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Sunday, 16 August 2026
Saturday, 15 August 2026
And Then They Will Predict The Winning Lotto Numbers Too
Primary schools in England should be required to identify children at risk of leaving education at 16 without finding a job, a government review is to recommend.
How on earth are they supposed to do that?!
Alan Milburn, who is leading a review into Britain’s crisis in youth worklessness, said he would call for sweeping changes in education policy alongside a shake-up of the benefits system to address the problem. Speaking to the Guardian, he said ministers needed to “make somebody responsible” for identifying and supporting the children who risked becoming Neet (not in employment, education or training) after their GCSE year up to the age of 24.
I suppose you can't make the parents responsible for breeding the hopeless little shits in the first place, not if you want their votes, anyway,
“The warning signs are there from a very early, early age. You know, frankly from preschool,” he said.
Apart from obvious chavnames and ghetto monikers, I can’t see what else would be a predictor of future uselessness…
In an interview during a visit to Dublin this week, the former Labour health secretary said the recommendation would form part of his final report into Britain’s youth worklessness crisis, which is expected this autumn.Britain’s young adults are bearing the brunt of a rise in unemployment, with the number of 16 to 24-year-olds who are Neet surpassing a million earlier this year for the first time in more than a decade.
No shortage of unskilled jobs, but it seems they are all being filled by those imported to work for next to nothing by this and past governments!
Ironically, The Only Thing About Him That Isn't Suspicious....
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: 'Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12pm on Friday, August 14, following a report that a man had been found unresponsive inside a property.
'Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers. 'At this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious.'
After days of questions from all quarters, he said: 'There comes a point when the personal cost becomes too great. I have a family. I want to be present for them.'Guess he lied about that too.
The message that the usual suspects want to get out is not that he was a DEI hire from the get-go and that the questions asked were relevant, but that the 'racist' white establishment is responsible for his death.
Arday’s family said in a statement: “Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse for more than three years since he accepted the role of professor at Cambridge University by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him.
“We are in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son.
“We won’t comment further at this point beyond asking the press to leave us alone now, and to stop the campaign of harassment which has been waged against Jason and his family for too long.”
Every inveterate race hustler is coming forward now to (literally) flog their dead horse before the spavined nag's body is even cold:
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I’m devastated for the family and friends of Jason Arday. He faced an unacceptable public hounding and campaign of abuse. I know many Londoners will be angry and upset this evening. “Jason Arday was the victim of a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position simply wouldn’t have faced. His death was a tragedy, but once again it should be a wake-up call for all of us.”
What are we supposed to 'wake up to', Khan? The practice of tokenism and identity politics that led to this?
Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Professor of Black Studies Kehinde Andrews and friend of Arday described him as "very down" after resigning from Cambridge. "He was very upset. He felt that there was no way out. He effectively wasn't leaving the house. He had lost a lost of weight," Andrews said. "There should be a wakeup call to just how bad black academics actually have it in academia," he added.
Yes, very bad, I'm sure. And the undeserved lionisation of this inadequate fantasist and liar will have made things much more difficult for them, as Longrider points out.
Friday, 14 August 2026
'We are perfectly reasonable people...'
Says who? A spokesman for owners at High Penderleath, a caravan site with a strict policy that campers cannot leave the site after 11.30pm unless it's for an emergency.
And yet the 'Mail' would clearly like us to believe that the people who chose to leave when they wanted to leave are in the wrong, are indeed 'entitled' people for doing so, who should be 'ashamed' for failing to comply with the prison's camp's demands.
This is the moment an 'entitled' married couple break a Cornish campsite's barrier at night so they can pick their children up from a music festival. The husband and wife were captured on CCTV spending more than an hour trying to lift the electronic barricade at family-run High Penderleath campsite in St Ives, which had been closed for security reasons.
Security reasons? It’s a bloody campsite, not a nuclear research facility!
Appearing triumphant after causing £4,600 worth of damage, she puts her face up to the camera again and sneers, 'I hope your barrier never works again, you k*******s' before What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers begins to play over the footage.
I don’t blame her, but ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ by The Who might be more appropriate. But back to the commandant of Stalag Penderleath:
'What we don’t find reasonable is being left with a substantial repair bill because someone decided to disregard a security restriction rather than make arrangements with us beforehand.'
Just repeating the term isn’t going to give it any more gravitas, you know…
Why Should This Be A Surprise?
A manhunt is underway for a child rapist who escaped from prison staff while on escorted leave. Restricted patient, Cliff Lyons Dobbie, fled from officers in Perth city centre on Thursday.
He wasn't at large for long, thankfully. But why was he allowed out in the first place?
Dobbie has been held in secure facilities since 1990 after he raped a 10-year-old girl in Glasgow and sexually abused a 12-year-old boy in a field. He was admitted to State Hospital in Carstairs where he has remained since the depraved attacks.
Persuing hobbies like whinging about the rules. No doubt with taxpayer cash.
Police have warned the public not to approach Dobbie and to report his whereabouts to the police if he is spotted. He is currently being treated as a missing person and the investigation to locate him is ongoing.
He's not a 'missing person' - he's an escaped offender. But should we expect anything more from the land where they aren't even sure if prisoners are men or women?
Thursday, 13 August 2026
You Mean Progressive Issues, Don't You?
Of course they do, reader, it's the 'Guardian' after all:
A lack of clear vision, low morale, dwindling popularity and financial shortfalls – this may sound like a description of the previous Labour government, but these are also criticisms levelled at the UK’s most powerful arts institution, Tate. Maria Balshaw’s tenure as the first female director of Tate – comprising Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives – lasted nine years and saw as many culture secretaries. One of Sir Keir Starmer’s last acts as prime minister was to approve the appointment of her successor, Jessica Morgan, a former curator at Tate and head of the Dia Art Foundation in New York.
