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Yes, illegal migration is awful and it is impacting everything and everyone. But the minute we begin to treat these illegal migrants horribly, we have lost to our enemies. That is what they want to see. They want to say that we are no different and when it comes to it, we are happy toContinue reading “If we allow western societies & democracy to disintegrate due to our differences, we have allowed our enemies to win!”

When an elected member of parliament says: “people are angry”. The next question to that member of parliament should be: “what are you doing to help reduce their anger?” All across the country people are expressing anger at the increasing number of migrants crossing the English Channel on rubber boats and getting into the country.Continue reading “Opportunism is not the same thing as Patriotism: people have a right to be angry & politicians have a job to ease that anger…..”

… and it may get worse.. We seem to be following the weather.. More extreme each year.. I am very surprised there’s anyone left wishing to be a nurse, doctor, teacher etc. When we pay them so poorly, while some botoxed-up person with fingernails like claws, type up garbage on the internet and are makingContinue reading “The world is on its knees! We are at our lowest, worst point in history!”

I just watched the video clip of a guy pulled over in Florida for not having his headlights on in iffy weather. His driver side window was smashed in by the police and he was repeatedly punched in the face and later had 9 stitches to his lip. It really is shocking!This is a memberContinue reading “10 out of 10 times a routine traffic stop in the UK will end politely & without incident!”

You don’t. Another episode. Another session of outpouring support and “we stand with you” England women’s footballer, Jess Carter who is I believe, mixed race, suffered horrendous online racial abuse she says.. When will we learn? These public outbursts about racial abuse is one key reason it has and will continue. You cannot cure anContinue reading “How do you cure an incurable disease?”

It is unfortunately too easy to look at these countries and wonder why they can’t improve themselves? Decades ago, I spent nearly two years travelling through West Africa and South East Asia; it was an experience that totally shattered my view of life. I have tenaciously clung on to a bit of the accent thatContinue reading “Could the so-called ‘third world countries’ do better for themselves? In particular, African countries, South East Asia countries & South American countries..”

Immigration is the country (USA)! Who decides when an immigrant is no longer an immigrant? Unless you are a Native American from one of the tribes that was there prior to Europeans rocking up, I’ve got news for you: YOU ARE THE DESCENDANT OF A MIGRANT! So, you can ask yourself if you have beenContinue reading “The irony is palpable! A US politician asks if immigration makes the country better?”

As expected, he has been found not guilty of racketeering etc. The prosecutors had not choice but to bring a case against him – as he clearly did a fair bit of wrong – but the case they brought was not one that would punish him fairly. Let’s see if he has the good graceContinue reading “Let’s hope Sean Diddy has learnt his lesson???”

When you are up against generations of organised affluence, it is tricky (‘black’, ‘white’, dumb description of human beings really, but I have used it below as it seems to be the description people tend to understand. Black being anyone who isn’t Caucasian, even if it is hard to understand how Megan Markle is blackContinue reading “Racism is just an over-used, meaningless word. Black people just need a bit more time!”

Some of us remember the early 90s (and years prior for the much older folk) when inspectors were the most respected people in the UK. Bus inspectors ensured no buses were late, sanitation inspectors, rail etc. The country was spick & span! Intolerance and hate is of course not acceptable. But the reality in theContinue reading “The UK government needs to address the impact of undocumented migration now! We mustn’t continue to ignore the frustration of impacted Brits..”

In all fairness, Macron has done very well in trying to calm the drums of war in the last couple of weeks. The French have been excellent! The reality is simple: don’t worry war-hawks, there will always be conflicts around the world; it is how human beings are. But there is absolutely no logic inContinue reading “…. and thank you France!”

Some say wars are inevitable in certain circumstances. Ok. I am no expert on the subject, so, won’t quibble. But one thing is for certain; wars solve nothing. The world must find ways to prevent wars! There must always be a compromise, somewhere…. Let’s hope the meeting in Geneva, with Britain making the point, bringsContinue reading “Tiny island? Ok. But thankfully, we are still the voice of reason out there! Well done Great Britain!!!”

