Surf's Up!

But...you might want to give it a miss...

Surfers against Sewage reported that storm sewage had been discharged from a sewer overflow at Shore Road, near Sandbanks Beach, within the past 48 hours.

Sandbanks, of all places!  

A Wessex Water spokesperson said: “Our licensed storm overflow operated automatically, releasing mostly rainwater into the sea to protect properties from flooding.

“Despite their minimal environmental impact, overflows are outdated. So we’re investing £3 million every month to help reduce how often they operate and we’re planning to invest significantly more between 2025 and 2030, subject to regulatory approval.”

Not because you're being hammered by your customers who don't want to swim in sewage, then? 

H/T: Ian J via email

When Did 'Scotland The Brave' ....

...become 'Scotland The Virtuesignaller'?

Scotland's police officers will be paid to take part in Pride parades despite the force cutting back on fighting crime, the Mail can reveal. Uniformed officers are being urged to represent the overstretched force at LGBTI marches in exchange for pay or a day off in lieu. While hundreds will be on active duty policing the marches, senior officers have requested that other staff join the parades to show support for the marchers.

And what if they don't want to? Will they be forced to?  

The 'astonishing' move will also see plain-clothed officers on light duties given special Pride badges.

And told to wear them or else?  

Calum Steele, the former general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), said: 'Moving to a situation where officers are now paid to march (and actively encouraged with the inducement of payment to do so) is an astonishing development and has to raise questions over the effective use of resources.'

Well, der, Calum!  

The new policy comes after Scotland's police chief was accused of 'virtue-signalling nonsense' when she apologised for enforcing laws which 'criminalised love'. Chief Constable Jo Farrell said in May that she was sorry for 'recent and historical injustices' suffered by 'lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex' people.

I can't wait for the next season of 'Rebus' on the BBC! It's going to be quite something... 

Still Feel Like Clapping Them...?

Hospitals may have broken the law by sending patients with Covid-19 back to care homes without telling their managers they had the virus. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told that several hospitals returned people despite suspecting – or even knowing – they were infected.

Tragically, these patients triggered outbreaks in the homes, claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.

Staff at the care homes would have not realised they had the virus so may not have been wearing adequate protective clothing or taken other infection control precautions.

The lawsuits that will come out of this will be massive. Can we at least find out which are the guilty parties?

The CQC would not disclose the names nor the locations of those hospitals accused of failing to inform care home staff that patients had coronavirus.

*sighs*

The Department of Health issued separate guidance on April 2 that negative tests were ‘not required’ before discharging people into a care home.

That 'world class civil service', folks!