PROBLEMS

are multiplying for the government. The sleaze of Mandleson/Epstein is perhaps the tip of the iceberg – certainly for the House of Winsor. Adopting racist programmes to counter Reform are not working – and now there is an all out assault against the Greens. Trump is applying tarrifs like a child in a toy shop, unemployment, especially youth unemployment is increasing; SEND statistics are ridiculous (My opinion is that every child has special educational needs – but not all need outside intervention). Care for the elderly has not been addressed; Student loans are a sick joke. On a positive note migration figures are down – but is this good? Energy bills will be lowered by 7%. A subsidy for E.V.s is being raised. And in an attempt to win the green vote badgers, pine martins and white tailed eagles are being released (although the latter will probably be shot by landowners gamekeepers.

Capitalism – I am not an expert on political economics – but the situation at Manchester United seems to be all that is wrong with capitalism. The club was bought by an American family (Glaziers) with borrowed money and they have paid themselves £1.3 billion whilst the accumulated debt of ManU is. …. £!.3 billion. Ratcliffe has invested from his tax exempt hideaway and has sacked staff and stopped perks. But the debt rises despite Uniteds world wide popularity – and needed new stadium is estimated to cost over £2 billion. Water companies have also been treated as cash cows by foreign companies and investors. A good reliable income, forget the purpose of the organisation, take a loan and fuck off to the tropics! And then because of the huge debts, the creditors cave in and take the pickings thrown them by the fat cats. Unregulated capitalism sucks, as do communism, socialism, theism, fascism and dictatorships.

BITS AND PIECES

Nothing to do with the Dave Clark Five though! Just skip around the world.

USA – blizzard hits north-east USA and NY bans all travel. Trump however is still having a sulk and is threatening higher tarrifs – he really should grow up or resign. US military build up in the Middle East is still continuing. He has also repealed an act that says pollution by burning fossil fuels is harmful – delusioned or just fucking mad.

Mexico – The drug gangs are fighting back after their leader was killed. Not looking good for the World Cup! US intelligence was central to the death of El Mencho. Duerte in the Philippines is also conducting lethal raids against drug dealers.

Hungary is obstructing aid to Ukraine by the EU – Their leader Orban is buddies with Putin and Farage – for fucks sake, how much evidence is necessary for thick shits in the British public and media to realise that Reform would crucify the great country or ours? They are already planning for an ICE lookalike to terrorise British streets.

Sea level rise Sea level is rising at about 4mm per year and has risen by about 20cm in last 120 years. Does this mean mountains are now 20cm shorter/less high than they were? Coastal areas around the world are suffering – especially the islands in the Pacific Ocean – but who cares?

Iran. A nasty authoritarian state. Students, very brave ones are demonstrating – but an American bombardment will not help – Iraq and Libya and Syria are warnings.

China Is set to become world leader in renewable energy, The USA have managed to exert influence over the oil stats of the Middle East but appear to be ignorant of the future changes. Empires never last – the world moves on and America will suffer the consequences.

SHARING

I would not wish to share a kettle or toaster with a neighbour! But things like a lawn mower or an electric drill that are used really or periodically it would make sense. Other people cut their lawns once every 2 or 3 weeks and yet everyone has their own mower, electric drills are used rarely but we all have one! So why not share? just a thought!

Andrews plight is spreading across royalty. The public are becoming aware of the made on charities and the NHS. Why does the King have so many houses/castles? Why does the Crown receive money from offshore wind farms and yet pay no tax? Whilst the Winsors are a quirky soap opera they are a very expensive one for the tax payer. There are 11 ‘royals’ on the pay list – I had never heard of Richard and Birgitte, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester., but they get tax payers money for ???? Apparently Andy (kiddy fidler) was claiming our tax money for ‘massages’ and records of flights on his behalf from Epstein have ;gone missing”. The last queen almost certainly turned a blind eye to his antics, along with leading politicians of the time. Will we ever know the full sordid story with its many cover ups and lies. Was Bris Johnson tutoring them in how to lie without any compunction?

How proud the flag shaggers must be, belting out the national anthem whilst bowing to rich aristocratic and privileged paedophiles and their supporters.

