- “FBI investigating ‘apparent assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump” – One person has been arrested and an assault rifle recovered after “an apparent assassination attempt” on Donald Trump, reports Sky News.
- “FBI shares pictures of ‘assassin’s’ rifle, backpack and GoPro” – New images reveal the backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene where he was attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, says the Mail.
- “Will latest attempt to kill Donald Trump affect U.S. election?” – The former President’s campaign has been quick to seek donations in the light of the new assassination attempt, but the first attack is already a footnote in the White House race, write Alistair Dawber and David Charter in the Times.
- “14 small boats with 801 migrants crossed English Channel on Saturday” – The latest Government figures show that a near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats, according to the Mail.
- “Inmate is arrested on suspicion of rape moments after being released” – A prisoner was arrested on suspicion of rape moments after being set free under Keir Starmer’s early release scheme, reveals the Mail.
- “Labour has just lost the next election – that’s what the prisoner releases have achieved” – The images of freed criminals celebrating outside jails will remain in the minds of voters for years to come as crime increases under Labour, says Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
- “The shocking story of Britain’s prison breakdown” – The mass release of prisoners shows a system at breaking point, write Ed Cumming and Lizzie Dearden in the Telegraph.
- “Plans to boost worker rights risks ‘damaging uncertainty’” –A new survey reveals that fears over Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights are plunging British firms into “damaging uncertainty” and fuelling concerns about the economy, reports the Mail.
- “Dutch job disease: how labour rights have undermined the Netherlands” – Strict worker protection regimes have created a two-tier jobs market in Holland, notes Tim Wallace in the Telegraph.
- “Britain is sleepwalking into a mighty industrial battle” – Pushing through Net Zero is bound to create greater trade union and popular resistance, says Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
- “‘I’m selling 35 of my 65 rental homes – this is only the beginning under Labour’” – For many fed-up landlords, the Renters’ Rights Bill is the final straw, writes Ray Hinchliffe in the Telegraph.
- “Dependence on China is putting British values at risk in higher education, says Lord Patten” – In a Telegraph interview ahead of his retirement as Oxford University Chancellor, Lord Patten suggests that many U.K. universities treat their Chinese students with kid gloves “for fear of being ticked off by the Chinese Government”.
- “‘I’m a Labour MP – I’m disappointed in my party’s scrapping free speech law” – Without free speech, democracy cannot function and universities are pointless, says Labour MP Graham Stringer in the Sun.
- “British Army investigates impact of Labour’s private school VAT raid on military families” – The British Army is consulting military families amid concern they could be forced to take their children out of British boarding schools by VAT changes, reveals the Telegraph.
- “MoD forced to spend £12 million on private healthcare for troops to bypass NHS waiting times” – Between 2022 and 2024, more than 10,600 military personnel received private health care at a cost of more than £12 million, reports the Telegraph.
- “The City of London is in bad shape – but Labour threatens to kill it off completely” – Britain’s financial heart is in dire need of revitalisation, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
- “Starmer’s Chief of Staff quizzed over Sinn Fein connections” – Sue Gray is coming under fire from Tory MPs about her ties to senior Sinn Féin figures, including a former IRA terrorist who claimed she was a “friend in court” at No.10, reports the Mail.
- “James Cleverly warns Tories against ‘counter-productive’ Farage deal” – The Shadow Home Secretary says it is “lazy” to think that joining forces with Reform would help the Tories, according to the Mail.
- “Tommy Robinson to take Right-wing protest to Keir Starmer’s doorstep” – Tommy Robinson is to hold a mass protest on Keir Starmer’s doorstep in a “peaceful show of resistance” to the Prime Minister’s “tyranny”, reports the Mail.
- “Labour’s energy policy is an act of serious self-harm” – Opposition to oil field licenses will only make Britain more vulnerable to dirtier foreign imports, warns Kwasi Kwarteng in the Telegraph.