With record-breaking Frida Kahlo and Tracey Emin shows currently at Tate Modern, suggestions that Ms Morgan is inheriting an institution in a state of “existential crisis” seem exaggerated.
But, there's this:
Last year’s redundancies and staff strikes across the galleries showed an institution under pressure. It is a far cry from when Nicholas Serota spearheaded Tate Modern just over 25 years ago on the crest of Cool Britannia and the rise of the Young British Artists.
Looming external challenges include the National Gallery’s recent announcement of plans to ditch its 1900 cut-off, thereby encroaching on Tate Modern’s territory, and the possibility of an end to free museum access in the UK.
Oh, no. How will nuseums cope if people stop coming? Are their other funding avenues they could tap?
Then there is the increasingly problematic issue of funding. Ms Balshaw was right to take a stand against arts donations from fossil fuel companies.
Really?
Like the new prime minister, Ms Morgan has been hailed as “an agent of change”. How to make lasting change, without alienating core supporters, while inspiring confidence at home and abroad – all when budgets are tight – is the momentous task facing both.
I think there are more momentous tasks facing people in Btitain today.
'So We're Sending It To People Who Do Have The Sentencing Powers (That They Seldom Use)....
The chairman of a bench of magistrates told the defendants: 'Look, we can't deal with this today. 'It's called indictable only, it's so serious that it's beyond our sentencing powers if you were to be found guilty.'
Another case of ‘driving while diverse’ so get it off your plate as quickly as possible!
Sedor Olmez and Roderick Mirzakhanian allegedly caused the death of Laura Sone-Demetrious, 28, by driving dangerously on the A10 Great Cambridge Road in Enfield. Ms Sone-Demetrious was using a pedestrian crossing over the busy dual carriageway on her evening dog walk.
They mowed down her dogs too…
Olmez wore a white shirt, patterned tie, and black jacket in the dock while Mirzakhanian wore a white shirt, and both spoke only to confirm their personal details in the short hearing. They were not asked to enter pleas. Olmez was also charged with driving a BMW that was uninsured at the time of the incident on January 9 2024.
Not an Audi? Well, nice to see someone still reveres the classics.
He Actually Did The Meme!
You know the joke: what do you call a black man in a suit and tie? The defendant!
A black barrister has said a security guard told him he could not park in a court’s car park in London because “it’s not for defendants”.
Stephen Akinsanya, who in June was awarded an OBE for raising awareness of youth knife crime and its prevention, said the incident, at an east London court about four weeks ago, illustrated the lack of progress on racism within the criminal justice system.
Because of course he did…
He said: “It was a sort of reflection of what happened when I first qualified back in 1993, going into the same court, being asked by a security guard which case I was on trial in. And as a junior lawyer thinking: well, why does it have to be that I’m the one on trial? Why can it not be that I’m the lawyer?
I’ve been assumed to be a shop worker many times in a supermarket despite not wearing a uniform, did I complain or be offended? No I just shrugged and got on with life!
“And then 33 years later, pulling up in my car to park in the same court building, a security guard saying: ‘You can’t park here.’ And when I said why, he said: ‘Defendants can’t park in the car park.’”
When he challenged the guard, “he was completely embarrassed” and raised the barrier to allow him to park, said Akinsanya.
He never seems to think that it’s because the court staff sees an overwhelmingly black criminal intake that of course they will assume that he’s another one.
Akinsanya said: “I’m privy to seeing how the bar has changed with a lot more people from diverse backgrounds entering the profession but there is still a perception that, if you’re black, you’re more likely not to be the lawyer, you’re more likely to be a defendant who’s attending court because you’re on trial. “I just think: why are we still in this position in the 21st century? Which makes one think about the wider conversation we were having [on the podcast] about the lack of black judges.”
He believes there should be targets to increase representation and a body that is held accountable if they are missed.
If you want more Professor Ardays, that’s exactly how you should go about it. So tell me, has the case of Professor Arday made things better for educated black people, or worse?
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Never Forget Who They Really Protect...
Chief Constable Paul Sanford warned this morning that those who ‘crossed the line’ could ‘expect the full force of the law’ and refuted claims his officers had been too aggressive.
Eyewitnesses say different and long gone are the days anyone takes a Chief Con’s word for anything:
Police pepper-sprayed a woman in a wheelchair during the violent anti-migrant protests in Thetford, locals have claimed. The woman is said to have been among a largely ‘peaceful’ protest when the crowd became ‘rowdy’ and officers used the device.
But she was no doubt white, so they will feel empowered to do it and safe from recriminations or career stunting action.
Mr Sanford told the BBC’s Today programme this morning: ‘We have people who are exercising their right to protest and, of course, we will support that. ‘There are people who live in Thetford who are concerned, understandably concerned, about some of the things that are happening in their town.
‘However, across three consecutive nights, a group of people have crossed the line as to what is acceptable. We have been appropriately policing those behaviours. ‘I’ve seen the reports of heavy-handedness. We’ve been firm. We’ve been firm with people who have broken the law.’
You know full well that the perception of a two-tier system of justice is inflamed by such statements, because people can point to similar scenes where you’ve done nothing, because it was politically safer to do nothing.
On ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Home Office minister Anna Turley described the events in Thetford as ‘horrendous’.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting also criticised the ugly scenes, saying: ‘There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for violence and thuggery to be directed to anyone in our society, whether that’s people seeking sanctuary in Britain or indeed the police that are trying to maintain public order.’
