Another week and another police officer is suspended after being caught on video at the G20 demonstrations in London. This time, it is for allegedly striking a woman on the leg with his baton and hitting her in the face with his hand after she apparently swore at him. Yesterday, the police from a different […]
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Politicians Should Blog Off!
The rather unsavoury allegations this weekend concerning politicians and their unelected special advisors, have demonstrated how low the standards of political campaigning have become in the UK. We have become a nation with ‘personality politicians’ – which seems to be a bit of an irony seeing as we have a prime minister who demonstrates very […]
£250 For Just ‘Turning Up’
Remember the two days of snow we had in February? Yes, they were the days when the buses could not run in London, schools closed for health and safety reasons and many people just stayed at home. Many others, who had a conscience or worked in essential industries, persevered and struggled through the unusual conditions, […]
Met Police, Mistakes and the Media!
It has not been a good week for London’s finest. The Metropolitan Police have been in the firing line, twice, in just a few days. Firstly, they have been accused of contributing to the the death of a newspaper seller, who had a heart attack soon after being pushed to the ground, by an officer […]
More ‘Blues’ For The Home Secretary!
You really couldn’t make it up Only two weeks ago,Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, was embarrassed by the revelation that her expenses had included compensation for pay-per-view adult films watched by her husband. Yesterday, a link from her department’s Home Office website had to be removed, after it was discovered that it was connected to….wait for […]
More MPs Caught Feeding At the Trough
It is becoming even easier to know when it is Sunday. It has become the day when papers like The Mail On Sunday expose the latest MP who has been caught claiming massive expenses from the public purse. This week, it is former Defence Minister, Geoff Hoon’s turn to perform in the spotlight. He was […]
Beyond The Summit!
Well, the G20 summit has finally ended. It has been hailed as a success, with our own Prime Minister saying the measures agreed on, would shorten the recession and save jobs. I have only read the details briefly, but I am still trying to get my head around how many zeros follow the 1 in […]
UK Reaches The Summit!
In case you had not heard, London is now the capital of the world – well only for another day! We have the honour – and expense – of hosting the G20 summit of world leaders. To call it a ‘summit’ sounds very impressive; it is really just an excuse for the ‘club’ to meet […]
A Travelling Dilemma!
I am not really sure what I am allowed to call them anymore, due to my brain failing to keep pace with political correctness. In my earlier years, they were known variously as ‘Gypsies’, ‘travellers’, ‘pikies’ and ‘Romanies’, but I am, of course, talking about the people who choose to live in caravans and travel […]
MPs Get A Rise (Not From Pay-Per-View)
News comes today, that MPs have been awarded a pay rise of 2.33 percent from April 1st. The annual salary of a member will now increase from £63,291 to £64,766 before they even begin to use their expense allowance, of up to £180,000 per year. Seems they will be able to to afford to […]