- “Israel blamed for October 7th attacks at Lib Dem conference” – At the Lib Dem conference, Tayab Ali blamed Israel’s “far-Right dogma” for inspiring Hamas’s massacre of around 1,200 Israelis nearly a year ago, reports the Telegraph.
- “Jewish Chronicle sacks writer over story that caused furore in Israel” – The Jewish Chronicle has axed a contributor over a controversial piece that sparked a political storm in Israel and saw the resignation of two of its columnists, according to Will Torvill in the Sunday Times.
- “Houthis claim to have fired hypersonic ballistic missile at Israel” – Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have unleashed a hypersonic ballistic missile to strike central Israel for the first time, reports the Mail.
- “EU Net Zero red tape sparks fears of ‘hard beef border’ with Northern Ireland” – New EU deforestation rules could create a “beef border” in Northern Ireland, leading to trade disruptions and bureaucratic headaches for British beef exporters, says the Telegraph.
- “Is the EU a fiendish LGBTQ plot? That’s what Moldova’s socialists think” – Moldova’s struggle for EU integration is overshadowed by deep divisions over European values, writes Kapil Komireddi in the Telegraph.
- “Girl died after being sent home to take ibuprofen and antibiotics” – An eight year-old girl died of sepsis hours after she was sent home twice by a GP because the hospital was too full, reports the Mail.
- “New ‘more contagious’ Covid variant spreads through Europe” – A new “stronger” Covid variant is spreading across Europe and the world, as experts warn it is “just getting started”, says the Mail.
- “Lockdown-hit bar wins appeal on £1.5 million insurance claim” – A Welsh bar has won a legal case in an ongoing insurance claim of around £1.5 million in compensation for losses incurred during the Covid lockdowns, reports the BBC.
- “How the New York Times stoked Covid alarmism” – In City Journal, Prof. Vinay Prasad reacts to a new study that found the New York Times often exaggerated COVID-19 risks and the effectiveness of interventions.
- “Green Party ordered to pay £90,000 after losing gender critical case” – The Green Party has been ordered to pay £90,000 to cover the costs of its former deputy leader, who won a discrimination case against it, according to the BBC.
- “Left-wing groupthink is strangling universities, so count me out” – In the Sunday Times, Matt Goodwin explains why he’s stepping down after more than 20 years of teaching in Britain’s universities.
- “I won’t add politically correct labels to exhibits, says new British Museum director” – The new director of the British Museum Dr. Nicholas Cullinan has said he won’t stick woke labels on exhibits, according to the Telegraph.
- “NSPCC’s ‘confused’ gender guidance puts children at risk, warns charity” – The campaign group Sex Matters claims that the NSPCC’s unit for keeping children safe in sport “actively encourages” organisations to put children in harm’s way, reports the Telegraph.
- “‘Today’s woke thinking is straight-forward racism’” – In the Telegraph, Celia Walden discusses Israel, racism and the French election with philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.
- “EU flags are confiscated from Last Night of the Proms concert-goers” – EU flags were confiscated from Last Night of the Proms concert-goers following strict rules banning “protest” and “hatred”, reports the Mail.
- “England face ban from own Euros, according to UEFA” – Uefa has warned that the England team could be banned from competing at the Euros in England if Sir Keir Starmer pushes ahead with plans to create a men’s football regulator, says the Mail.
- “Single mother is hit by £500 fly-tipping fine after IKEA giveaway” – A single mother has been left fuming after being hit with a £500 fly-tipping fine for leaving an IKEA cabinet outside her home for people to take for free, reports the Mail.
- “Asda workers revolt over ‘mentally draining’ in-store radio” – Asda staff are up in arms over bosses’ decision to play “mentally draining” unlicensed music in shops in a move employees believe is part of cost-cutting measures, says the Standard.
- “Bezos takes on Musk in battle 300 miles above Britain” – Jeff Bezos is finally going toe-to-toe with Elon Musk’s Starlink as Amazon prepares to launch hundreds of small satellites into the sky next year, writes Matthew Field in the Telegraph.