Seeking sanctuary Wes? Or seeking an easier life here?
Police had to escort terrified migrants from one property in the Norfolk market town on Tuesday night after an angry mob gathered outside three residential addresses.
So, it worked. So why wouldn’t they do it again?
Tensions were already high in the area following weeks of protests three miles away at RAF Barnham in Suffolk, after the former military barracks was earmarked by the government to take 1,250 male migrants.
Stop calling them 'migrants' - if they came over on a boat after destroying all ID documents they are illegals, so call them what they are - criminals.
A Government spokesperson said: 'The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy and the concerns of communities are central to our immigration reforms. 'However, violence and disorder are never acceptable, and we absolutely condemn the behaviour seen in Thetford, including attacks against frontline police officers.
'We thank policing partners who we continue to work with to ensure the safety of the wider community. Anyone taking part in this criminal activity will face the full force of the law.'
We expect those who engage in tthe criminal activity of breaking into the country to face the full force of the law, and until they do, the protests wuill continue. And there are more people willing to protest than there are police to stop them.
Vital Affairs Being Handled By The New PM
No 10 has vowed to confiscate powers from local councils which try to restrict customers from standing up while drinking in pubs or ordering at the bar.
Wow. Really getting his teeth into the crucial affairs of state there, isn’t he?
It comes after the Guardian revealed on Thursday that Westminster council in central London recommended not allowing “vertical drinking” or ordering at the bar in its new draft licensing policy. The draft document, now out for consultation, recommends that pubs applying for new licences allow only table service rather than bar ordering. It also suggests new pubs in popular nightlife areas including Soho call last orders at 10pm, to reduce noise and disturbance.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “Busy pubs full of people talking to each other is not a public nuisance, it is British life, and it is thousands of jobs.
It's a relief to have a PM who recognises there is such a thing as British life, and not as something to immediately discard in the face of woke desires, but isn't there far more important things he should be getting to grips with?
And why is he considering handing more powers to the Poison Dwarf of London?
“The government is devolving new licensing powers to the mayor [of London] to help support pubs and nightlife. Soho did not become world famous by taking last orders early, switching the lights off at 10 o’clock.
“The prime minister encourages local leaders to work with the industry so that pubs can continue to thrive.”
Good luck with that!
The government is due to grant new powers to the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allowing him to “call in” local council decisions he opposes.
A spokesperson for the mayor previously said he was against “restrictive and anti-growth policies” and said he hoped to use new powers to be granted to him by the government to stop councils from overreaching. The draft policy says pubs should “discourage excessive drunkenness and encourage the provision of more seating in premises that serve alcohol for people to sit and enjoy a drink and order food by table service in place of open bar space that caters for high-volume vertical drinking”. It goes on to recommend that sales of alcohol and food should be “by waiter or waitress service only”.
Who wouldn't believe that wasn't a threat to traditional pub habits? You'd have to be a moron. wouldn't you?
Oh.
Paul Swaddle, the Conservative leader of Westminster council, denied the plans amounted to a ban on “vertical drinking”. He told the Press Association that newspapers had carried “confusing stories” about the document and added: “I want to be straight with people. There is no plan, and never has been, to ban drinking while standing up in a Westminster pub.”
We can read, you know. And we know you aren't being 'straight with people'.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Why Our Police Farces Are Doomed...
No, not because they lost a tribunal they were bound to lose, but because they hired someone like this in the fisrt place:
A judge said it was 'unusual' that she had a pair at home but did not raise it, but added it did not 'undermine her case' as 'the duty to make reasonable adjustments is on the employer not the employee'. The judge ordered that Ms Vale's bosses should pay her £19,141 in compensation, including £15,124 for injury to her feelings.
That was the correct decision but questions need to be asked how this woman was ever employed.
Ms Vale began her employment as a victim and witness care officer at the force in a temporary role to cover a long-term absence in September 2023. She was new to policing as she 'had a background in creative arts' and had owned her own creative arts business.
You couldn’t make it up and in the UK in 2026, you never have to…
She said she was previously a self-employed artist because her ADHD made her not want to work with others. Ms Vale had only been diagnosed with ADHD via an online consultation with ADHD360 in May 2023 after her GP had refused to diagnose her because they thought it was simply 'low self-esteem'.
Upon beginning work at the police force, Ms Vale requested that she be supplied with noise cancelling headphones and informed them of her ADHD.
The ADHD that she didn’t officially have…
She requested noise cancelling headphones again after a four-week probation review in October. Ms Vale's line manager Jennie Clarke asked: 'These are noise cancelling ones not the routine ones - is that correct?
'I will be asked can I confirm why you need those as opposed to a normal headset. Let me know.'
The manager is clueless, and obviously can’t use Google!
Shortly after, in November 2023, Ms Vale had a health scare at work in which she believed she was suffering a heart attack.Ms Vale confided in a colleague who had worked as nurse during this episode that 'her GP has no awareness of what she is taking' because her health was being handled solely by ADHD360.
Ms Vale had a meeting with Miss Clarke shortly after where she disclosed her own 'doubts' about ADHD360.
Aha, the manager has learned how to use Google in the interim!
Ms Vale went on sick leave in December 2023, but when Miss Clarke wrote to the support officer to check on her, Ms Vale raised a grievance and asked not to be contacted again.
Not a serious issue, simply a delaying tactic.
She did not attend any grievance meetings and her employment ended in March 2024, although this had been the plan as the previous member of staff returned from their absence at this time.
