Thanks to Christal Hayes, Aoife Walsh from BBC News Online for the Headline
Frankly what in the blazes did the editor who chopped up a long speech from President Trump think he/she was doing, were they bored and wanted a laugh. I know that President Trump is famous among other things for going on and on, but splicing a speech with a break of 50 minutes to make it look as if he was encouraging violence was very naughty. To air it a few weeks before the election, quite frankly this was unnecessary as the Democrats had done enough damage to themselves to lose the election as they eventually did.
Not just that but the BBC offering an apology, was absolutely nuts. In car crash terms it’s a no brainer, never admit liability.
Sad to say , Trump’s lawsuit can only harm the British Public as we are the ones that own the BBC, although the BBC doesn’t really want to have to deal with the scum who are it’s public. We just pay the fees. I’m sad to see the BBC and what it used to stand for deteriorate to this petty behaviour.
The BBC’s defense is that the programme was for UK viewers only, this is damning also as do they want to mislead us , don’t we matter are we not able enough to make our own minds up. Anyway modern technology nowadays mean controversial opinions or indeed “fake editing” can spread like wildfire and also end up in Court which I’m sad to say has happened.
Their have been resignations, but what a mess these people have left in their wake. Who are they? George Orwell wants to know.
I can knit my own version of cotton socks , which are really good for my feet and I knit them in bright colours so they are not so easy to misplace and look bright. I have a pair for each day of the week but I’m going to knit more.
Thanks to Cash Murphy from South East BBC Online news for the Headline
The Boxing Day Dip , which until two years ago was a tradition at Deal Kent has been cancelled again in 2025.The Rotary Club who run it were given the all clear on the water quality in November by the Environment Agency but this was far too late for them to get the necessary organization in place for Safety and Sponsorship to run the event.
Another miss from the Environment Agency and not wishing to look at the dark side but what guarantee is there that the water quality is not going to deteriorate and the poor swimmers will be back to square one next year.
The city I would most like to visit is Belomagnificance, because it is a place no one else has visited. The people who are there are just there and you have to be invited to visit and you can only stay three days and you are sworn to secrecy that you have visited. So in truth probably lots of people have been.
In the three days you are there you will have the best “City” experience without the deteriorating roads, the traffic , the prices and the pollution . Oh and most of all you won’t see the detritus on the streets including those who have come to the City for somewhere warm to sleep and to take shelter in a doorway.
Yes , it is an ideal City which only exists in my imagination , or at least that is the story I’m sticking to.
Thanks to Aljazeera news online and Al Jazeera Staff for the headline
#Being homeless eats away at your self-worth says care leaver.
Thanks to BBC News Online and Annika Grosser at the BBC England Data Unit for this headline
I decided to do two headlines today as much as the fact that the American’s are playing at Pirates amuses me, on the other hand the debacle that is the Social Service System in the UK is accurately described and the vast amounts of money that are wasted on it while not achieving results or support needs to be highlighted too.
You might not see the connection , but I do. Yes , we can worry about the Americans who according to the Chinese in Bejing ” opposes unilateral illicit sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in International Law or authorization of the UN Security Council, and the abuse of sanctions” Guo Jiakun , the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
In truth, I think the Americans are on a sticky wicket with their interceptions of tankers and container ships in order to impose their will on Countries who the American Government feel are not playing ball.
However, the rest of the World is left with the prospect that safe maritime traffic is being put under threat and goods that quite reasonably should be reaching a destination are not and in the case of the Chinese vessel going to Iran , this could mean that they Iranian Public are subjected to further shortages.
At the time of the seizure of the Chinese Tanker, Bejing chose to keep quiet, perhaps to allow the investigation of what the ship contained to be completed. The cargo was released as there was no evidence that goods which were part of the Worldwide Sanctions on Iran were on board. End of story, until the Americans seized a Venezuelan Oil Tanker the following month and this very much upset the Chinese.
You might ask why I see the sad situation of a young lady who was as a 16 year old in the care system in the UK, reduced to seeing her Social Worker every now and then and only when she was to be given £50 in cash from her Universal Credit allowance. Most of the time the Social Worker was on “leave” as connected to the above story. The young lady was inspired to become a Social Worker herself , and got the necessary qualifications in order to “improve” the system”, which I’m sure with her actions she already has and in whatever role she has in the future will continue to do so.
I was surprised how defensive the Council that looked after her were, saying that “they had made improvements and that “cover arrangements ” were always in place. This struck me as denying what was really going on.
Also another quote is from the Charity Become is
” Part of the problem is that young people aren’t reaching out for support.”
Their concern being that some children are overlooked and are not in the statistical data analysis. My concern is how do you expect a young person , who already feels neglected and whose belonging are handed to them in a black plastic bag(like a prisoner leaving prison) to feel like reaching out to anyone.
The common factor between these two stories, is the conviction that everything is being done right by the Powers that Be ,whether it being the American Government or a Local British Council. The self righteousness and arrogance is obvious and the talk or money and big budgets being used for the good of all is bandied about. Meanwhile on the ground there is a lack of achievement or any ability to do what’s right because those right at the top have decided what they want to do and the money is being spent the way they want it to be spent. Whether it’s sending soldiers on to ships or not helping vulnerable young people who are looking to leave care and build a life for themselves.
Thanks Ian Jones of the London Standard for this headline
We have reduced the human story behind these journeys to a line graph showing that according to records the last attempt by someone to reach the English Coast from mainland Europe across the channel was on the 14th November.
There is the data in black and white, no matter what the truth is . The boats have not been crossing. Which does make me think that the authorities know exactly where these boats are, when they are leaving and where they eventually land for them to be intercepted. That is if they don’t sink in between and then if this is so why aren’t they all rescued?
I feel like waving the graph at the lunatic fringe who go on about immigration being the cause of all our ills and stopping the boats is what it’s all about. I wonder if it would satisfy them. They’d probably say the migrants have no backbone as they can’t stand the cold. There will be hoards of them in the summer.
Well I woke up this morning at some ungodly hour and could not get back to sleep. So I progressed a project that I’ve got at the moment where I’m tidying up some photographs on an old computer , making it ready to transfer to one place so I can use them as I wish. It’s a labour of love bringing back many happy memories, but also a gift to edit as it is clearing out a lot of the pictures that I don’t want to keep , which are mainly unfocused and scenery which I must admit I have rather a lot of.
Thanks to Jess Warren, on BBC Online News for the Headline
Supercars are being parked outside a prestigious hotel in Grosvenor Square London , blocking pedestrians and other road users access and showing no consideration to those living in the vicinity.
The lovely Blue Rolls Royce that was towed away by the Council and left in a new location a few streets away was part of the Council’s new policy after the various cars that have been given tickets in the past to deter their owners from parking inconveniently outside their hotel accommodation have been ignored The fines remain unpaid and the Council having no traceability as to the whereabouts of the owners as the number plates are foreign.
Unfortunately , the article doesn’t say who is paying the cost for the tow and also where the cars are being left. Perhaps there is no room in the pound for vehicles and randomly dumping them in another street, possibly with London’s parking problem is just moving the problem elsewhere. Are these cars going to be reported as stolen? I pity the poor chauffeur who has been dragged in to carry the luggage by his rich employer, only to find the car has been taken. Surely ,the first thought is theft. Also don’t these hotels have resident’s parking?