- “Brazil judge withdraws €3 million from Elon Musk’s X and Starlink accounts to pay for fines” – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has seized $3.3 million (€2.9 million) from Elon Musk’s X and Starlink to settle unpaid fines, according to Euronews.
- “Taylor Swift’s endorsement backfires on Kamala Harris” – A new poll suggests that Taylor Swift’s backing of Kamala Harris has flopped, with just 8% of voters swayed and 20% turned off, reports the NY Post.
- “This is a massive scandal” – On X, journalist Kyle Becker reports that an ABC whistleblower says the Kamala Harris campaign scripted ABC News’s debate questions and enforced Trump-only fact-checks.
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I lived in the UK from 1976-1979. Not a country I would choose to live in now.
Since everything is depressing, and I’m regularly hoping for the UK to sink into the cleansing sea, I have only one thing light hearted to say…
Guinness is disgusting overrated bilge piss from a dehydrated alcoholic and should be replaced by far better brown beers. Let it go out of business!
I went through a brief phase of drinking it many moons ago and I used to have ‘Black Velvets’ ( 1/2 cider ) or Guinness and blackcurrant. I think it’s one of those drinks I sickened myself with, literally, and then couldn’t touch the stuff. Even went to the Guinness brewery in Dublin and donated my free half to somebody else. At least beer is refreshing but that stuff is like a meal replacement, to my mind. Real heavy and just sits on your stomach. I preferred serving the stuff when I worked in bars as I used to find the finished product, once I’d added the shamrock on top, aesthetically pleasing. 🙂
On the odd occasion I drink stout, I prefer Murphys from Cork. Much nicer drink.
Very popular in Nigeria, sales up 41% in the last four months…….
The Nigerians think it promotes virility.
Try the Nigerian Export at 7.2 %. It certainly has an impact on virility.
As if they need any more virility! (6.9% replacement rate!)
When I belonged to a folk club many moons ago, a visiting American guitarist (Roy Bookbinder for afficionados) had been told in the Stets that THE drink in England was Guinness and cider. I can testify that, after he was plied with several of these during the course of the evening, his ragtime playing got less precise.
Proof positive that Guinness isn’t good for you, but it did show what one or toucan do.
For myself, I find it’s a great night-cap after a long evening saxophone rehearsal.
In a book about the history of beer I read years ago as a member of the Campaign for Real Ale (remember that?), the author explained that Guinness is actually just LONDON PORTER, the recipe for which was stolen by the Guinness founder during WWII, after all dark beers were banned in the UK, because making them used up too much precious rationed fuel. The malt for dark beers needs to be roasted for longer to achieve the dark colour and flavour, so only pale ales were allowed by the British government.
There was no such ban in “Neutral Ireland”, so Guinness was able to sell it to the NAZI SUBMARINE CREWS welcomed into IRISH HARBOURS all during the war. Ireland was a very convenient base for NAZI SUBMARINES to ATTACK THE AMERICAN CONVOYS bringing life-saving supplies to the UK.
Another bit of real history that is never taught in schools, neither in Britain nor America…
Do you still believe in coincidences? Maybe I’m reading too much into this but what’s so special about Jan 20th?
The Southport child-killer’s trial is set for then;
”Holding his grey sweatshirt over the bottom of his face – as he has done at previous hearings – the teenager did not speak when asked to confirm his name when he appeared by videolink from London’s Belmarsh prison for the hearing at Liverpool Crown Court.
A further hearing will be held on Dec. 12 where he is due to enter a plea to the accusations. Judge Julian Goose told him the trial was listed to begin on Jan. 20 next year and would last between four and six weeks.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-11-13/uk-southport-murder-suspect-due-to-go-on-trial-in-january
The scumbag who tried to murder the soldier is to stand trial then;
”The case of a man accused of attempted murder following the stabbing of an army officer has been adjourned. During a plea and trial preparation hearing at Maidstone Crown Court today (August 22), Judge Philip St John-Stevens adjourned the arraignment on Anthony Esan’s charges.