And no doubt everyone reathed a HUGE sigh of relief.
Ms Vale then took the police force to an employment tribunal in Bristol, alleging that the staff had spread cruel rumours about her and made dismissive remarks. The tribunal concluded that the staff had actually been supportive of her throughout her employment and dismissed some of Ms Vale's claims.
And why did she lie so blatently? Why not? There are, after all, no reasons not to. There are no sanctions for frivolous claims, just as there are no sanctions for the police HR department when they hire unsuitable flakes fot temporary roles.
15 Elephants? Think Of The Trophy Fees They Would Have Brought In...
Not to mention the meat they wouls have provided local villages.But white Western liberal squamishness over hunting condemned them to a lingering death instead.
But Duncan Juma, communications director of Kenya's wildlife service, ruled out human-wildlife conflict in the death of the elephants, saying 'the community loves these animals.'
Really? Even the ones who risk being trampled by them when they go to harvest what crops the marauding herds have left to them? Of course, Juma lives and works in air-conditioned comfort in a city, so he would say that, wouldn’t he?
The International Fund for Animal Welfare, or IFAW, said the recent suspected cyanide poisoning highlights the urgent need to tackle the underlying causes of human-wildlife conflict. 'As people and elephants increasingly share space, protecting wildlife and safeguarding communities' livelihoods must go hand in hand,' IFAW wrote in a statement.
They are incompatible. The elephant has no value to the rural African, if he cannot benefit from the trophy fees or the meat from a licensed hunt.
Last season alone, Muchai said elephants destroyed about half an acre of his tomato crop, costing him an estimated 500,000 Kenya shillings (£2,867). 'We have lived with these animals for years. They eat our crops, and many of us have never received compensation,' he said.
Surprising? Not at all.
Another farmer, Rymondy Mrosso, also questioned whether pesticides used by local farmers could explain the deaths and wondered why only elephants appeared to have been affected.
They have to eat a huge quantity of food per day. That would account for it.
Monday, 10 August 2026
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’?
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Money For Old Rope
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...
Friday, 7 August 2026
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!
Thursday, 6 August 2026
"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.
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
What Language Do You Want Them In?
Mr Ahmed said he hoped action could be taken to prevent any similar situation from happening again.
Fat chance, it happens every hot summer, it's as certain as death and taxes/
“I strongly agree with the calls from local residents for a review of safety measures at West Mersea Beach, including the provision of additional life-saving equipment and clear warning signage,” he said.“While no action now can undo the pain we are suffering, we hope lessons can be learned to help prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future.”
You didn't learn anyhing from all the others, did you?
Mr Ahmed called on people to “refrain from speculating” on the events that unfolded. “During this incredibly difficult time, several inaccurate reports about what happened have been circulating within some sections of the mainstream media and on social media,” he said.“The spread of such misinformation has caused additional distress to our family, which is already enduring unimaginable grief. We respectfully ask that media organisations verify any claims that they are publishing and people refrain from speculating.
No clue as to what he's talking about here, but I not so respectfully decline to let some foreigner police my freedom of speech. I will speculate when, where and as much as I please!
We Can Draw Conclusions From This About The New PM, Can't We?
The MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership.
The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, and Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision.
Sure, sure....
Abbott, 72, the mother of the House of Commons, was suspended for a second time last summer after saying she did not regret comments about racism that had led to her initial loss of the whip in 2023. Reid, who was elected as MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven in 2024, voluntarily relinquished the whip in March this year. Her husband had been arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in a case linked to China. Reid has never been accused of wrongdoing.
If I was her, I'd be really cheesed off being lumped together with the Abbottopotomus...
Burnham has told Labour MPs he will change disciplinary culture and allow MPs to speak about their disagreements without fearing retribution from party whips.
Then why have whips at all?
A government source told the Guardian that Abbott’s readmission had nothing to do with the leadership change and that if she repeated these comments or made antisemitic remarks, “she’ll have to go again”.
The countdown begins again, gentlemen, place your bets!
Phil Rosenberg, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, called Abbott’s reinstatement “an early test of resolve” for Burnham.
And he failed it.
Apologies In Advance
If you are finding that trying to search the blog is calling up a CAPTCHA that's tiny and too small to read, it's not of my choosing, it's something Blogger has imposed seemingly overnight, and I can't see a way to get rid of it.
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Oh Good, Another Race Controversy, We Haven't Had One Of Those In Days
I caught a new movie trailer last week, and thought it looked promising. Well, let’s be honest, it was the giant cat mounts that did it, not the relentlessly African casting, that left me cold. Well, I did spend a lot of time in ‘World of Warcraft’!
And then of course, the racial casting controversy which no modern film is seemingly without these days:
Adeyemi, the author of the popular YA fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, has distanced herself from the forthcoming film adaptation of her book. “There is a reason I will not post anything about the adaptation of my work,” the Nigerian-American author said in group chat messages shared to TikTok.
She then went on without actually specifying her objection, all the better to drive ‘engagement’ and thus, free publicity.
Adeyemi’s post also shares what seem to be messages sent to star Stenberg in February 2025, reading: “Do not ever use my name in an interview or video again. Do not text me. Do not call me.”
The messages appear to be from around the time that Stenberg responded to a colorism backlash surrounding her role. Stenberg’s character of Princess Amari is described in the book as having “dark copper skin”; the actor is biracial.
Ooooh, how progressive! But why didn't they really put the cat among the pigeons and cast a white actress? Sauce for the gander, after all...
Philip Larkin Was Right...
