454 Responses to Midweek 14th August 2024

  1. StewGreen says:

    Racism double standards
    : ACTED RACIST
    vs SAID something allegedly racist ”

    Thames Valley Police actually ACTED RACIST in a long term way
    .. in their pro Asian anti white recruitment policy according to one court

    Some folk allegedly SAID words on Facebook deemed to be racist by lefty judges, and reached 200 eyes
    Within 5 days they become convicted of racism , jailed and life destroyed
    Often the words were written on the spur of themoment.

    #TwoTierKeir

    BTW Islam is not a race, it’s a doctrine
    and Lefty accounts routinely DEHUMANISE people who follow the DOCTRINE of political Conservatism
    with phrases like “never kissed a Tory” designed to dehumanise people for not being in the lefty gang

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    • StewGreen says:

      Bottomline police forces do nothing after Thames Valley police ACT in a racist long term way
      .. but do throw the book at people for spur of the moment WORDS wgich were read by a very limited number on Facebook

      More info
      TVP extraordinarily, decided to fight an Employment Tribunal they had NO chance of winning?

      TVP despite a ZERO TOLERANCE approach to racism, they not only racially discriminated against their officers but then, extraordinarily, decided to fight an Employment Tribunal they had NO chance of winning?

      video https://x.com/FairJobUK/status/1823717154937516485

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “BTW Islam is not a race, it’s a doctrine” – it is a race, a race to the bottom.

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  2. Lucy Pevensey says:

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    • tomo says:

      When pressed the arse Packham retreats to victimhood of mental health issues – he’s a crank and a poisonous one at that.

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  3. Lucy Pevensey says:

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  4. Zephir says:

    Shouting now…jailed for shouting.

    Uncouth, yes, unpleasant but …jailed for shouting ?

    Remember all the “Free Plasticine” protests, every week for 6 months, and their behaviour with police watching, the threats by some to jewish people, the inflammatory and racist signs ?

    “Moment woman films herself yelling ‘Kiss my fat a**e!’ at counter-protesters is revealed as she and her friend face jail after admitting violent disorder”

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13747205/Moment-woman-films-yelling-Kiss-fat-e-counter-protesters-revealed-friend-face-jail-admitting-violent-disorder.html

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  5. Zephir says:

    And, of course BLM, hooded and masked thugs, never arrested or even looked for, supported by Starmer 3 days after THIS:

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  6. Zephir says:

    Starmers finest, he took the knee for them:

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  7. Zephir says:

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  8. Zephir says:

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  10. Lucy Pevensey says:

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  11. Lucy Pevensey says:

    He isn’t wrong

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    • Zephir says:

      Yes, I have listened to this one before and he knows a lot more than he is given credit for…

      “Life without freedom is not worth living.”

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      • Zephir says:

        A Quote from Milei above:

        “Leftist politicians (who fake being like the average person)
        Who would FAKE being average? He who is below average.”

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    • MarkyMark says:

      UK – safer in jail than on the streets (c) Fear Starmer

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  12. Jeff says:

    Well, for anyone still interested…and I’m not…the Conservative Party are going through the death throes of electing yet another no-hoper as leader…

    Yesterday it was the chance to see their “hard-line, right-winger”, Priti Patel in action and she gave a car-crash interview on GB News. Honestly, if you didn’t laugh you’d cry.

    Now remember, for every election since Cameron won in 2010, they have promised to cut immigration to the “tens of thousands”.

    And yet…she defended the Conservative’s (so called) immigration policy, that allowed in about 1.2 million new people into our country, per year! claiming that it was “a points-based system.” Ye gods…

    I just wonder what this “points based system” consisted of…
    “Can you speak English? No…tick.
    Are you a radicalised Islamist? Yes…tick.
    Will your extended family joining you here? Yes…tick.
    “Well done, Mohammed…you’re in.”

    They gave us higher levels of immigration than our little country has ever seen. It’s now almost impossible for the native population to get on the housing ladder.
    50% of subsidised housing in London is going to those born abroad. We have an NHS…or should that be International Health Service, on its knees and we’re importing poverty and disease.

