Category: Politics

When there are no words left to describe the horror that is Gaza under Israeli punishment – then action is needed. The British Government can probably make no difference, but they should leave nothing untried. As members of the UN Security Council they could bring a motion of condemnation. Recognising Palestine would be a good start. banning all arms deals with Israel and 3rd parties, putting travel bans on any of the toxic Israeli Government leaders would show at least some balls. Starvation of a nation should not happen in the 21st century. And yet Shelagh Foggity at LBC was acting as an apologist for the Israeli Government yesterday. I never want to see a photo of a child, or anyone else who is being starved to death.

I am sure Hamas deserve some of the guilt, but Israel has been spending $billions in bombing Gaza and yet has still not defeated them (this is there claim). They have destroyed hospitals and schools and have killed more hostages than they have liberated. It seems to me that Hamas is the excuse for genocide rather than the reason. Can there ever be a reason for genocide?

there is no other relevant news! But the DMail leads with story of asylum seekers using government cards for gambling – pathetic journalism.

So Farage is banging on about lawless Britain – this appeals to the weak and poor, who need someone to blame for their plight. He claims that 1 in 3 people in London have been victims of phone theft – that equates to abot 3 million people – the Met Police put the figure at 80000 phone thefts last year. Obviously this is too high, but also if people did not walk around with their phones in hand the rate would be much lower; and people would be happier! He also claims that Britain is broken – Brits love a sob story and negativity. That is why the tabloid and trash papers are full of cheating and divorce, marital breakups and family squabbles (e.g. Beckhams). Personally I do not care whether someone who I have never met finds their life in disarray. Maybe I am fortunate in living is a remarkably safe area.

So Farage will get more prisons built and have a 3 strikes and life imprisonment policy. He ignores the fact that imprisonment actually increases crime – reoffending rates are about 80%. Reducing poverty would be better and have community service fully established for petty crime. The need for punishment is strong with bullies and the ignorant. Prison should be saved for those who need society to be protected from them.

I hate the fucking ignorant bastaard. And all who vote for the wanker. Using false statistics to keep his hate agenda running is absolutely obnoxious. Labour should counter his sick beliefs with the truth and a positive spin. SHIT – I just had a thought that most people in the UK want to be fucking miserable; spend their life moaning; and not just about the weather (On which I would say we have the most perfect weather in the world. Extremes of temperature or precipitation are rare (despite the shite papers reporting like everyday is a nightmare! Basically we live in Goldilocks land – and people hate the concept of not being able to moan.

So could the British population concentrate on giving shit, where shit is due. Israel and Gaza and West Bank, Putin and Ukraine, even Sudan; NHS (definitely needs sorting after 12 years of calamity), migration which needs honest comments, water supply which needs nationalisation, the care home problem, climate change which also needs honesty. There that is enough to keep anyone miserable without resorting to lies.

On the positives – weather, NHS, migration, – basically Britain is a wonderful place to live despite some rich twat trying to talk it down! If he does not like it he should fuck off and live somewhere else – oh he has!

Twice in the last week hackers have tried – both times immitating government departments. Firstly DWP said I needed to register by last Wednesday to ensure I could receive a winter fuel payment of £300 – then an email from DVLA stating that my monthly payment for car tax was refused and asking me to send upto date info. Baastaards all. They did not quote my reg number so def a scam. I guess I was identified via the Co-op hack? £2.3 billion have been scammed in the uk in 2024. Time to employ some of the computer gamers ?

£27 billion cost to NHS of poor maternity care in legal claims. And Jermey Hunt, former Health Secretary has the gaul to blame the current government. Labour now needs to drain the swamp and inject whatever money is needed and raise a specific tax to pay for it. It is irrelevant how much they are spending at present – any failure is one two many.

Good news for the BBC – ‘Bluey’ helped the income from commercial sales to top £2.2 billion. Now it is up to Labour to appoint a new board to be independent. The same goes for the water industry. Making cosmetic changes will not do. Announcement today by Government is likely to be walls and mirrors. 13 years of Tory rule allowed the gross negiligence by OFWAT in allowing the pollution of our water.

So 16 year olds will be able to vote. This move in the national elections of Scotland and Wales did not result in much comment. The Conservatives and Ridiculous Parties have pointed out that a 16 year cannot marry, go to war or stand in an election. All actually reasonable comments! I was married at 23 and think that in terms of maturity that was 30 years too soon! Going to war – the universal age should be raised to 80! And regarding the age of election, immature twerks have been elected in the past – physical age does not equal intelligence and maturity. as a teacher I came across many people whom I would consider unfit to vote – and not exclusively students, or their parents but staff as well. The likely turnout of students is low – some predict as low as 5%. Labour will also expand voter recognition – why not just abolish it? The amount of voter fraud is less than negligible. Oh no – my brain has just had another ridiculous thought!

Here goes – why not have a fairly simple form that has to be filled in by candidates. This would be fairly comprehensive and ensure that we know what we are voting for. Say there were 25 questions (could be more or less), covering everything from health, education, policing, defence, pot holes, housing, migration, climate change, whatever.. Candidates would have to give a grade 1-10 (10 highest) – but would onlybe allowed 3 10’s and would have a maximum of e.g. 150 (I have not thought this bit through- maybe an average of 5 per question to avoid jerks saying they care equally about everything) points to allocate. A similar form would be available for voters to see who most represents their views. Voters would still have the ability to chose a different candidate.

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?