During the hearing, prosecutors played disturbing audio footage of phone calls with his mother, Marcee Gray, who described the 'fan art' drawings she saw online of her son. Gray asked his mother about the engagement his posts were getting, and seemed excited when she said it was a lot. She told her son that she would print some of the posts to show him, and even said she would keep some for herself. In one particularly haunting call, Marcee Gray promised her son she would make a 'Colty Shrine' in honor of him.
Why isn’t she in the next cell with him, you might ask? Or at least barred from future visitation.
Prosecutors argued that Gray's conversations with his mother and a documented fascination for school shootings proved he had carefully planned the heinous attack.
The case also marked a precedent of convicting parents for their roles in the crimes of their children. Gray's father, Colin Gray, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in March for purchasing the firearm and keeping it unsecured.
The US Justice system is way ahead of ours', clearly.
Judge Primm said Gray's crimes reflected 'permanent incorrigibility,' adding, 'I will sentence you to life without parole for each of the malice murders you committed.'
And they mean it. No early release in the US for killers.
Monday, 3 August 2026
Where Are The Breastapo Now?
A taxpayer-funded charity has been criticised over a support group it runs that trains biological men to breastfeed babies. LGBT Health and Wellbeing, which receives hundreds of thousands of pounds every year from the Scottish government, NHS and councils, runs a weekly session in Edinburgh in which transwomen are “giving human milk to their babies”.
No, Reader, they aren't giving them donated milk via bottle - they are forcing the poor mites to consume a hormone-induced substance from their own Frankentits.
For Women Scotland, the gender-critical campaign group which has won a series of legal victories over the SNP government on trans issues, said taxpayers would be “sickened” that their money was being used to fund the promotion of a “creepy and highly disturbing practice”.Where are the advocates of natural breatfeeding who campaigned so vociferously against formula milk? Have they faded into obscurity?
H/T: biology in medicine via Twitter
Make It Make Sense!
The UK’s only all-female chess team have been promoted to the game’s top tier – only to be told they will have to add a man to their squad. She Plays to Win Lionesses A Team have fallen foul of a rule designed to boost female participation in the sport.
Does not compute?
The Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) requires all of its first division teams to have at least one player of each gender on its roster.
Did no-one think this might backfire? Did they not believe there would ever be a successful women's tean, then?
“There’s no shortage of male players in the division,” she said. “The whole point of the team is to bring female representation when there isn’t really any at all, and they introduced this rule because there weren’t enough female players.
“It’s going against the entirety of the rule and it undermines what we’re trying to do as a team.
“The expectations for me were always a lot lower than they were for male players. I’d have coaches say things like: ‘You’re very good for a girl.’
Guess they just are all male chavaunist pigs and idiots to boot!
Sunday, 2 August 2026
That Tune's Familiar: Parody Songs
Some songs have a tune that leads them to show up frequently in parody, and 'YMCA' is one, but this must really be a front runner for best use of it.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
I Hadn't Noticed...
Journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests, Donald Trump’s administration and trans issues because of growing concerns about their personal safety, with newsrooms accused of “normalising” the risks they face. Hundreds of journalists from across the UK have anonymously disclosed increasing nervousness over their security. Some have reported avoiding or altering coverage on certain topics due to intimidation, leading to self-censorship and “a narrowing of the public conversation”.The press is full of articles criticising Donald Trump and praising diversity and enrichment, and the ‘holocaust ‘ that trannies are supposedly faced with every day. I can’t see how there’d be room for any more!
But that’s because this article is based on nothing, as usual.
The findings are revealed in a government-backed investigation into the safety of journalists, ordered amid growing hostility to traditional media across the west.
Government investigation finds what it wanted to find, news at eleven!
Investigators found a widespread belief that abuse linked to reporting has increased, especially online.
A belief isn't proof.
“Anti-immigration protests were most widely referenced by journalists, both regarding the in-person risks of attending the marches and the backlash to any subsequent reporting,” the investigation found.
One respondent described seeing a female journalist subjected to misogynistic heckling at a “unite the kingdom” rally, with the footage later uploaded to social media.
Quislings are treated harshly by the native population, eh? Get used tto that, because there's more coming.
Let's See The Same Apply Here!
A Green Party councillor gave advice to her constituents on how to avoid Metropolitan Police “surveillance” by sharing the location of one of the force’s facial recognition vans.
Hmm, the police won’t be too happy about that, but can they do anything about it? Well, Reader, they do in other areas…
The warning of other drivers may constitute an offence obstructing a Police Officer. Obstructing a police officer means preventing a police officer carrying out his duties, or making it more difficult to do so. It must be a wilful act, meaning it was a deliberate act with the rider knowing and intending that the act will hinder the officer. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charging standards actually state, among a list of behaviour, that warning other motorists of a police speed trap ahead would fulfil the offence. It doesn’t mention flashing headlights or waving at people, it just states warning other motorists.
But probably won’t invoke this, they seem to treat Greens as another of their favoured species after all.
Friday, 31 July 2026
Blog Comment Of The Month
A new semi-regular category for this month, one which has been suggested before, but I felt this comment deserved more than just a recommendation on Tim Worstall's blog. the subject was 'modenising James Bond'
Quote Of The Month
Fahrenheit 211 on the peculiar cowardice of the establishment when it comes to ascribing blame for the German Pride terrorist:
But what could be the cause of the need for armed police to be required to guard a massive festival of LGB people? What is the nature of this ‘hate’ and the ideology behind it and where is the ‘division’ coming from? Is the generic and un-explainable ‘hate’ that is the cause? Is the threat coming from a few mentalist Methodists or murderous Mennonites? No it’s coming from Islamic extremism and our cowardly media and political classes and the Establishment LGBT wallahs really do not want to mention that. This is because to mention this specific threat to LGB people and their allies would pull out a keystone of the whole ‘identity’ and ‘diversity’ ideologies.