    I think the best thing that Priti can do is pack up and piss off.

    And take the rest of those chinless wonders with her…

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    • Zephir says:

      Yes it’s not Priti to hear is it ?

      Priti bloody awful, actually.

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    • Lucy Pevensey says:

      The last speech I heard Priti Useless give, she was banging on about there still being “too many white people” in the room. That was well before Hamza SNP’s famous tirade.

      I gave up on her after that. If she wants to be a DEI queen, I can’t take her seriously as a Conservative.

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    • G says:

      Jeff,

      “……. can do is pack up and piss off.”

      Back to Uganda. Cos Idi is no longer in charge…..

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  13. Zephir says:

    The real world:

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  14. Zephir says:

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  15. Zephir says:

    BBC world, after spending all day trying to find these (suspiciously, no one else about) :

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  16. AsISeeIt says:

    WHO declares mpox global health emergency… an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo… It has now spread across parts of central and east Africa (BBC, 14 August)

    First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa… Sweden’s public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case (BBC, 15 August) – well that didn’t take long.

    The news comes just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of mpox in parts of Africa was now a public health emergency of international concern… Dr Ferguson [Associate Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge] said there would likely be further cases in Europe and other parts of the world “as there are currently no mechanisms in place to stop imported cases of mpox happening”. (BBC) – well, I guess it’s not as though we could bring in any travel restictions with Africa or impose any form of quarantine? That would seem to be ridculously draconian. If only there were some form of officially constituted, judge-led, on-going public inquiry that could look into that.

    …formerly known as monkeypox… Mpox is transmitted through close contact, such as sex, skin-to-skin contact and talking or breathing close to another person (BBC)

    As New Zealand musical comedy duo, Flight of the Conchords, the basis of the self-titled BBC radio series (2005) and, subsequently, the HBO American television series (2007–2009) once said on their satirical track Think About It

    There’s people on the street getting diseases from monkeys
    Yeah, that’s what I said – they’re getting diseases from monkeys
    Now there’s junkies with monkey disease
    Who’s touching these monkeys, please
    Leave these poor sick monkeys alone
    They’ve got problems enough as it is.

    In July 2022 the milder Clade 2 strain of mpox spread to nearly 100 countries, including some in Europe and Asia… Although anyone can catch monkeypox, the outbreak was largely concentrated among men who had sex with men. (BBC) – further comment would seem superfluous.

    In totally unconnected news: Europe’s secretive fishing in African waters (FT)

    You know conservatives and people on the right (and it turns out after our experience of the policies in government of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, that isn’t a grammatical redundancy) we are not to be allowed to have coinings or memes of our own. Our popular and topical Two-Tier Keir (neatly abbreviated to 2TK) we did imagine to be our own.

    But as WEF Davos fan Sir Keir Starmer would surely approve – “you’ll own nothing and be happy” – and so it is that Guardian copy editors this morning pinch our construction…

    ‘Two-tier system’: record A-level results highlight regional divide

    Or you could always look on the bright side of life – as Eric Idle was wont to say

    One in 10 A-level marks are top grade in record outside Covid (Times) – will they never learn? …in record outside Covid Lockdown of schools, which was a policy choice during an outbreak of an infection which was practically harmless to children and would barely have affected working age teachers

    Or, like the mildly conservative rather depressive Telegraph go all gloomy once again: Tuition fees may go up after joyous results day… two ministers refused to rule out the move

    Meanwhile, the Gruan implies that oft BBC quoted impeccably upstanding Hamas-led Gaza Health Ministry might be fudging the casualty figures: Gaza toll of 40,000 hides true scale of loss (Malak A Tantesh, Gaza, Emma Graham-Harrison, Jerusalem, Guardian) – interesting example of diversity-hire job sharing there – the poshly-named girlie gets the safe comfortable seat in the office in Israel – while the brown chap has to brave that live warzone that is the Gaza strip.

    Biden’s back First event with Harris since quitting race – enthuses the Gruan’s caption for their frontpage feature photo.