Esan’s trial was, however, fixed to start on January 20, 2025 and is expected to last three weeks. It will be heard by a High Court judge.”
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/man-accused-attempted-murder-over-9501969
Labour councilor Ricky Jones also. I just thought of all the dates isn’t it peculiar to have all three ( and maybe others, who knows? ) on that specific one? Maybe my mind is just now rewired to see conspiracies everywhere…
”Jones is accused of encouraging violent disorder with his speech on August 7, as well as “believing it would be committed” as a result of his words.
He pleaded not guilty to encouraging or assisting in the commission of an offence, and a five-day trial was set for January 20 next year.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/who-is-ricky-jones-the-exlabour-councillor-who-has-appeared-in-court-b1180553.html
Well something is afoot re Jan 20th that’s for sure.
The inauguration day of the new American President.
My wedding anniversary!
There has been no updates on the condition of the soldier ?? Even his name is hard to find .
Yeah, so many of these high profile and significant incidents, once initially reported on, seem to fall off a cliff. There’s seldom any updates and you’ve got to go digging for info. Apparently the migrant who stabbed the kids and teacher in Dublin doesn’t even have a trial date yet, and that’s over a year ago.😧 So when do those parents get to see justice done? Probably some BS story from his defense that he’s not mentally capable of standing trial or something…
Regarding the above ‘coincidences’, it’s also Trump’s inauguration on the 20th, but I can’t see what that’s got to do with anything. Especially as trials don’t take just the one day, so it should have no bearing on anything happening in a different country, surely?🤔
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Have you checked if that is the first date in the New Year when the courts next sit.
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Posted on here yesterday:
‘The stakes are everything and Russian leadership may now see just how critical it is to make sure that the West is decisively defeated in Ukraine.’
The Ostrich is a bird well known for sticking its head down a hole when danger approaches. Other birds do this. I have also seen Rhinoceros put their heads into the thick bushes close to a water hole as a herd of Elephants approach.
‘For Russia, the war in Ukraine has long since moved from the military to the political field. So, we can say that all the negotiations that are currently being discussed will not take place in one day. And the question of the military expediency of fighting is seen by the Russians as a solution to their political issues.
Since the political issue of the Russian Federation is the survival of Putin’s dictatorship, discussions, battles, bargaining, deception, search for additional allies, bribes — all of these will be used by the parties involved in this process.’
By the way:
‘Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, over 2,000 military personnel with varying degrees of poisoning by unknown or identified chemical substances have been admitted to both military and civilian medical facilities across Ukraine. These include irritant agents like CS and CN, used in munitions for riot control…..
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said last month that CS riot gas had been discovered in shell and soil samples, given to it by Kyiv. The samples were taken from the (battle) zone…..’
Article 1.5. Chemical Weapons Convention, ratified by Russia Jan. 1993
https://elizabethhart.substack.com/p/i-think-the-vaccines-are-shit-mate
Dr William Bay’s win against Ahpra and the Medical Board of Australia.
Reinstated as a doctor and fully exonerated after being suspended for professional misconduct.
“Trump vows to end ‘very costly’ daylight saving time” – President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to end daylight saving time (DST), arguing it is “inconvenient” and “very costly” to Americans, according to the BBC.
The article is really weak and uses the term DST to mean either the policy or the practice of changing the time twice a year.
Examples of countries that have abandoned having a policy of DST did not include any explanation of how they coped without it. China is not mentioned in the article but is an enormous country and has a single time zone and does not have a DST policy. Instead, schools, offices have different opening hours depending on where they are in the country and who else they need to do business with. Farm workers keep their own work hours depending on the demands of their livestock and business contacts.
The USA has many timezones and currently has a policy of DST. The policy was last changed in 2005 with the dates of ‘Spring Forward’ and ‘Fall Back’ changed – but not choosing to coordinate those changes with other countries – the change to be implemented in 2007. The change messed up electronic diary entries for anyone who used them to coordinate with people in the USA with people turning up early or too late for meetings depending on whether their computer software had been modified to use the new rules at the same time as anyone else’s. Airlines had scheduling nightmares though I’m not aware of any accidents caused by the change.
