a day and has already reached the building site, with construction firms facing yet more red tape and training requirements to police workplace conversations. 

'Labour is creating a climate where employers are left walking on eggshells, worrying about innocent comments their staff make that could end up falling foul of the new regime.'

And that isn't even the half of it! 

Small-boat migrants working in Britain illegally can sue their bosses for harassment under Labour's strengthened workers' rights laws, new guidance warns. The human rights watchdog has published fresh direction on the 'legal obligations' for bosses to tackle harassment after Angela Rayner's Employment Rights Act came into force on Friday.The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) includes the case of a 'migrant worker without a valid work permit' to explain what could now constitute harassment.

If you wanted to destroy a country without actually going to war, then these sort of laws are exactly how you would go about it!

These Things Are A Menace!

No, not what you are thinking....

Tributes have been paid to a 'precious' teenage boy who died in a crash on the Essex border earlier this month. Ishmael Sankoh, 17, has been named after he died in a crash on Elsinge Road in Enfield shortly before 11pm on October 4.

Precious - the dictionary definition says 'Of high value, greatly esteemed or charished' and Reader, I cannot say hand on heart that anything of value was lost here.

Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and London’s Air Ambulance. Upon arrival, they discovered a car and e-bike had been involved in a collision.

If I had a penny for every time the words 'e-bike' featured in a story I read abount young death, I'd have enough to buy one of the wretched things, but since I haven't got a death wish, I've no desire to.

In tribute to him, Ishmael’s family said the following: “It’s hard to find the words to express the pain of losing you, Ishmael. You were more than a son, a brother, a nephew, a cousin and a friend; you were a precious part of our family, and your presence brought something special into all our lives. God called you too soon. You were smart, you were kind, and you made your family so proud in everything you did. You loved football, you loved computers, you loved life.”

But you clearly didn’t value your own safety or you wouldn’t have chosen a method of transport with this safety record.

Detective Inspector Simon Ager, from the Metropolitan Police Service, said: Our investigation remains ongoing and we are working to establish the full circumstances of the collision. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who witnessed what happened, or who has dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage from the area at around the time of the incident.”

Oh, c'mon, Simon, you know enough already, since your very organisation is putting out this warning. 

Decision Time For St Hilda's College...

...your woke credentials, or your students:

A bearded Oxford academic has been criticised for wearing giant fake breasts in public despite complaints from colleagues and eminent former students. Matt Rattley, a lecturer in biochemistry at St Hilda's College, has already attracted online controversy thanks to his bizarre appearance, which includes wearing women's clothes and makeup. Now three college graduates including a leading clinical psychologist have written to St Hilda's over concerns that Mr Rattley's behaviour 'violates women's dignity', and that it would be 'reasonable for them to feel that it creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating and offensive environment'.

Quite! So why hasn't anyone complained?  

St Hilda's has received at least two more formal letters of complaint, including one from the parent of a current undergraduate, and some allege that the situation amounts to sexual harassment against female students and teachers.

Oh, they have! Good for them! Remember this as you read on...

Mr Rattley, who was appointed as a non-stipendiary lecturer in 2023, undoubtedly has his supporters at St Hilda's. But speaking on condition of anonymity, an Oxford academic who attended training events alongside Mr Rattley told The Mail on Sunday: 'I was due to attend a series of staff training sessions at Oxford with Mr Rattley. I ended up missing most of them because I found being around him so distressing. 

'At the first session, he was giving a presentation. I was in the front row, so those big prosthetic boobs felt like they were in my face. I didn't know where to look. 

'The worst part was that other people were behaving as though he was dressed normally. You're sitting there thinking what you're seeing is hideous and disrespectful, while everyone around you is pretending it's OK. It makes you doubt your sanity.' 

That's what it's meant to do, when what you should be doing is doubting his sanity, and the saninity of the people that let him act this way in a supposedly professional setting! 

Another session I attended was during the summer heatwave. Rattley was sitting with his legs apart in a miniskirt, with his underwear visible, flanked by two admiring young women – in long dresses. 

Would this behaviour be accepted if not for the corrupting influence of identity politics and the trans lobbiy's takeover of every institution in the UK? 