We should all feel frustration! The world is burning around us! Pointless wars, poverty, climate change, pollution etc. But sadly, we are just so self-centred. Life goes on. We have our parties, weddings, birthday etc. And we get on with it. If Middle East wasn’t burning today, would the people in there spare a thoughtContinue reading “We should all be frustrated!!”

Well, here’s the kicker: a guy comes round asking for your vote and says he will deport millions of people who entered the country without the correct documentation. You cast your vote for him, then you say: “jeez! I didn’t know he will have them in handcuffs and chains!”. “gee! I didn’t know he willContinue reading “Human beings are all largely deplorable! We always look for someone to take the blame: Trump..”

If you have to spend everyone else’s money in order to fix a problem for the greater good, you cannot tire of explaining yourself. That, is the dilemma! The people who say they get it, are fed up with explaining it. What you then end up with, is a perception of elitism. When it thenContinue reading “Looks like we’re going to leave it till it’s too late, before paying attention to climate change…”

The events of the past 24 hours should make a very strong case for women to become heads of state of all major countries on earth. Men’s braggadocio as hundreds die needlessly, has gone too far! We saw it all some years back, when a guy (Saddam) who didn’t have any weapons of mass destructionContinue reading “It is definitely time to ban men from leading any country with more than 100,000 people..”

In the UK (probably the same in the US and other western countries) we are trying hard to fix problems that should have never been allowed to occur. It is so sad really. Thousands lost their lives during two World Wars to protect the freedoms we so loosely take for granted these days. I readContinue reading “Neither ‘LEFT’ nor ‘RIGHT’ have the answer! We are just beating each other up for nothing!!”

How did the world get this pathetic??! Trump & Musk have had a disagreement. So what? It happens. There are people dying in wars, there are children starving in third world countries.. Yet, we fixate on two guys having a fall out? One that was so predictable (as everyone’s saying). Pathetic world!

It appears to be a wrong case being prosecuted. It is sad really. The lass, Cassie allegedly took all manner of beating from Diddy and she should have taken him to court for domestic violence, but she probably really needed money at the time and took the $20million payout, which was probably more useful toContinue reading “The awful, ongoing criminal trial of rapper P Diddy”

Goes to show it is all just a political football after all? A slight drop in net migration figures and we are squabbling over whether it was down to the policies of the previous government!? Who cares???!!!! Just get on with the work!!! Some folk are planning summer protests – which we hope, isn’t goingContinue reading “We are in truly awful times! UK net migration is reported to be going down and we are quarrelling about who takes credit for it!!!!!”

It is bandied about all over the place. Diversity. Ok. I have absolutely nothing against the concept of people mixing, I champion ‘live & let live’. Tolerance. All good. But there is also a saying: when you’re in Rome, act like the Romans! There is nothing wrong with cultural diversity, but any culture would beContinue reading “Cultural Diversity. Great concept. But what if some cultures do not wish to diversity??”

I do not see any other reason Kier Starmer would be cosying up to the EU, other than for the very obvious fact that we don’t have a choice. He is very well aware of the huge number of Brits who voted to exit the EU and he is not stupid. He understands fully wellContinue reading “Our government must do better at explaining itself and trying a lot harder, to get people to understand that the government is indeed trying to help us all….”

We’ve all been there before, when people tell you to take action, go in strong, be robust, stand your ground etc., but when you turn around, those same people are off hiding away in the shadows!Like it or not, Trump was voted in as President of the US and they are not a tiny country.Continue reading “Well done Mark Carney! Reasoned discussion with Trump re Canada”

Years before Boris Johnson ran for Mayor of London, I said he will be Mayor. A year after he became Mayor, I said he will be Prime Minister. I can say with very little doubt today, that Boris Johnson will soon be back as the leader of the Conservative Party and he will try toContinue reading “Our politics in the UK has always been very predictable…”

It is certainly curious.. Take the case of David Beckham’s rumoured quest to get knighted and getting repeatedly overlooked. He will get it at some point. When individuals think they have achieved fame, wealth.. they begin looking for the next thing: Adulation! or whatever it is, they see as the next level of recognition…. IsContinue reading “The curious case of OPPORTUNISM: Who’s actually using whom?”

