HATE

Oh how the press hate Angela Raynor. She appears to have made an honest mistake but is being castigated for it. Boris lied repeatedly to Parliament but was not treated with such hostility. I think it was Hunt who ‘forgot’ to mention that he owned several properties in his Parliamentary disclosures. Jenrick attempted to rush through a planning proposal. All these were forgotten and hardly mentioned. Rayner will be lucky to survive politically.

Meanwhile Jenrick has called for asylum seekers to be housed in camps, presumably with gun towers to keep the poor souls in! Does he understand what asylum seekers have been through? I am surprised he has not called for them to be humiliated first! Against International Law? Then withdraw from the law (even though we inspired and mainly wrote them!).

Basically the opposition in Parliament consists of the Tories who are irrelevant; Reform who are an embarrassment; LibDems – nice but small; The Greens who need some of Zac’s enhancement techniques; and the SNP who have withered despite providing a conscience for the last Parliament.

Trump continues to use ICE to load up planes with migrants (mainly illegal but not all) and send them to their fates – the latest lack of humanity was sending a deserter from the Russian Army to Moscow where he was arrested. They could have at least sent him to Kiev!

Congratulations to cosmetic compant LUSH. It closed its stores across the country in solidarity with Gaza – and before the fascists comment – and they stated that they would rather have provided food, but the Israelis would not allow it.

RAYNER

Is there nothing better for the papers to comment upon? Even the Guardian was at it again today – despite printing that she is unable to explain the details due to a court order! They all have a go as she is not paying council tax on her grace a favour apartment in Westminster – frankly I am appalled that she is asked to do so – Surely HM Government should pay as she is required to be in London so much. Her home in Ashton-under-Lyme has been put in a trust for her children who live there alternately with their father (Angela’s ex). This seems to be an admirable arrangement. So she only actually owns one property – so what is the fuss about? Oh – she is firstly a woman, secondly was an unmarried mum at 16, third she grew up on a council estate AND she has the termerity to become deputy Prime Minister! She is also on the left of the recently moved right wing Labour Party.

If only the press were as diligent is chasing millionaires for their money, even Farage for taking a pension from the EU and also a Parliamentary MP’s wage whilst being absent for much of the time.

Other news – The Greens have elected a new leader in Zac Polanski. Already the shit is being thrown – he was once a hypnotherapist who said he could increase womens breast size. I am sure the papers will capitalise on this, despite it being years ago. Shame he cannot do something to the balls of many journalists. However the Greens need to come out of the shadows and rattle some cages – BBC QT?

Kim Jon-un, V.Putin and Jinping Xi are meeting in Beijing. It makes sense for the 3 largest military powers in the East to meet (sorry India, it should be 3 of the 4!). China has a rapidly expanding navy so should we be worried? I guess that with Trump acting at random, there is a void in many areas. Israel must be sucking a lot of America’s military spending. He seems unaware of the saying by Spiderman “with power comes great responsibility”. Taiwan should be worried! Yes but also other nations with disputed territories/islands – like Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines must also be aware of the potential threats.

In Europe Spain has said it will not meet Trumps demand for 5% of GNP to be spent on the military. Firstly how much of that expenditure would come to the USA? Secondly – in the 21st century it is very sad that we should spend so much to combat fear and medieval threats.

MIGRATION

The flag shaggers are determined to make migrants unwelcome – whatever. Presumably many of the morons will attend Premier league football games and join in singing the praises of the players – of whom 70.1% are foreign born. The irony will not have occured to them. Nor that the NHS and education systems would collapse without migrants, The hospitality sector would be virtually non-existent. However none of this matters to the charlatans in the Reform and Tory Parties.They continue to sow the seeds of hatred and disharmony in our society for personal gratification. No longer are migrants simply people who have moved here from abroad, but now they are all potential rappists and sex offenders (Did this rhetoric begin with Trump ranting about migrants in the USA?).

The flag shaggers sing the National anthem loudly and without understanding the irony that the Royal Family are migrants. For several hundred years the rulers of England could not even speak English! Perhaps the greatest benefit that we can see/hear today is the English language itself, which has adopted as its own thousands of words from other languages. And then we have the food! Only 16% chose Fish and Chips as their favorite takeaway whilst another 13% claim not to indulge in takeaways). 25% chose Chinese with Indian second on 17%. And who has not had a spagbol recently or a chilli con carne, or a baguette.

So basically the anti-migrant bollox is just that – BOLLOX. Farage says he will send 5 planes a day of migrants home – and beware the knuckle draggers do not understand the difference between legal and illegal migrants – or between right and wrong, or have any sense of morality and justice.

AUTUMN

Temperatures have definitely dropped to early autumn levels. And we have had a useful drop of rain. First trees are begining to brown whilst my apple tree is shedding some apples before they ripen. I think the variety is Braeburn – but not sure.