MISOGYNY

The news continues to be dominated by the rich and famous powerful men. At the moment dominated by Trump, Mountbatten-Winsor, Putin. So I thought I would make a list of famous women. Starting of with the Queens, Victoria and the Elizabeths; then Emmeline Pankhurst and Emile Davidson; Florence Nightingale; Marie Curie; Rosa Parks; Amelia Ehart; Mother Teresa; Indira Ghandi; then a couple I have forgotton the names of who worked at NASA and Bletchley Park respectively. I have avoided cultural and sporting icons as men outnumber women by about 100:1! Historically Joan of Arc and Eleanor of Acquitaine but not including Anne Boleyn as it was all about Henry! Reluctantly I would add Maggie Thatcher and possibly Eleanor Roosevelt; Elizabeth Fry (lived locally); then a string of authors Jane Austin, Enid Blyton, Bronte sisters, Agatha Christie and Beatrix Potter; Marilyn Monroe gets in the list as she is iconic. Of current contenders only Greta Thunberg is worthy of a mention. Of course a list of female pop stars and actresses would be extensive.

So society is male dominated – the media has concentrated on Epstein and Andrew with barelyba mention of the victims. 92% of homicides last year were commited by men of which 83 were woman killed by partners (25 men killed by partners). Obviously each death can have complicated issues – women in situations of domestic violence are rarely recorded as such. 50% of those arrested for protesting about child abuse by asylum seekers were themselves known to the police for domestic violence. Reporting vs. Outcomes: Despite high reports, only about 3.2% of reported rapes resulted in a charge in 2021-2022. And conviction rate is is just above 50%. So less than 2% of reported rapes ends in a conviction. I am aware that an accurate assessment of what happens in a private situation is obscured, But the situation is skewed by the male dominated society we live in. Andrew and Tristan Tate have huge followings for their misogynistic and vile posts on social media. The Daily Mail https://bylinetimes.com/2025/04/23/the-two-faces-of-the-daily-mails-media-misogyny/

PRIVATE JETS

It seems that if you are rich enough to travel by private jet you do not have to bother with customs or any checks at all. I wonder how much contraband and trafficking takes place in obscure airports. It is all part of the power game. Also these flights are in effect subsidised by the tax payer as aviation fuel is tax free! The big question is why it took a quarter of a century, after concerns first raised, for these matters to be finally investigated

POOR ANDREW

According to one knuckle dragging, flag shagging resident “they should leave him alone’ and “he was just having a bit of fun”. Where do these peoples stupidity come from? Andrew is an over-priviledged pervert. His sexual activities do not need to have broken the law to be morally abhorrent. What other members of the royal family were complicit in their silence? It seems that his arrest was due to revealing privileged information to Epstein not his perversions. However we have yet to see the perverts prosecuted for their perversions, whilst the victims – mainly young vulnerable girls guilt shamed by the likes of at least one resident – and I guarantee that he will be voting for the likes of super traitor Farage.

STARTER

New sough dough starter – called Millie. With the weather set to be wet for another month I thought I would get some and make sourdough rye and normal. Places in Cornwall have had 50 days consecutive rain and we cannot be far short.

ABOVE THE LAW

Starmer is talking bullshit when he says no one is above the law. The sovereign in the UK has for years ensured that certain laws do not apply to the Royal Family and estates. Mandleson and Andrew have been accused of passing confidential information to Epstein and others – but no prosecution. Abuse of the system is funded by ‘consultants’ who manipulate the system for those who can afford it. The Mansion Tax should be increased, and Royalty included – the Crown is making shed loads out of off shore wind power. Being rich and powerful is a passport to law avoidance. How many times do the police stop and breathalise out side golf clubs and other establishments.

NEW HOMES/FLOODING

A report in the Guardian today states that 1 in 9 new homes built in 2022-24 were susceptable to flooding, up from 1 in 13 in the previous 10 years. What a shock – not! Fitsly the reason it has not been on in the last 500 years is often flooding. The cramped buildings and roads also result in less infiltration and thus more flooding, and this impact can exaserbate other areas even if the new builds themselves are immune. A government spokesperson reacted by stating that £10.5billion had been spent on flood prevention and the figures were therefore false. Intensive agriculture has also not helped. AND another thing, buildings are going up all over = less wildlife and wetland habitats. Otters do not vote Labour (actually few people do!), trashing environments for housing is a blatant polluting of the land. I realise the housing market is totally fucked. Tory policies of allowing migration since Brexit disaster has made a bad problem worse. Thatcher’s right to buy policy started the disaster and the free market and bozo developers have created suburban ghetto’s with few if any facilities, rare bus services and a desecrated landscape.

ELECTIONS

So Starmer has done a U turn, again – the postponement of electitions due to electoral reform was supposed to save money – but Farage is not concerned with that, despite his words he only cares about himself. Personally I am not sure – democracy is important – but a years delay would not be a travesty! Farage has campaigned against this because he smells success at the polls in May.