Yes, we are not perfect in the UK. And yes, we may be heading towards similar situations, BUT, I always like to believe that we have people here, who will always stand up for what’s decent! We now see a good number of people rushing to relocate to the UK….. I am fiercely pro-British, notContinue reading “To all those who say the UK ain’t good enough & moved elsewhere.. well…..”

Building a big prison and dumping in a bunch of heavily tattooed men, without trial, to rot in there indefinitely only offer temporary relief. What’s going to happen to their children? Those children will shortly find their way to the tattoo shops?El Salvador is not a success story. It is very possible that they hadContinue reading “There appears to be no interest in tackling the real issues….”

It is definitely a mental health crisis! Has the world suddenly changed so much? I don’t think so. It is still largely what it used to be, but the only very obvious change, is that we have now embraced and celebrate meanness and hatred. Openly. I am a firm believer of the fact that anyContinue reading “The world was never nice but we never used to openly celebrate hate & being horrible..”

There is a very clear lesson there for kids to learn. Or rather, several lessons… The most important of those lessons is: NEVER PUT NEEDLESS PRESSURE ON YOURSELF! All ends in vanity!!! You look at the likes of Colin Montgomery, excellent golfer & human being. He never won a single major. Unbelievable right? But, soContinue reading “Rory McIlroy – well done! Finally, his nightmare is over…”

8,064!!Compassion is imperative and I do feel for these people as they are, for whatever reason, in this situation. BUT, this really has to stop. Everyone in the UK benefit from a system based on the rule of law: we work hard, pay our taxes etc. Services are based on careful planning. To have suchContinue reading “The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has set a new record for the first four months of 2025”

… and I do not say this lightly! Sadly, we are presently bogged-down with a myriad of domestic issues…. The world desperately need British diplomacy right now! (yes, there are several examples of global missteps over the years, but I can’t at present, see anything better out there! And it’s all steadily getting worse!!!). GetContinue reading “The UK must climb back up to centre stage in global matters. If nothing else, we exercise reason & diplomacy”

It is well worth asking: what exactly is it all about????? Life, as we presently have it. With so many people around the world living in squalor, in abject poverty and pain. Given the chance, they rarely help each other, the just want to break out and join the ranks of the rich… I onceContinue reading “The very poor seek to survive, the poor seek to get rich, the rich seek to stand out, the super-rich seek adulation…”

To understand this madness, you would need to go right down to grassroots golf, in schools, colleges and clubs that the PGA fund, and how that pyramid structure grows the sport and how ALL golfers earning $millions came through that structure. I am not going to comment on ‘sportwashing’ and all the allegations levelled againstContinue reading “The golf fiasco! LIV vs PGA tour…”

If America believe it has been and is being taken advantage of, and as such, slaps on tariffs, why is the rest of the world having a hissy fit? Should it not be a simple exercise of rebalancing trade? Or could it be, that America was indeed being taken advantage of? Let’s see where itContinue reading “Perhaps it’s time for a return to ‘trade by barter’?”

Banning Marine Le Pen from running in the upcoming election won’t be a clever move! Macron should pardon her- if she is found at fault tomorrow – and let her run in the election. She won’t win the election. Banning her from running is simply going to lead to an unnecessary mess!

….. few would disagree though… The earth is roughly 510 square Kilometres…. why can’t we just live & let live??? It is so sad seeing how human beings treat each other. And we find a way to justify it… But we are all to blame. We are so quick to point to others. So quickContinue reading ““History is a set of lies agreed upon” – a bitter quote from Napoleon in his final days in exile”

Unfortunately, we are stuck in an era where everyone’s permanently entrenched in the sides they have taken and do not feel the need to try to be understood, mainly because they – perhaps rightfully – do not believe anyone will listen, even if they do try to explain.. The dismantling of the Department of Education,Continue reading “If politicians can explain their actions better….: some of the actions being taken by Trump are actually sensible..”