Post Of The Month
My co-blogger James on the fall of another once mighty feat of British engineering.
Time To Make Women Dog Owners As Despised As Women Drivers...
Two school age children had to be rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog at a playground. The youngsters, aged six and 11, were attacked near Newfoundpool in Leicester on April 19 and were bitten on their legs and thighs.
West Leicester Police now wishes to speak to a woman who was pictured on CCTV with a hound in the wake of the attack. They are looking to identify and speak to the owner.
Yet another woman owner with a powerful breed she cannot physically control
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 4630 Samuel Senior on 101, quoting number 26*224111.
Why do women get these dogs? Just get cats instead - much safer.
Thursday, 30 July 2026
How Naive Are These Magistrates?
A mum-of-five was forced to spend a night in a police cell after she was caught shoplifting in a Birmingham Iceland store, a court heard.
Yes, those are consequences of being caught stealing though not often enough these days for our diverse enrichers…
Daniella Costea felt she 'had no other option' when she hid £150 worth of items, such as medicines and food, in her skirt to steal on Monday, June 29.
That must be some skirt!
The 34-year-old mum 'suffered a loss of liberty' as she was arrested and spent 16 hours in police custody, Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard this week.
Costea pleaded guilty to theft on Tuesday (July 21) and was issued a fine by the court - which heard "money was extremely tight" for the family.
And she’ll no doubt steal again to pay the fine! Hmm, it’s almost like the magistrates hadn’t thought of that, eh, Reader?
The chair of the Magistrates' told her: "It turns out this wasn't your finest hour. We recognise that you spent a night in a police station which must have been quite an unpleasant experience for you." She must now pay £197 to the court - including the £80 fine.
No, chairman, it’d be an unpleasant experience for you and your fellow middle class compatriots on the bench, but for her, it’s a work-related accident.
Yes, It's The 'New XL Bully' Again
A Fife mum has described the heartache of losing her “first baby” during a vicious dog attack.
No, thankfully not an actual baby. You have to appreciate how modern middle class ‘dog people’ see things.
Kaitlyn Christine’s dog, Bonnie, was euthanised in the early hours of Saturday due to the extent of her injuries.
The five-year-old basset hound was being walked in Cardenden on Friday afternoon when the attack happened.Kaitlyn is worried the attacking dog will strike again if the owner is not traced.
It is believed the animal is a black cane corso or mastiff-style breed. The owner of the animal has not been identified.
Kaitlyn said she is determined to find the attacking dog’s owner and has contacted the police.Meanwhile, in Glasgow, evidence that relying on the police is a futile hope:
A devastated family are reeling from the loss of their little dog after a "brutal" street attack that "torn her to shreds".
And the culprit? Yes, Reader, you guessed it:
Andrew Little was walking his two beagles Treacle and Bonnie around their housing estate in Robroyston on Saturday evening when an off-lead dog bolted towards them. During the 16-second attack, the bullmastiff inflicted fatal injuries to Treacle whilst also leaving Andrew with a broken hand as he tried protect his beloved pets.
"All of this has happened within 20 seconds, it's absolutely torn our little dog to shreds."
And the culprir has been identified and traced, but little has been done:
When the devastated pair returned to their home in the estate, which they only moved into three weeks ago with their 2-year-old daughter, they reported the incident to police.To date, they say the bullmastiff has not been removed from its home and they are now calling for more action to be taken to ensure the neighbourhood is safe.
I bet at least the cops have identified the locatiion on the PNC so they aren't caught out again should they rock up at the house to make an arrest.
Police Scotland say they are continuing to investigate the incident.
"I appreciate they would originally have potentially just logged it as a dog on dog, but we've also now updated them that there is human injury here as well, and they've still not given us any contact whatsoever."
They are as useless as their colleagues down south.
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Good! At Last The Justice System Is Putting Protection Foremost...
A double killer who has been in jail for a quarter of a century has claimed he is standing trial over new charges of sexual offences as a tactic to stop him from being freed on parole.
At last, the justice system is doing its job, then. Although it would be preferable if parole wasn’t on the cards at all.
The former Royal Navy petty officer Allan Grimson was jailed in 2001 for sexually assaulting and battering to death two young men in the late 1990s. At the time, he also spoke to police about sexual contact with four other young males but was told no further action would be taken over them.
But that was then, and this is now.
Six years ago, the Parole Board recommended Grimson be moved to an open prison as a first step towards being freed on licence.But his barrister, John Femi-Ola KC, said in court on Thursday that Grimson’s chance of parole had been deliberately “stymied” when police began reinvestigating his contacts with the four men and the Crown Prosecution Service gave the go-ahead for him to be charged.
His hired DEI mouthpiece can whine all he wants, it’s not sport and no 'fair play' is to be expected.
What Are The Police Playing At?
The saga of the chav dog attack has a new wrinkle:
The canine – a pocket bully breed – is now in police custody, and Freddy has been given seven days, up until Tuesday, to find a suitable home for him; otherwise, he will be put down.
Indicating they haven’t charged anyone under the DDA, but why not, and more to the point, since when do the police run a ‘cooling off period’ for idiot chavs and their vicious mutts?
Now, ex-Holly, whom he shares daughter Isla with, has spoken out and begged anyone who can take the dog in to do so before it is too late.
And there will be plenty of idiots happy to do so! The celebrity-worshippers will be vying with the pitnutters to take on this liability!