First major earthquake for a while in Afghanistan. The USA has not had a major rumble for a while – whilst not wishing death and destruction on anyone innocent – a quake there would keep Trump occupied for a while – especially if in a MAGA state! Just sayin’.

Farage and Tice object to a christian view! The Archbishop of York has said that the Reform policies are ignoring the facts of the issue. Oh and the economics of it. Fucking morons! And yet they are supported widely. Is the population of these isles so thick? Would they be so uncaring if returned migrants are executed on airport runways? Probably is the answer!

Best opening words from a book? I have finally stopped grining about this one ” Its too hot for sex. I should have just said that before he pulled his shorts down and got his knob out”. This is not from a porn book but a romcom book by Kristen Bailey “Hot to go”. Yes I read rom-coms and wish I had been reading before my marriage went pear shaped! Never look back and say what if!

Angela Rayner is again a hate topic for Murdoch – is there an unholy alliance between Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, and Rupert Murdoch? They seem to alternate between their shite publications seamlessly! Latest that I can see is that she has sold her property up north, and has bought a flat in Hove. Her grace and favour property is irrelevant? How dare a member of the common people actually get to the heights of our society!

EVER LOWER

So Badenoch says she will personally get every drop of oil and gas out of the North Sea despite it becoming ever more uneconomic. And as for climate change! Farage has created a climate of fear in the public where the future is unknown and therefore potentially nasty. The Conservatives can latch onto this and maybe pull themselves back from oblivion. Sea levels rising, wild fires across the Mediterranean region, floods in Asia – none of this is relevant if they can frightenen people with potentially higher energy prices. Appeal to the insatiable selfishness of the electorate and all will be ok.

I see that the Mail is having another pop at Angela Rayner – this time for having a financier boyfriend. The termerity of the woman – does she not know her place? How dare she, a working class single mother afford an expensive’ish house. Do they rotate Rayner, Megan Markle and the Beckhams as “Hate of the day” – with Gary Lineker thrown in. My eyes are offended by even the trash headlines without having to open the shitty thing!

And Israelis continue to murder innocents – this time journalists to go with the daily toll of children and other survivors of their own protracted holocaust. Russia seems to be joining the “who can kill most civilians today” competition.

Rachel Reeves just needs to get on with the tax increases – especially of those with over £2million in assets. Stop dithering and letting opposition parties talk bollox about how each possible option will be awful. If the rich fuck off rather than pay for their unearned incomes and assets – so be it. Why do people hate those on benefits more than these rich tax doging bastards?

Basically I have been thinking a lot about my childhood in the 1960’s. Vietnam War, Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, measles and chicken pox and mumps rife – but the future was great. London had a design shop to reveal the best of British. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and a myriad of others whose legacy continues today. Fashion was whatever you wanted it to be. And the along came Maggie ‘fucking’ Thatcher. Not content with reigning in Unions that had overstepped the mark – she destroyed our industrial base and the lives of those who worked in them (and blamed migrants), whilst at it she destroyed Britains admirable housing situation. No longer could working class people get affordable homes – now they had to send their wives out to work (I know this sounds sexist – and probably is – but why should an affordable decent home require 2 incomes). Shit I need to defend this last statement. The only plausible excuse I can come up with is that we should increase educational achievement and thus allow job sharing?

What else – Is Trump moving America into being a facist dictatorship? His attempts to control every government department, and dictate views to impartial bodies like the Federal Bank are signs that should not be ignored.

Meanwhile Sunderland won again! Will the force of the 46000 at the Stadium of Light enable them to get 40 points and survival in the Premier League. Meanwhile part 2 – I love the FA Cup at this time – Runcorn Linnets, Coventry Phoenix, Tadley Calleva and Atherton Laburnum Rovers amongst them. Anyone wishing to join my -no cost, no prize money, just bragging rights can email me at r.p.churchill@gmail.com

FERTILITY RATE 2

Project pop of UK to be 48 million without migration and 86 million with, by 2100. Behind these statistics is another aspect. Most of Europe is in a similar situation so the 38 million migrants will not be white European or even from North America or Australasia. How will te knuckle draggers cope with that?

Aaron also stated this morning that the current generations would be the richest ever – in this country. Personally I do not see it! For those with parents who bought their properties 10 or more years ago, this is possibly true. But an ageing population = higher costs for NHS; private pensions will be mitigated by lower state ones. House prices will stabilise and probably fall if the population drops.

Personally I believe that a lower population would be good for the environment and consumption generally, but only if worldwide. It is likely that the UK and the west will continue to fuck the environment until it is totally shagged!

Also in the news was the High Court Judgement about asylum hotels – how the rich hate democracy and the rule of law. The domestic abusers have been out again complaining about asylum seekers breaking laws – hypocritical vindictave twats.