    Ukraine’s surprise advance into Russia a dilemma for Biden (BBC) – Realistically, Joe’s main dilemma is whether to have cheesecake, peanut butter cookies or jello for desert and how that may impact how many times a day they have to change his diaper.

    There’s no frontpage features calling for a calm down dear today. Instead we’ll fill that particular spot with the Daily Star headline: Man-hating ghost doll’s terrifying rampage

    Sometimes these segueways write themselves… he observed mischievously…

    Women’s football boosted… A new company has taken over the top women’s football leagues in England, in an overhaul designed to unlock commercial opportunities (FT) – good luck with that, luvs.

    How’s that Net Zero workin’ out fo’ yer?

    The world’s largest offshore wind developer has scrapped plans for a European plant to develop green fuels… the latest sign of a slowdown in the push to move away from fossil fuels (FT)

    How’s them mRNA vaccines workin’ out fo’ yer?

    Liverpool: New £450m vaccine manufacturing hub announced in Budget… Jeremy Hunt said in his Budget speech that AstraZeneca planned to invest the £450m in Speke in Liverpool (BBC, March 2024)

    AstraZeneca vaccine project in doubt as UK Treasury seeks to cut state aid… Government insiders say Rachel Reeves’s department is looking to reduce the state aid on offer (FT, August 2024)

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  17. Lucy Pevensey says:

    Only Accounts @pritipatel mentioned can reply

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Many US immigration lawyers say the rise in undocumented Indian migration is linked to the rise of the Hindu nationalist ruling party – and the sectarian violence it has inspired

      https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/03/india-migrants-mexico-us-border

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Background. During Cameron’s 2010–2016 premiership, financier Lex Greensill, suggested by the image of a business card published by the Labour Party to be a senior advisor to the Prime Minister, was alleged by The Sunday Times to have had access to eleven departments and agencies.”

      ……………

      2016 “I will back the people’s decision.”
      2016 “I quit”.

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  18. micknotmike says:

    I see that the vaccine money-making drive is ramping up nicely. The bbc are treating it like any other fundraiser. Lots of hands being rubbed with glee, proles already becoming nicely scared.

    – Caution – vulgar statement follows :-

    I have looked at the vulnerable groups (The coincidentally-named MSM – man having sex with men) and I have come up with a self-diagnosis to determine whether you are at risk. Look up your bum. If there isn’t somebody else’s willy in there, you are more than likely not at risk.

    I’m old enough to remember when we were all going to die of AIDS. Didn’t happen. How much is being spent on sickle cell? And for which demographic? I don’t need to mention COVID, that fraud has long been debunked, and by cleverer people than I.

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    • Zephir says:

      I am avoiding the banana aisle in the supermarkets for the next few months, just to be on the safe side.

      And if a there’s an argument outside Wetherspoons and they start throwing sh@t at each other, I’m off.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      NHS rolls out ‘life-changing’ treatment for thousands with sickle cell disease
      3 May 2024
      Genomics

      https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/05/nhs-rolls-out-life-changing-treatment-for-thousands-with-sickle-cell-disease/

      Up to 4,000 people with sickle cell disease in England could benefit from the drug Voxelotor if recommended by their clinician, which will offer an additional treatment option from today, following its approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

      Voxelotor (Oxbryta®) will be administered in the form of a tablet taken once a day for eligible patients and could help reduce the need for blood transfusions and lead to fewer hospital appointments. It could benefit patients who have a history of severe reactions to blood, or who may not wish to have blood transfusions.

      RACIST DISEASE ……

      In England, there are around 17,000 people living with sickle cell disease – an inherited blood disorders, with 250 new cases a year. It is generally more common in people of Black African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage.

      ……………….

      The list price of voxelotor is £5,917.81 for a 90‑pack of 500‑mg tablets (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed April 2024). The company has a commercial arrangement. This makes voxelotor available to the NHS with a discount. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence.12 Jun 2024

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      • Up2snuff says:

        MM, the youngest daughter of a Nigerian friend had sickle cell when much younger. Don’t know if she has it now. Nearly six foot tall, and beautiful with it, a Civil Servant who used to work for the Home Office but moved under Teresa May’s Premiership to work on TM’s ‘Space Programme’!

