Category: Politics

So Trump is suing Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10billion over an alleged note sent by Trump to Epstein. This has legs as the lawyers will be making $millions. Trump must be confident that there is no more smut to come out, or he is confident that his MAGA basic does not care. Presumably he will use government lawyers and legal departments. Trump has suggested that 4 years of Democratic control would have seen the, detailed information sealed by a judge, revealed. i so hope he is wrong in every way. However I should not gloat – Murdoch’s criticism is fuelled by the right wing, not a craving for democracy or honesty.

In the UK we have ‘superinjunctions’ like the one repealed recently by a judge revealing a leak of data regarding Afghan applicants for asylum and British spies in Afghanistan. More will be revealed regarding this. Charlotte Kathryn Tranter Owen, Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (born 10 May 1993) was appointed to the HoL by Boris Johnson -presumably there is a superinjunction in place (The law is clear that even the existance of a superinjunction is denied! She is not known to have contributed anything to society – so her appointment remains a mystery. Is she a love child of BJ or was she very proficient at BJ’s? I guess we will never know!

The Guardian says Starmer is trying to get a grip on his back benchers. What the fuck is that about – I am god and I am right bollocks. Do away with the whips and make leaders make thier policies as correct as possible. Dianne Abbot is probably (I am not black or Jewish) correct. A black person cannot change colour, Jewish people, travellers and the Irish are not immediately apparent. So she said a truth as she saw it. Who complained? Irish people is not likely (My Siri is Irish!), travellers will be victimised whatever and Jews. Well Jews have a choice of how much to promote their faith – and they do so with gusto. A black person is black. Voting – when I vote I do so for the person most likely to have my philosophy and values. I do not expect them to be 100% in line with me. But neither do I expect them to to be the opposite to my views. Parliament is a micronyism of this. Starmer should accept a diversity of views. When he suspends MP’s for having socialist views he needs to consider his future. He is already ignoring public opinion whilst maintaining resistence to rejoining the EU and most damagingly failing to condemn Israel for infanticide. Rejoin EU, commit to green power, condemn Israel unreservedly. Easy

Finally a positive policy. Votes for 16 + year olds will happen! I am happy with this – I have heard more old people spout ignorant bollocks than I ever heard from 16/17 year olds.

The papers usually wait until August to resort to fantasy in the headlines. But we are here already – Conservative incompetence and corruption have come to the forefront with news about the evacuation of Afghan corroborators at a cost of millions of £’s and use of a superinjunction to ensure it was hushed up. The RW Press is not happy criticising RW Governments, so will need something else to grab the headlines. The really desperate editors will conjor up something about the Windsor’s. Israel attacking yet another country in their pursuit of perpetual war will conveniently be forgotten, as will the war in Ukraine, whilst the chaos in Sudan is ignored too. Doctors strikes is a boring topic so they have to resort to a classic British topic – the weather.

I taught meteorology for 20 years and had never come up with the term ‘rain bomb’. TBH I do not think there is such a thing. Certainly what is expected over the UK over the next week cannot be described as anything unusual. There may be some thunderstorms with associated heavy rain – but nothing unusual with that. There is a yellow warning across central and eastern uk. So we can be assured that the sensationalist wording of ‘rain bomb’ is just that – sensationalist nonsense. This area is forecast to have some rain, but nothing to write about! Just enough to water the garden and fill my butts!

So what will the next few weeks bring us as headline news? BBC scandals might have been aired fully by now. Royal family shite will reappear at regular intervals, as will the Beckhams and other celebrity figures – most of whom I would not recognise by face of name! Small boats will continue to get a high profile if the weather is kind to them. BBC will continue to promote Farage and the Obnoxious Party. Maybe there will be a murder mystery (like the disappearance of Nicola Bulley in Lancashire 2 years ago). Sport offers slim pickings this summer. The Lioness’s could become cult heroes by winning the Euro, but otherwise the minority sports are becoming more minority. Golf could provide some interest if MAGA behaviour can be escalated in NY this year (state not city). Athletics continues to provide lovely people but no controversy or personalities Keely Hodgkingson exempted. Cricket, despite the attributes of Stones, et al. is a minority sport watched by the aged on pensions, and public school boys on cider! Rugby – the Lions are down south – but who really gives a shit?

The BBC used to be respected and impartial. Johnson started the rot by making political appointments. But then the criticised Gary Lineker for making a statement of blatant truth – and then suspended him. From that point on the BBC lost it -appointing LK as political editor, once they took sides (and they did so in the past with much greater ability), they lost basically everything! The farcical attempt to staunch the flow of RW venom over Glastonbury was laughable. If they had not had an Israeli bias the Glastonbury thing would have withered and died. The BBC is controlled by the right wing, pro-Isreal anti left wing (I cannot say Labour anymore).

Fascinating phone in on JO’B LBC this morning regarding a government initiative to get schools to introduce lessons on positive male roles to counter the INCEL misogyny. Firstly I will predict that the Mail will bleat on about the nanny state and Conservative and Reform politicians will state that hey know the answer! The phone in was brilliant with articulate contributions from young men.

So I am not going to provide answers. That there is a problem is beyond doubt, and it is analysing this that may be a clue as to what is required. In my life time the traditional family unit has virtually disappeared. Both parents now have to work, the traditional ‘male’ bread winner is no longer apt; divorce is more common (I was 19 when I met my first divorced person. pornography is now ubiquitos – no longer banished to the top shelf, now it is in every boys pocket!; Then there is the demise of the pub discussions – I am not sure if the absence of this discussion area has had an impact?; Society has become harsher – stating that immigrants should be left to drown is seen as acceptable, or Harry’s missus being paraded naked through the streets and pelted with shit is stated without reprimand by J.Clarkson. Reform extol the subserviant female role model and the concept of the alpha male. Trump avoids rape prosecution and states that it is ok to grab a pussy! and also supports Tommy Robinson.

So – the male role model has changed as being the provider is equally shared (or even the woman’s perogative). For most I would guess that the role model is different in every case, but if successful means a loving respectful relationship within the family. My family are not huggers and criers – but I appreciated their love, and hope my children and grandchildren do as well. If I look at myself as a positive role model I hold my head in shame – of course I could have done better – I would say I was average 6 or 7 out of ten? I have always tried to be there for them.

So what will the lessons be – so much danger in belittling the roles of those trying against adversity to do a good job? I also guess that the adversity is 99% financial. The demise of youth clubs and free sports clubs also deprives those who do not have the positive parental input from the peer enhanced examples.

There are so many people who will be incensed – misogynists primarily, then the priveldged upper classes who look in the mirror and see the problem; the alpha males; the indoctrinated working class subservient women. ultra religious folk; And the victims are the boys without men who set a good example (Clarkson, Trump, Farage, Robinson, and thousands more).

So I have proven beyond doubt that I do not know the answers – but also know for my grandaughters sake the answers need to be found- the rules have changed, the objective must be tolerance and understanding.