VACCINATIONS

WHO issues warning that take up of MMR is 83.7% and polio, whooping cough, tetnus and diptheria was at 81.4% – herd immunity is 95%. Why? Regional differences are not easy to explain with Liverpool and London being below 70% whilst the North-east is above 90%. Ethnicity does come into it with Afro-Caribbean uptake being low. Conspiracy theories are also takinga toll – even the defeat of Covid is not acknowledged by many. The lack of trust in government (and thus the NHS) is concerning. How long before the Mai, Telegraph, Sun, i or Eepress have a horror/sob story about someone reacting badly to the vaccine. They will ignore the 83.% who benefit to spread fear amongst all parents. The latest addition to the NHS range is a vaccine against chicken pox.

Of course it is totally obscene and criminal the Robert F Kennedy Jnr is able to pursue his conspiracy theories and force the resignation of respected scientists in his pursuit of vaccine free policies. The USA has also cut funding mRNA programmes by $500 million – this how America has become a corrupt regeime controlled by an egoistic charlatan.

FERTILITY RATE

The UK fertility rate has dropped again, to 1.41 (a steady population has a fertility rate of 2.1). Basically it means that the percentage of older people will continue to grow – thus increasing the burden on younger people to work and provide taxes. I have not seen the proportion of births to those born outside the UK but am confident the the the fertility rate for this group is higher. The recent politics of division in society will make racism worse. Northern Irelands recent spate of racist attacks maybe a harbinger of what is to come.

The fertility rate has been falling since the early sixties and dropped below replacement level in the mid-1970’s, co-incidentally it correspends to the imposition of Thatcherite politics. I have heard people express opinions that the decline is due to economic factors “eople cannot afford to have children”, but basically this is bollox! In my youth (here we go with old people speak!), wealth was more fairly distributed and we did not have the gizmo’s, cars, TV’s, etc.etc. of people today. Were we happier? I have no idea but we also had outbreaks of typhoid and measles, chicken pox, mumps were common and widespread.

However the key factor, in my opinion was optimism. The later 1960’s and early 1970’s were time of change and optimism about the future. Yes I know the Cold War was in full spate, Vietnam war was in full horror, but the pop scene and youth culture was booming, hemlines up and hair down! The future was bright. CND marches and Greenpeace offered a better future. The NHS was brilliant and the papers had not started to slur anyone who had made it from a working class background (unlike the campaign of hate against Angela Raynor and Meghan Markel today).

AN ASSUMPTION

Are 30% of te UK population knuckle dragging racists? Obviously? Not.

Therefore they must have some legit concerns that the twat known as Farage can tap into! There is real concern at the loss of Englishness (Britishness) as the last government allowed millions to move in, especially as they were not people with a similar cultural heritage from Europe – but people with very different cultures. This country, apart from the real brain deads, have always welcomed migrants and those seeking asylum. However many feel overwhelmed by the numbers moving into selected areas, thus not acheiving the diversity that leads to understanding and tolerance. This influx was also to coincide with the Brexit shambles that has led too economic problems, when people are financially constrained their tolerance is diminished – they look to blame others. Asylum seekers being given free accomodation (albeit that they are also deprived of the right to work and get an income) is a red rag to those struggling with fuel bills and rising prices.

In an ideal world the asylum seekers would not exist – migration would be limited, wars would not occur and everybody would be happy and caring! Knob head himself stood in front of an airline departure board with 10 countries listed – all stating illegal immigrants boarding. Of the 10 8 have significant disputes occuring within their borders (the other 2, Turkiye and Vietnam have internal fractions that I am not au fait with). So back to the question without an accepted answer (except by the knuckle draggers) – should people facing death and torture at home be allowed to seek safety elsewhere?

There is also a bigger question – we allow capital (money) to flow freely within and between capitalist countries. Why islabour not allowed to flow freely? I think it was Thatcher who told the recently unemployed workers in the north that if they could not find employment “they should get on their bikes!”.

So dickhead Farage – basically “shut the fuck up” until you accept the facts of a world crisis – and 122 million refugees, including 42 million needing international protection. Until you acknowledge and discuss this you and your followers are ***** (an anagram using the letters uncst).

DOMESTICS

I was thinking about an attack on the garden – gloves on, secateurs ready – then I noticed a caterpillar on the nettle I was about to attack! – so gloves off and I will wait another couple of weeks.

So instead I put some lamb to marinade with garlic, lemon, cinnamon and herbs and salt. A Felicity Cloake recipe for kleptiko. I might go and get some shallots to pickle tomorrow, and thus strawberries for jam too. The weather is turning so it will give me something to do! Well I could try cleaning? Nah! Coconut cookies with strawberry jam appeals to my creative spirit! And then maybe soak raisins or sultanas in brandy and make some xmas style cookies?