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    • kingkp says:

      Two books on Amazon that everyone should read.

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  19. MarkyMark says:

    FEAR STARMER ….

    ……………..

    Calls to denounce “die hard” Taiwanese secessionists, a tipline to report them and punishments that include the death penalty for “ringleaders” – Beijing’s familiar rhetoric against Taiwan is turning dangerously real.

    The democratically-governed island has grown used to China’s claims. Even the planes and ships that test its defences have become a routine provocation. But the recent moves to criminalise support for it are unnerving Taiwanese who live and work in China, and those back home.

    “I am currently planning to speed up my departure,” a Taiwanese businesswoman based in China said – this was soon after the Supreme Court ushered in changes allowing life imprisonment and even the death penalty for those guilty of advocating for Taiwanese independence.

    “I don’t think that is making a mountain out of a molehill. The line is now very unclear,” says Prof Chen Yu-Jie, a legal scholar at Taiwan’s Academia Sinica.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8dy437pdno

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  20. Lucy Pevensey says:

    Priti Racist

    Tuesday 21/07/20 1:45pm

    “we will create an inclusive workforce in the Home Office. The Home Office must reflect the diverse communities that it serves at every single level. There are simply not enough black, Asian or minority ethnic staff working at the top in senior roles, and there are far too many times when I am the only non-white face in the room. Action must happen now, so I am introducing more diverse shortlists for senior jobs, specialist mentoring and sponsorship programmes to help develop a wider pool of talent and drive cultural change. While it is reassuring that the Home Office is on track to meet its aim of 12% black, Asian and minority ethnic representation in senior roles by 2025, my ambition is to go further, because the Department cannot truly reflect the communities it serves unless it represents the people within them. ”

    https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-07-21/debates/CF88BF2D-55E5-4672-8103-E28A1136C3F1/details

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    • MarkyMark says:

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    • digg says:

      Effectively admitting a desire to overrun the native population given time. The population wanting to leave the Indian sub-continent for the UK is far bigger than the current population of the UK. This is the nub of the problem and the way things are, it is inevitable until the UK becomes a place no-one would want to go to as it becomes just another third-world mess.

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  21. MarkyMark says:

    HA HA HA HA “Netflix” is the source of truth.

    “The Duke of Sussex has said the spread of false information via AI and social media means “we are no longer debating facts” during a four-day visit to Colombia.

    Prince Harry, along with the Duchess of Sussex, arrived in the country on Thursday and was hosted by Vice-President Francia Márquez, who invited the couple after watching a Netflix series about their lives.”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce31qld552lo

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  22. Fedup2 says:

    Not the BBC
    I might find myself commenting less because I am limiting exposure to the BBC even more than before – although the coming intense political assassination of President Trump in the run up to November might draw me back ….

    .. so how is the monkeypox going ? Will 2 tier starmer lock down queer Africans – will they pay extra? He’s got the chief science bloke who misled boris as a minister now I think so I reckon they’ll be more cobras and ‘action ‘ – another job for the new model plod army after they’ve Locked up the dissenters …

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  23. MarkyMark says:

    “with cousin marriage new gene mutations result in genetic conditions. each child can cost NHS £250k per year.23 Aug 2010″

    ……………..

    In both cases, mothers of Pakistani heritage made up between 60% and 65% of the total, and while 62% of these women in the original group were married to a first or second cousin, the figure fell to 46% in the later group.18 Nov 2023

    46%!
    each child can cost NHS £250k per year
    46%!
    each child can cost NHS £250k per year
    46%!
    each child can cost NHS £250k per year

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  24. andyjsnape says:

    No riots going on the at the moment? or just the truth suppressed and aided by the bbc with “verify” and its reporting

    Interesting to know if another general election, the results would be for Labour

    Please Reform keep growing, although i’m sure the bbc will do some negative reporting if they do

    #defund

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  25. MarkyMark says:

    Vogue has now published its gushing meetup with the thirteen female Labour MPs it deems are “set to redefine what power means in modern Britain.” Hilariously 20% of them aren’t even Labour MPs any more…

    Hard left MPs Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana have already been kicked out of the party by Starmer for rebelling over child benefit. Vogue singles out now-independent Begum because she’s “Britain’s first hijab-wearing politician”…

    order-order.com

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  26. MarkyMark says:

    Before we get into today’s sentencings, here’s a reminder of where all this began: a stabbing attack in Southport at the end of last month.