In 2000 Australia (or possibly just NSW) decided to delay or bring forward their DST change (I can’t remember which) just for that year. It caused scheduling chaos – which was precisely what they were trying to avoid by moving the DST change so that the sporting events did not clash.
Instead of changing the clocks, change the business practices. If your business needs to work with people who get up earlier than you then have some of your workers start earlier than others. It happens already, no need to mess about with the clock.
Well and good, but if cars are rationed, boilers are rationed, milk is adulterated, energy unaffordable, and the landscape buried in plastic and concrete, then what we can do is limited quite apart from the preaching.
I would have some sympathy with his viewpoint (although I don’t agree with his beliefs) if he, and all of his ilk, practiced what they preached. If he conducted all his meetings via zoom, for example, instead of flying hither and thither. Same with Miliband (argh, wash my mouth out with soap). If he could invite the press to his house to show us his solar panels, heat pump and electric car and explain how they work for him, instead of haranguing us all the time, I’m sure people would be at least more willing to listen. But then, is it more likely that he has few or none of these items that he expects us all to purchase?
Indeed. Maybe what he means is that people shouldn’t be told but forced into what to do. Either that, or he has a big task on his hands to transform the British state into one where people can actually make real choices for themselves. He could start by going back to letting people think and say what they want. That would be nice.
“How suppliers deliver ‘green’ power when wind runs out of puff” Is worth a read. The point worth noting is that the claims for 100% renewable is not actually a real time one. The existence of the Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) scheme is the key; they are traded independently, and can be spread over time. Thus the author uses the term “REGO Racket”. You can’t store as much electrical energy than you can store cash in the bank (in REGO certificates), as it were.
“Scotland Yard plans to remove 370 specialist officers from schools, despite soaring teenage knife crime, to bolster neighbourhood policing”
bolster neighbourhood policing?
My arse! To check peoples twitter acounts more like
Why risk being stabbed when you can sit in a nice warm office looking for hurty words on a computer?
“U.K. should emulate Trump and Musk’s efficiency drive’” – Kemi Badenoch”
Oh, and I suppose your the party to trust with immigration and net zero are you kemi?
Your sodding party had 13 years to do the right thing and lied all the way though that time
Gfy!
“Labour has made everything worse”
Yes, and more appalling news today, that Nigel Farage warned about years ago in UKIP !!! Instead of RE-NATIONALIZING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES— you know, like in normal countries around the world— as Labour promised to do…
” Royal Mail has been cleared to be taken into FOREIGN OWNERSHIP for the first time in its 608-YEAR HISTORY.”
“CZECH BILLIONAIRE Daniel Kretinsky has been given the the green light to buy Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) by ministers after providing undertaking about its future, it was confirmed today.”
“Other undertakings include keeping Royal Mail’s maintain their headquarters and tax residency in the UK for AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. This pledge will be backed by the issue of a golden share to the British government.”
Daily first class mail service secured in £3.6 billion Royal Mail takeover
Some comments from the public:
— “Such a shame as they always made a profit till the government allowed outside companies to cherry pick the more lucrative services leaving RM to have the rest.”
— “Another national asset that was sold off for peanuts now owned by a foreigner, this should never have been allowed from the outset and should have been renationalised rather than allow outsiders to own. We must be the only western country who doesn’t own its own postal service— what a debacle!”
— “Do we, as a nation, truly own anything anymore, or has everything been sold to those with a large checkbook?”
— “Why do they not just put a sign up saying Everything Must Go. Does not matter which party is in they have no loyalty to this country.”
— “Hopefully it will be renamed ‘UK Mail’ or similar because it certainly isn’t ‘Royal’ any more.”
Private Police – eventually (if it isn’t already) it’ll become a protection racket.