… but we don’t like the person trying to end the war? ….. but we think there is an alternative, better way of ending the war? …. but, but, but….. but what? human beings are insufferable at times!! There are no ‘buts’… if others had a better way to end the war, a better compromise,Continue reading “Finding a way to end the war in Ukraine is a good thing. But… but what?”

Hundreds of thousands gave their lives (soldiers) in WWII and they and those that survived will tell you that they did so, so that the world never have to go to war, ever again!But at the first sight of conflict, we start talking about conscription and arming nations…. Have we forgotten those hundreds of thousandsContinue reading “We have repeatedly tried men (in power) and men have repeatedly failed! Let’s try women for a bit….”

ok. If we put half as much effort into training ourselves in finding peaceful resolution to disagreements, the world would have a chance?? The bravado of men! Wars solve nothing! We should be training all our adult and youth population in the folly of war instead!

They may not be perfect, but heaven help us if there was no police! You read about some of the heinous, unthinkable stuff that is now so commonplace, you would think you’re watching a James Bond film! Society has lost the plot!!!

Historically, stronger nations have always grabbed territory. Nothing new there. To undo that past, will be to hand Canada back to the native tribes or empty the US of Europeans or Australia, New Zealand etc. Russia annexed Crimea. I don’t see any possibility of them ever handing it back to Ukraine anytime soon. But itContinue reading “Strange that the most vocal critics of the UK government handing Chagos Island back to Mauritius are the same ones seemingly ok with Ukraine losing land…”

You can almost guarantee that whatever we have gotten wrong in the past, gets sickeningly repeated. Is this not exactly how the world got carved up in years gone by? With what began as adventures and expeditions, turning into land grab, empires etc. So, what are we complaining about? Would we have Australia, Canada, USA,Continue reading “Repeating our mistakes is perhaps the only human consistency…”

To think it was 30 years ago that the lyrics below came out.. Today, 2025, 30 years on, we have politicians casually stating that conscription is necessary and we will be at war within 5 years. People speak to casually and flippantly about civil wars, world war 3 etc. How pathetic we all are! HumanContinue reading “Earth Song – Michael Jackson, 1995. Lyrics below..”

… ‘messianic complex’? History will of course continue to repeat itself. The rich can’t be rich if there are no poor folk about to compare them to… or something along those lines… What’s a pied piper without the rats? Elections have now become handy tools. Someone’s found that loophole. It’s easier to line suckers upContinue reading “I’m better than you, but I will pull every crazy stunt to impress you & secure your adulation & worship….”

The latest is said to be Ncuti Gatwa, the fellow currently playing Dr Who. His parents fled violence in Rwanda to solace in Scotland. You can’t carry on looking for a better place! Sometimes worth putting up a bit and trying to make where you find yourself, a better place? You see a spate ofContinue reading “Puzzling when black actors in the UK moan about lack of opportunities, then move to the US to deprive others there of opportunities….”

You have to laugh! Mens number 1 tennis player, Jannik Sinner! Said to have unknowingly taken substances that got him to fail doping tests twice! Yet, he dodged the usual punishment that has been meted out to others, and has now accepted a 3 month ban that takes effect during a period where no meaningfulContinue reading “Sinner by name, sinner by nature?”

We say the country is in economic peril. We have a Chancellor who has been in place for a few months and we want to do her in!!?? For Pete’s sake! Much as I do not agree with many of the actions she has taken so far e.g. the obsession with slapping VAT on privateContinue reading “The hounding of Rachel Reeves is tantamount to cutting off ones’ nose to spite ones’ face!”

Parental responsibility has been totally discarded. We expect governments to take care of everything. I just read this morning that it appears another car may have driven into a crowd in Germany. Do we ban cars? How many bollards will we need to erect? Nobody wants to accept that the weapon used, is not theContinue reading “This may well be the worst of times….”

Yes, inevitably life does indeed go on. But….. It hurts me immensely, every time I have to throw food away. Why? In just over 2 years that I spent travelling across West Africa and South East Asia, during parts of my formative years, I saw what hunger really means. And YES, I am not naive,Continue reading “What I have always found so depressing about the world, is this sense of ‘life goes on..’”