    Three young girls – Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar – were killed and eight other children injured, with five left in a critical condition. All those in hospital have since been discharged.

    The children were at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July.

    Violent disorder was then sparked by misinformation online that the suspect was a Muslim asylum seeker. Mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers were targeted, cars set alight and police officers injured.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2n638e6gnt

    ………………….

    It appears to have begun when Osborne became fixated on Three Girls, a three-part BBC drama about the Rochdale abuse scandal in which most of the victims were white and most of the perpetrators were Pakistani-heritage men.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42886464

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    • Non Snowflake says:

      I think you’ll find the Southport murders were actually the final straw, rather than where it all began.

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      • MarkyMark says:

        The inquiry team found examples where “a child was doused in petrol and threatened with being set alight, children who were threatened with guns, children who witnessed brutally violent rapes and were threatened that they would be the next victim if they told anyone.

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  27. micknotmike says:

    A little article on the bbc breakfast page caught my eye. A young fellow from Luton, by the name of dhillon latji, opened his “a” level letter live on the programme. He had expected three “A” grades, but actually got 2 “A”s and a “B”. Still a pretty smart guy.
    His response was that there must have been some mistake, and “I’m inclined to believe something has actually gone wrong there”

    I’ve never met this young chap, but I already despise him. Maybe (Most likely) his work was only worth a “B”.

    But that’s not how certain groups see things. We kuffirs must give them everything they want in life, and it still won’t be enough.

    Ungrateful bastard, and given his age, this sense of entitlement has most likely been festering within him since birth, or picked up at home. Can you imagine giving him a job when he graduates? Me neither.

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  28. Eddy Booth says:

    “Anyone pleading guilty to riot offence would be entitled to reduced sentence’

    published at 11:40 BST
    Dominic Casciani
    Home and legal correspondent.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2n638e6gnt

    BBC desperately promoting guilty pleas.
    Don’t play their game.
    Plead not guilty, to clog the system and stave the publicity machine of headlines
    Then decline a lawyer and opt to defend yourself to totally piss the pompous judges off.

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  29. Terminal Moraine says:

    Not BBC, but just endured the Archbishop of Canterbury’s piece in the Guardian: “After all these days of hate and violence in the UK, we must find a way to live together well”

    His moments of inspiration post-riots are:

    – an imam who shared food with rioters and engaged them in conversation
    – bricklayers who helped rebuild a vandalised mosque
    – a CofE chaplain who helped tidy up before escorting Black nurses back to work (I note the capital B)

    A symbol of total submission to woke globalism would be harder to find.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/11/hate-violence-uk-far-right-groups-christian

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    • non-licence payer says:

      The Archmarxist of Canterbury will certainly be at home writing in the Guardian. He has little to add to the debate and the fault lines in the CoM community are probably more significant than in the wider UK. The sooner the CoM is disestablished the better.

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  30. Terminal Moraine says:

    BBC Features & Analysis — “A businessman from Stoke-on-Trent is calling for firms to create a ‘regeneration movement’ to take advantage of opportunities in the city”.

    Businessman = Zimbabwean immigrant Leeroy Chax who “spoke after recent unrest which saw riot police on the city’s streets”. That is some lucky timing. Also “Mr Chax is passionate about helping young people […] the 30-year-old credits his African roots for his charitable nature.”

    Thanks Bongi Msimanga for the article, in no way was the business-sounding headline just another decoy for BBC pro-migrant propaganda.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gven42718o

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    • Zephir says:

      “African Roots” credits him with charitable nature, yes can’t move for Africans working in charity shops and the RNLI etc

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  31. Eddy Booth says:

    “Man pleads not guilty to intentionally encouraging murder during unrest”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2n638e6gnt

    Respect!