'He's the nicest dog and this is totally out of character for him. He wouldn't hurt a fly.'
Bur will maul your granny!
UPDATE:Freddy Brazier's pet dog Pablo won't be put down despite leaving him with a hole in his arm and attacking his nan Jackiey Budden - as vets believe 'urine infection affected his behaviour'.They are taking the piss, arent they?
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Bail? For This?!
A trainee barrister who was allegedly caught driving a car bomb towards Northern Ireland in a suspected New IRA operation spent time in Syria, her lawyer said.
So? It's not like she couldn't have acquired terrorist sympathies at home, is it?
Isobella Perrie Sullivan, 25, was arrested after Irish police said they made an 'extremely significant seizure' of a device on Wednesday. The force said the device, which was made from military-grade plastic, could have caused significant damage.
Sullivan, from Clane in Co Kildare, was granted bail on Friday after appearing before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath charged with possession of explosives.
How on earth do you get bail for a charge of this seriousness?!?
It has now emerged her solicitor Mr Gavin Booth told the court she was a previous member of a 'political group' and had spent some time in Syria.Mr Booth, however, said Sullivan had stepped away from politics as she focused on her studies as a barrister. Her notes were reportedly in the back of the car she was driving when arrested.Mr Booth, from Phoenix Law, said his client had been asked to take a bag to the north and was not aware of its contents. He added Sullivan, who lives with her father, had been 'manipulated'.
A person who aspires to be a barrister shouldn’t want to be seen as naive and gullible, should she? Unless she aspires to a job working for the state, of course…
He said her parents are 'devastated' and can't comprehend this week's events. He added, if she was granted bail, they would keep her on a 'tight rein and ensure she abides by all conditions'.
Only someone employed by the State could believe this! And, sure enough:
Judge Raymond Finnegan (Ed: I googled him!) granted Sullivan bail on Friday provided she obtained a €15,000 (£12,800) independent surety. She, who was wearing a pink White Fox Boutique hoodie at the time, was also ordered to surrender her passport and keep to a strict curfew.
Well, it’s not like she’s been mixing with people who know their way around the passport system, is it?
When You Gotta Go..?
An Essex library has temporarily closed due to a "significant sanitation issue" within the building. Brentwood Library has been closed since Thursday (July 23) due to the issue.
And was due to reopen Saturday - what took so long? And it's not just a library, either, because of course not, this is 2026!
The library serves as a base for appointment registration services, such as births, deaths and marriages. There is also a Barclays Local hub within the bank.
So quite a loss to the community of Brentwood.
A notice on the door, shared by Cllr Russell Quirk (Reform UK) on social media said: "Unfortunately the library is temporarily closed due to a significant issue within the building. We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding. Please check our website or contact the library for updates regarding reopening."
Why so coy about what the issue was?
The deputy leader of Essex County Council added: "Lots of people are asking why it closed. I’m informed that a person defecated in several places around the library and it’s had to be thoroughly cleaned throughout. Unbelievable."
If only it was 'unbeliveable'. And there's no mention of an arrest, so the Phantom Defecator of Brentwood is presumably roaming the streets looking for his next target.
Monday, 27 July 2026
Coming Soon To An Asylum Hotel Near You?
A search is under way to find a group of migrants after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death on a French beach.
French police launched an investigation after a body was found on Terminus Beach, in the popular seaside resort of Berck-sur-Mer (Ed: popular with whom? Surely not French tourists!) on Thursday.
It is feared that the suspected murderers fled across the Channel to the UK by small boat soon after.
And indeed, they have good reason to suspect this:
That same day, at 6am, a small boat set sail from the same beach carrying 165 migrants. The vessel was later escorted into Dover for its occupants to be processed.
It's ok, I'm sure Border Farce and Immigration have vetted them all carefully, eh?
Another Good Reason to Euthanise at the Scene - H&S
The death of a kennel owner who died after being attacked by a dog is to be investigated. Adam Watts was the owner and operator of Juniper Kennels and Cattery in Angus when he was attacked on December 22, 2021.
Scotland again. And it's not like similar hasn't happened this side of the Border.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry is to be held into the death and is expected to focus on the management of potentially dangerous dogs in temporary kennels and how Police Scotland shares dogs’ histories and behaviours with kennel operators.
When they have actually seized a snarling ball of muscle and teeth instead of ignoring it and leaving it in the community , do you really need details? Can't you tell for yourself that it's dangerous?
Save Our Siezed Dogs and Salt’s Helping Hounds Rescue said Mr Watts had died while “working with the dogs he loved and was so passionate about”.
Perhaps if he hadn't been so 'passionate' he'd have been more careful? Perhaps the inquiry should recommend that being an 'animal lover' isn't sufficient qualification to run kennels like these, and is in fact contra-indicated.
Debbie Carroll of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Scotland’s death investigation authority, said: “The death of Adam Watts occurred while in the course of his employment and as such a Fatal Accident Inquiry is mandatory.
“The lodging of the First Notice enables FAI proceedings to commence under the direction of the Sheriff.
“Mr Watts’ family will continue to be kept informed of significant developments as court proceedings progress.”
Mr Watts family woulf be best advised to secure a lawyer as feral and vicious as the mutt that killed him, who can point out that if police standing orders were to shoot such beasts at the scene, he'd still be alive.
Sunday, 26 July 2026
Saturday, 25 July 2026
Will It Address The Elephant In The Room?
A national strategy to address the “public health disaster” of drowning has been launched in England – hours after two women died at an Essex beach, the latest in a surge of water-related tragedies.
