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Thanks to Zane Lilley and The Connexion for the Headline.

The ‘S’ sticker is not mandatory and their  introduction many years ago was  to aid drivers in France who reach a certain age and still want to drive,but want to highlight that they are an older driver.

The ‘S’ stands for senior and underneath in smaller writing it might say”Votre ainé au volant”(Senior Citizen at the Wheel).

Those who disagree with the sticker feel it stigmatises ‘older drivers’,however there are no plans to make it the Law to use them.

France does not have a  mandatory medical test  (which the EU wanted to introduce but was rejected by the majority of  MEP’s)

In the UK for a car driver over 70 ,their  licence has to be  renewed every three years and their fitness to drive made by  self-declaration.Other classes of vehicles have stricter rules.

So the ‘S’ sticker is a matter of personal choice and  insurance company  accident statistics show that drivers under 35 are the cause of more fatal accidents on French Roads.

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Thanks to Aleem Baqool and BBC Online News for the Headline

The crux of this headline is that it raises up the ghost of the  bogey man of the fundamentalist, extreme Muslim who fights against Global Powers and is now part of history just as much  Christian Extremism has become history. Gone but not forgotten.

The Muslim Cleric involved in this debacle made his comments many years ago.

In recent years he has helped a Christian girl in Pakistan when she fell foul of the  Blasphemy Laws in her native Country.

Hence it was deemed appropriate that he be given an award for promoting ‘interfaith harmony’. Seems valid.

The award was given in good faith and it has done more harm than good, withdrawing it because of his  historical comments

.The man had acted to protect a Christian girl,perhaps he would do more of this in the future ,perhaps not,now we will never know.

There was a saying when I was young ,

“Give a thing,and take it back,God will say What happened to that?”

Perhaps the Archbishop of Canterbury may have God asking the same question.

Thanks to Harriet Boucher of the Independent Online for the Headline

Perhaps we really do have to acknowledge that these two “Great Charities” have been subject to online  abuse and public demonstrations  by what only can be classed as idiots,who really don’t care about  facts or evidence and who short circuited their brains into thinking the B in RNIB stood for Boats and not Blind.

As a result, the RNIB were threatened with money not  being donated until they stopped bringing illegal immigrants into our Country”.

Not only that but the poor Marriot Hotel in Portsmouth had an illegal immigrant demonstration outside it as the hotel was hosting a cricket team from Pakistan. The demonstrators embarrassed everyone including themselves by shouting at the players as they arrived in their buses.

More seriously, volunteers for the RNLI have had their names and addresses published online in order to harass them This is an illegal activity related to Social Media and will be investigated by the Police.

All in all, I suppose unlike journalists who should   fact check and report on reality, these loudmouths just target and shout abuse not really understanding what the real issues are.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Thanks to Paul Moseley of BBC Online News for the Headline.

And here is the rub,Colin Sutton a former senior detective in the Metropolitan Police and a recently elected Police Commissioner for Norfolk has decided due to adverse public reaction to him doing another one of his “crime” tours while still in post has decided to cancel the tour as he is not legally obliged to do it

Sutton now realises that his job as Police Commissioner should be his priority and touring the Country telling everyone the inside information on past  high profile murder investigations can wait until later

He won’t have long,the role is finishing next year.

Personally, I think ex-Police Offers should be stopped from making money out of the crimes they investigated,even if there is a morbid public interest in them, we should put more effort into remembering the victims.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading 🙏

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Thanks to Amy Holmes and BBC Online for the Headline

Unusually I know the answer to this Headline as the results are now in on the vote of No- Confidence and there is now a Liberal Democrat Council Leader with another election due in 2027.

So what has happened to local democracy and the previous Council Leader and how did Labour’s majority disappear without an election?

Well thanks to the  Labour’s National Executive and in line with Labour Party Policies and Procedures the previous Council Leader of 19 years was removed (although she was asked to say she was resigning).

Enter the National Executive’s chosen candidate and some Labour Councillors who were totally ignored by the Executive(not being considered for the post either of Leader or Deputy Leader). 

Rightly so they left the Labour Party and chose to stand as Independents.Hence Labour lost their majority and the Liberal Democrats are in charge.

So voters wishes have again been railroaded by systemised politicking  at National Level. Candidates being appointed by external forces not local people.

I wish the Liberal Democrat Leader well.

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