    “In Liverpool, a 39-year-old man, whose case we mentioned earlier, has pleaded not guilty to intentionally encouraging murder and violent disorder between 28 July and 8 August.

    Andrew McIntyre, of Cousins Lane, Rufford, also entered a plea of not guilty to a third allegation of possessing a bladed article, namely a folded pocket knife, in a public place on Smithdown Road, Liverpool.

    Chris Taylor, prosecuting, confirmed to Judge Neil Flewitt at Liverpool Crown Court that “in simple terms” the suggestion was McIntyre was the administrator on an online group.

    The judge has set 3 February as the provisional trial date and McIntyre will be remanded into custody until then.”

    They’re coming for folding penknifes now..

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Did you get my pronouns right Judge? If not it’s a hate crime!

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    • Lucy Pevensey says:

      And they’ve made known the street he lives on! Why is THAT legal?

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    • Fedup2 says:

      6 months remanded in custody – the state effectively engineering guilty pleas.. for shorter sentencing … presumably the ethinic councillor in londonistan will now have his ‘throat slitting ‘ utterances increased to inciting murder too …

      Or is he on a protected tier keir

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  32. tomo says:

    The Gurdian front page still smarting from some hurty words

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Starmer to invade USA to end the hurty words!

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      • Lucy Pevensey says:

        HA HA HA!

        Let’s have a Starmer v Trump debate eh?

        I’d love to hear Trump say “Two-Tier Keir” in the same way he says “sleepy Joe”

        It would almost be worth becoming the 51st State for that.
        At least we would get a vote for 2 representatives in Congress and a direct vote for the President we want.

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  33. MarkyMark says:

    ALL JOKES MUST BE APPROVED PRIOR TO BEING USED.

    “Eastwood Theatre in Giffnock announced the decision a day after Mr Hunter apologised for what he described as an “unfortunate incident” during the show.

    It was reported, external that two Israeli audience members at his Fluffy Fluffy Beavers show objected to the comedian joking that an abusive wife complaining about being abused herself was “like being married to Israel”.

    They were heckled by audience members as they left the venue

    East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure, which runs Eastwood Theatre, said it had cancelled his September show due to “controversial comments”.”

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx287xz58jxo

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  34. Eddy Booth says:

    “Why have there been no sentences in Northern Ireland yet?”

    inhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2n638e6gnt

    No fast track there , but

    “What is very noticeable in respect of those charged over recent events in Northern Ireland is that by and large they are being sent to jail. This is because they are usually denied bail and remanded into custody.

    They could therefore spend time in prison before their case reaches a conclusion or even a conviction – something the authorities see as sending out a tough message.”

    But surely you’re innocent untill proven guilty, and should only be remanded if you’re deemed a flight risk?
    Isin’t there some human rights groups uncomfortable with this?

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    • G says:

      Eddy,

      During “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland the Government launched the, “Diplock Court” to very smartly deal with terrorists. In effect, what we are seeing in the UK today.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplock_court

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      • MarkyMark says:

        Diplock courts were criminal courts in Northern Ireland for non-jury trial of specified serious crimes (“scheduled offences”). They were introduced by the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 and used for serious and terrorism-related cases during the Troubles.[1] The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 ended the automatic use of non-jury trials for scheduled offences but they are still used in Northern Ireland upon certification by the Director of Public Prosecutions on a case-by-case basis.[2]

        ………………

        automatic use of non-jury trials

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  35. Fedup2 says:

    I’m admiring the was that the Far Left regime is resolving ‘industrial disputes ‘ by just agreeing to everything every body wants – no ‘efficiency savings ‘ no ‘modern practices ‘ – just Chuck taxpayers money at unions which support the red party …..
    But no surprise really ,,, can I sleep for the next 4 years and wake up with Farage at PM ?