The initial police reports of this one were shielded in secrecy and refusal to elaborate rather like the Brighton case earlier, but my Spidey Sense immediately leapt to a drowning, and of someone not white, just as in that case. And so it proved to be.
Among the measures being considered are: providing every child in England with water safety education and swimming lessons; establishing how climate change can increase risks; and media campaigns to inform bystanders how to respond to a potential drowning.
Pointless unless you are also going to look at who is drowning in such numbers. It happens every hot summer, after all. And often not to people called Mary or George. Even the esteeemed 'Guardian' has noticed this phenomenon.
Drowning prevention strategies for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are also being launched this week. Speaking at the announcement of the strategy in Canary Wharf, east London, on Thursday, Prof Mike Tipton, the chair of Water Safety England, said the measures would “eradicate the scourge of drowning”.
Unless you are going to eradicate human nature, how are you going to do that? Even the token white Brit they rolled out to speak knows that's a hope based on nothing:
Vanessa Abbess, whose 17-year-old son, Joe, died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach in 2023, warned the public against being “naive and complacent”. Sunnah Khan, a 12-year-old girl, died alongside Joe after being caught in a rip current.
Abbess said: “As a society, there’s an element of naivety and complacency regarding the dangers of open water swimming.
“It’s not enough to know how to swim in a warm pool if you don’t know what to do to help your chances of survival if conditions change or you find yourself in difficulty in open water.
The risk needs to be assessed. You need to stop and think. You wouldn’t cross a road without thinking.”
I'll assume Ms Abbess doesnt get out much, because the young of all races tend to do that as well.
This Must Be Why They Call Each Other 'Brother'
,,,and I just thought it was the uncertainty principle.
A man has been found guilty of assisting Daniel Khalife after his high-profile escape from HMP Wandsworth.
And who would do such a thing? No doubt you too will be shocked at the name, Reader...
Adeel Khan, 32, from Waltham Forest, helped supply Khalife with money following his escape in September 2023.
And in a nice touch of irony:
Khan will be sentenced at the same court on September 4.
Can they both be put on the same depportation flight too?
Friday, 24 July 2026
It's Just The 'New Scots' Trying To Fit In....
It’s not exactly the Campbells and the McDonalds, is it?
Three senseless killings in the space of six months, all involving teenagers and bladed weapons, have raised concern over youth-related knife crime in Scotland to a level not seen for many years. The deaths of Amen Teklay, Kayden Moy and John McNab last year left many wondering whether the country was going backwards to the shameful time when Scotland endured one of the worst homicide rates in western Europe.Probably, but it’s not going to stick out too much, as every part of the country is afflicted with knife crime and youth culture now. And the stories of the murders will be familiar reading to Londoners.
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow found them both not guilty. The boys are now aged 16 and 17 but cannot be named because of their age. The 16-year-old said both he and Amen had swords and claimed that he stabbed him in self-defence. The older teenager said he had been standing a distance away and did not attack Amen. There were emotional scenes in court as Amen's family and friends heard the verdict.
Perhaps if the families had spend more time knowing what they were up to, there'd be less surprise at consequences catching up with them?
On the day of the attack the teenagers took a train to Irvine after discovering through social media that Kayden and his friends were among a large group of teenagers who had congregated there. Cole Turley, 18, admitted the killing, while Jay Stewart, 19 and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of murder following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. At the same court on Tuesday morning, the judge Lord Scott sentenced both Stewart and Turley to a minimum of 16 years in detention, and the 15-year-old to a minimum of 14 years.
So Scotland is noy alone in this, sad to say.
We Know You're A Bird-Brain, Stella, No Need To Prove It...
The lefty Labour MP posted a video on X showcasing what she believed to be an escaped pet parrot in a Walthamstow park.
And the internet responded with its usual magnificence posting pictures of badgers with 'lost dog found' captions, until the relentless mocking meant she deleted her Tweet. But of course, she’s equally ignorant of the fact that screenshots exist as she is the existence of feral parakeets.
Thursday, 23 July 2026
You Can Never Close 'The Disadvantage Gap'
The gap between how well pupils from better-off backgrounds perform at school compared with their classmates from lower-income households has widened, according to a new report. Despite some improvements in the years since Covid, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) said the disadvantage gap had widened again in England and was still bigger "at every phase" of school than it was before the pandemic.
Ah, ‘before the pandemic’. Nicely slipped in there, that mad time when all plans were derailed, even socialist ones.
The Department for Education said it was working to close the disadvantage gap by delivering opportunities for every child, including expanding government-funded childcare and extending eligibility for free school meals.
Working to close the disadvantage gap by funnelling money, taxpayer money at that, towards a hopeless cause. Typical socialist trick.
The EPI said the overall difference in academic achievement between low-income students and their wealthier peers was now 17% greater for children in early years than it was before Covid.
Hardly a crisis that requires government intervention, is it?
"The size of the gap between the educational outcomes of children from more and less advantaged backgrounds is a scourge on our society," Julie McCulloch, chief executive of the EPI said.
Really? I can think of many things which could truly be considered a scourge on society, but this is not one of then.
The EPI made a number of recommendations in its report for how to achieve it, including widening access to free funded childcare to all children, and increasing the amount of money schools can receive for the number of children they teach who are eligible for free school meals.
The Local Government Association called for more investment in the SEND workforce, and for a review into which children qualify for funded childcare hours, to make sure "those on lower incomes do not miss out".
The Department for Education said the government would do "whatever it takes" to ensure every child had access to opportunity, regardless of their background.
If some children don't take advantage of the access that already exists what more should be done is up to their parents, not the governement.