'Many of the female staff fawn over him. He's pretty intimidating because, even without his high heels, he's a very tall, imposing man. 

'It does feel like sexual harassment. You feel as though you're being forced to participate in someone's sexual fetish without being given a choice.'

That's exactly what you are being forced to do, and it's not the first time - it's happened before, just not here! But I can't find the article because every search brings up this case and I'm sure there has been a case in the US identical to this one... 

Another Oxford lecturer told the MoS that students and academics fear speaking out.'I privately asked a fellow at St Hilda's what, if anything, they were doing about this. She said that, as far as she knew, no student had complained, and unless and until that happened, it was very unlikely that the College would do anything.'

Yet we are told in the second paragraph that they have not received complaints?  Are they lying? Well, if they will tolerate this behaviour, they clearly don't stop at lying, do they?

We Don’t Stop Playing Because We Grow Old

 …but we do grow old because we stop playing! And I'm determined that won't happen!

But at least I'm old enough to be too wise to attempt to log on tonight at 23:00 when it launches and see that there's  8942570 people in the queue ahead of me!

Beware Of 'Unknown Groups', I Guess...

A very modern stabbing event:

Five teenage boys have suffered serious injuries following a stabbing at a Halloween party. The victims, three aged 16 and two 17, were hurt after an 'unknown group' gained entry to a property in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on Saturday night.

Police were called just after 10.30pm and found the five boys with injuries described as 'serious'.

A description of the injuries, however vague, yet not of the perpetrators of the stabbing? Well that tells its own story, eh, Reader? 

Hampshire Police said no arrests have been made and appealed for anyone with information – or who may have attended the party – to come forward. A nearby resident's daughter, who said she had been in contact with one of the victims, said she heard people 'jump the fence and start stabbing'.

Only heard, not seen?  That's handy,

One local man added he was awoken by police knocking on his door at 1.30am asking for more information.

That would guarantee I wouldn't give them any if I had it... 

Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Pirie said: 'We are already hard at work identifying anyone who was at the party who may be able to assist our enquiries, whether that be having directly witnessed what took place, having filmed any footage which may be relevant, or who may be able to help us identify the unknown group. 'I understand the response the local community may have to hearing about this incident this morning, and I do not underestimate the impact our scenes will be having on those living in the area. 'These scenes are vitally important for our enquiries and we are grateful to the understanding of our communities whilst we work to establish the facts.'If you were at the party and have not spoken with officers yet, or you have any CCTV, mobile phone, dash cam or doorbell camera footage covering Park Road and the surrounding area, then please get in touch.'

Why not ask for evidence from TikTok as well, since the most likely culprits for this sort of crime are keen to also provide filmed evidence 

Liz Jarvis, MP for Eastleigh, wrote on X: 'My thoughts are with the victims and their families and all those affected by the incident in Chandler's Ford last night, and my thanks go to our local police and emergency services for their prompt response. 

'It's important not to speculate or share unverified information.'

The concern shown for the identity of the perpetrators and the reluctance of the police to issued desriptions tells it's own story. 

Update: Two suespects arrested And they are 'from Southampton'. There's a relief, eh? 

Did She Misread The Job Spec?

A former criminology lecturer who styles herself as 'Britain's poshest thief' could be deported after a crime spree running into several thousands of pounds, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

I guess she misread the 'criminology' part... 

The Home Office has told Polish-born Pauline Al Said, 36 - who has been given a suspended jail term - that she will be kicked out of the country if she fails to launch an appeal by next month.

Thus pretty much guaranteeing that she'll lodge one with one of their ambulance chasing friends, of course. 

Al Said, who worked at Bath Spa University, was told her claims to stay in the UK on human rights grounds had been dismissed after being found guilty of shoplifting offences to the value of £12,000.

Some of them apparently Le Creuset items, which surely takes some doing give how heavy the damn things are!

Al Said's mother and sister live in the UK. She was granted indefinite leave to remain in 2021 and said deporting her would breach her human rights.

But a Home Office official concluded that 'the public interest in deporting you outweighs your right to a private and family life'.

Well done that HO official! Good to know there’s at least one normal one in the bunch, eh, Reader?