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  36. Zephir says:

    Greedy socialist bastards with their far left snouts in the trough…

    whilst millions get by on close to national minimum wage. £70,000 for a bloody train driver, backdated 3 years :

    “Labour is a ‘national embarrassment’ as union announces strike days after bumper pay rise. The Government boasted that yesterday’s pay offer would put an end to strikes. Now Aslef has announced they will strike every weekend until November.”

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1936977/Labour-Aslef-strikes-LNER-humiliation

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  37. Zephir says:

    “Aslef boasted that not only had the Government conceded to their demands, but it had been agreed with “no-strings” attached, with ministers ditching Tory demands for reforms to working practices.

    This morning, however, Aslef announced new plans to strike every weekend for three months, bringing travel chaos to millions of LNER passengers between August and November.

    Mick Whelan, the militant union baron in charge of Aslef, explained that this dispute is different to that which was settled on Wednesday with the bumper pay offer from taxpayers.”

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Amazing that the reds think they can buy peace by agreeing psy offers – the union dogs will just want more and more for less and less …

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    • moggiemoo says:

      They’ve had their pay rise, now they want their working hours cut by 50%. Oh, and no working at weekends or antisocial hours. And they want the number of paid days holidays doubled. And company pension contributions tripled. That should ensure a trouble free rail service. Until Christmas.

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  38. Zephir says:

    Today lunchtime:

    “Police swarm area as priest stabbed multiple times outside army barracks.

    The army chaplain was attacked outside Renmore Army Barracks on Thursday at around 10.45pm and rushed to University Hospital Galway.

    A teenager has been arrested after a chaplain at an army barracks in Co Galway was stabbed.

    The victim, who is in his 50s, was stabbed several times and is being treated for injuries that are serious but not life-threatening, Irish police said.

    The army chaplain was attacked outside Renmore Army Barracks on Thursday at around 10.45pm and rushed to University Hospital Galway.”

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1936904/ireland-army-chaplain-stabbed-outside-barracks

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  39. digg says:

    The convoluted university cabal merry go round is revealing its true colours as they scramble for as many students as they can to fill their coffers and it all seems to come down to profit.

    Many Universities have become a bit of a joke after a previous Labour Government converted most colleges of further education into faux universities quite a few years back.

    It would not surprise me to find that the university bigwigs have worked with the examination boards to reduce the bar and thus produce many more prospective undergraduates.

    More Students = More Cash

    More Cash = lovely pay rises for staff and executives in the uni system.

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    • moggiemoo says:

      Leicester Poly had a rather good reputation internationally. As De Montfort University it’s gone down the toilet, even nationally.

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  40. Zephir says:

    “Border Force” what a larf…

    “Bed and Breakfast Force” more like

    “Now Border Force go on strike: Holidaymakers face Heathrow travel chaos as immigration officers stage 23 day walkout from end of August – after train drivers on major line announced strike EVERY weekend until November despite bumper pay deal”

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13750631/Border-Force-strike-Heathrow-travel-chaos-LNER-industrial-action.html

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Looks like the reds want to fire up inflation again – all that hot air about the need for ‘growth ‘ Will be replace with the need to raise taxes .
      At least the venal train drivers will all be well onto 40% tax along with a lot more of the ‘public sector ‘…

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  41. Fedup2 says:

    I’m trying to think what the Israelis will think of the red foreign secretary as he turns up to ‘negotiate for peace ‘ – but it’s got to be a better gig for him having to deal with the dregs of his constituency – N17 …
    Which so far this year has avoided the annual race riot over some gangsta vermin in a beemer …

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  42. Althepalerp says:

    SO Bus drivers start out at Minimum wage and don’t get much more after years of service.
    What’s the real difference between that and driving a train?

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    • Zephir says:

      Opportunity to hold the country to ransom springs to mind

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      • Fedup2 says:

        Yes – power workers and oil refineries sound good for the winter strikes ….

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        • Zephir says:

          Wind farm workers go on strike and no one notices.

          (I drove past some windmills today, all stationary)

          I always had my doubts about that “Windy Miller” bloke, whatever he’s got in that shed it ain’t flour, just saying.

