Not a nice thing to write but there are 31 fewer in housing queues ahead of ex servicemen. There are 31 less lining up for free NHS assistance. There are 31 fewer getting social welfare when it is impossible for UK citizens to get it "habitual resident"? People smuggling? Albanian gangsters and Nigerian economic migrants. I am perplexed that ( Read more... )

What are Suffolk Police doing? Providing police protection for Ash Neeves, Issac Tanna, Cohan Semple and Roks Mazieka after they attacked a helpless old woman. Jack Hogg was also identified but denies it. All reminiscent of the Simmonds gang and Leicestershire Constabulary protecting them after they killed the Pilkington family.
Plod delenda est.

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One hears that Tommy Robinson has been attacked in prison. This should be no surprise  but what should happen next to the corrupt judge who jailed him?
New Scotland Yard delenda est.

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Islamic State are beginning to see that by taking Damascus they can win a war of territiory. Now plod in Britain are afraid something wonderful, within a couple of months Westminster and Whitehall will face a far graver threat than some half arsed home grown plots ( Read more... )

Is there a tsunami of crime? The fear of crime plays heavily on our society, used as an excuse for politicians to exploit knee jerk reactions. Ever more draconian legislation is passed in an attempt to trump any accusation (electorally suicidal) of being "soft" on criminals. Bring back hanging is usually dragged out whenever a particularly horrible ( Read more... )

To Belfast and preparations for the Queen's 5k Race on 31 March. Laura was there when I came in with 11 minutes for my mile. I was bemused to see a three legged Jack Russell terrier lapping me. I must dash off and do a few hours weightlifting shortly or my Herculean physique will slide. I could end up with a mere 43 inch "chest". The horror, as ( Read more... )

Why are there not more Bah'ais? A faith based on peace, equality, tolerance, love, freedom, eschewing drugs and promoting learning, one would think that this was the answer to most if not all of humanity's problems. Like Buddhism, perhaps it is too far advanced and we are too far behind to follow it with any expectation of arriving at nirvana/ ( Read more... )

Save the Sisserou parrot. Now to Mashable's open web awards. Vote for the Best Online Newspaper (The Independent) and Best Blogger (this one) at http://mashable.com. "Pravda" are reporting that Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, but that doyen of media savvy the Iranian Embassy in Belarus has stated that ( Read more... )

Much gossip and rumour but thus far few concrete facts. Two reliable news sources have confirmed the death of Ayatollah Khamenei following an illness but no official announcements have been made from Tehran. Iran is now a regional super-power and has nuclear capability. What will a new leadership mean for Israel in particular and the Middle East as ( Read more... )

 When will it be deemed too costly to continue an unwinnable war in Afghanistan? The cost in surplus economic units (human lives) or prestige or simply pounds, shillings and pence must be counted. "Nails" Collins criminalizes the Afghans for being Afghan in their own nation.Compare this with Ulster. Miliband hints at the idea that if we don't fight ( Read more... )