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          • Zephir says:

            And we never saw Mr Honeyman, the village “chemist”, he kept a low profile.

            Saw his wife and her baby, I’m sure she had a black eye one episode…must have walked into a door or something.

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  43. Lucy Pevensey says:

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  44. JohnC says:

    Two men jailed for roles in ‘racist hate-fuelled mob violence’ during Hull riots
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2n638e6gnt

    And STILL the BBC have wall-to-wall coverage of rioters getting jailed.

    What the f*ck happened to the story which started all of this ?.

    You remember : the one where the son of a Rwandan immigrant murdered three young girls and attempted to murder 10 others.

    I must confess I still cannot quite believe what has happened. That story has simply vanished. The BBC are reporting the bare minimum because they want to bury it as it’s inconvenient for their political agenda.

    The murder of just one of those girls is 100 times worse than anything any of these ‘rioters’ did. Where’s the outrage ?. Where are the vigils and protest groups demanding laws get changed ?.

    I’ve seen every single report blame the riots on far-right misinformation. OK – it wasn’t a Muslim, but it WAS a very dark skinned son of African immigrants. The detail was wrong but the principle was right and ‘enough is enough’ was entirely applicable. Not a single report I have seen goes anywhere near that.

    This response by the Left sickens me. And the fact they have got away with it without any criticism demonstrates what a fascist state we now are.

    This sets a new benchmark for them. They will never go back. They will only get worse each time they get away with it. It’s clear that some major rebellion by the majority of the country who are alarmed at what is going on is inevitable now.

    How long will it take ?. A year ?. Another 10 years ?.

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  45. Zephir says:

    “Newcastle grooming gang jailed for raping 13-year-old girl.

    Some received jail sentences and then this:

    Hamoud Al Soaimi, 21, for three counts of sexual assault and one assault by penetration, jailed for two years suspended for two years with 180 hours unpaid work.

    In 2015 and 2016, Newsnight followed the story of the Badreddin family, who were Syrian refugees who had settled in the UK. During 2016, their son Omar was tried for sexual assault and found not guilty. Two years afterwards, in 2018 and 2019, Omar Badreddin and his brother Mohamed committed multiple counts of rape. They were found guilty and were jailed on 1 March 2024. The BBC reported this. In any situation, the BBC can only report on the facts as they stand at the time, which is what we did in 2016. The Badreddins’ subsequent crimes are appalling, and we express our sincere sympathies to their victim.”

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-68446855

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  46. pugnazious says:

    BBC not too interested in this story…you have to scroll down the ‘updates’ feed on the Europe page to find their very brief report…and it mentions nothing about race or alleged comments……this is from the Irish Independent….

    ‘A 16-year-old Irish boy has been arrested in relation to the attack and he is currently being questioned at a garda station in Galway. His period of detention has recently been extended.

    The scene at Renmore Barracks Galway where an army chaplain was stabbed

    Gardaí are investigating whether the teenager may have made comments at the scene of the stabbing about Irish military involvement in the Middle East before he was brought away by officers.’

    Ah to be sure, to be sure….an ‘Irish boy’ then…….now why would he be making comments about Irish involvement in the Middle East before stabbing a soldier?

    Why would a Nigerian stab a British soldier in Kent, why would a black ‘welshman’ stab young children at a dance school?

    Nothing to see here…absolutely nothing to do with race nor religion…just shut up you fascist, Far-Right racists.

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  47. Lucy Pevensey says:

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  48. Zephir says:

    Ahhh THAT’S what all those little cameras appearing at the entrance to every town are for…

    Here we go…

    “Should motorists be taxed based on how far they drive? Fresh calls for pay-per-mile scheme that could cost the average driver £444 a YEAR”

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-13746431/Pay-mile-road-tax-introduced-replacing-VED-EV-Switch-October-budget.html?ico=mol_desktop_home

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  49. Zephir says:

    “Fresh calls”

    RUBBISH, everyone will end up paying through the nose for it, income tax started next to nothing (1 – 10%) prescription charges started at one shilling….

    Once the principle of charging is established….

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