News Round-Up
- “Officer who shot Kaba should never have been on trial” – The ‘Justice for Chris Kaba’ protesters had started from the presumption that a black man killed by the police must be a victim of racism, and reasoned backwards from there, says Daniel Hannan in the Mail.
- “The cowardice of the Chris Kaba case” – In the Spectator, Niall Gooch says it’s either cowardice or wokery that lies behind the awful treatment of Martyn Blake, the police officer who shot Chris Kaba, and probably both.
- “How Diane Abbott raged that Chris Kaba was just ‘going about his daily life’ when he was shot dead by police… as coked-up gangster’s full criminal history is revealed” – As protesters gathered outside Scotland Yard screaming accusations of racism after Chris Kaba ‘s death in 2022, Labour MP Diane Abbott was quick to point the finger of blame in comments that have not aged well, reports the Mail.
- “The five worst takes on the Chris Kaba case” – The Spectator‘s Steerpike column looks at the people and organisations with egg on their face now that Kaba has been unmasked.
- “The disgraceful Kaba farce shows why police morale is in freefall” – Previous governments have repeatedly failed to resolve the issues which lead to these perverse outcomes, says David Spencer in the Telegraph.
- “Downing Street backs ‘legal certainty’ for firearms officers after Chris Kaba murder trial” – Firearms officers must have “legal certainty” surrounding the use of their weapons, Downing Street has said, reports the Telegraph.
- “Has Rachel Reeves lost control of spending?” – Some thought Rachel Reeves’s experience at the Bank of England meant she “knew how to run the economy”. How’s that worked out, asks Matthew Lynn in the Spectator.
- “How Labour will force more public sector workers to pay 40% tax” – The Chancellor’s stealth tax raid – keeping income tax bands frozen even longer – will drag nurses and teachers into higher rate bands, says the Telegraph.
- “You were meant to be the man who reforms the NHS, Wes – but you’ve chickened out” – Any foolish hopes the Health Secretary would launch a desperately-needed overhaul disappeared with Rachel Reeves’s rumoured budget, says Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Wes Streeting’s fiancé given senior policy role at Labour HQ” – Joe Dancey will earn £105,000 as Executive Director of Policy and Communications in the latest appointment of a figure with close links to Labour politicians, reports the Times.
- “VAT raid is good for Britain, says privately educated Labour MP” – Labour MP Josh Simons has defended the exodus of pupils from the independent sector, despite benefiting from a £22,000-a-year education himself, reports the Telegraph.
- “Work rights bill expected to cost average company thousands a year” – Official analysis finds that reform of sick pay and unfair dismissal in the Employment Rights Bill will hit small firms hardest, reports the Times.
- “We need nanny state measures to protect health, says Keir Starmer” – The Prime Minister claims child dentistry is an example of why preventative action is necessary, says the Times.
- “Uyghur Groups Accuse Labour of Betrayal Over Lammy’s Obsequious China Visit” – Last week, David Lammy was shaking hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the same man who denied allegations of Chinese genocide against the Uyghurs, Guido reports.
- “Suella Braverman endorses Robert Jenrick in Tory leadership race” – The former Home Secretary has backed Jenrick against Kemi Badenoch because of his pledge to leave the ECHR, says the Telegraph.
- “The Tories must rediscover their vim – Kemi is the party’s only chance” – There is little point in winning an election if the party is unprepared to govern, says Rocco Forte in the Telegraph. “Mrs Thatcher knew this and so does Ms. Badenoch.”
- “Kemi Badenoch is the woman to win the culture war” – The Tories need another historical realignment, and cometh the hour, cometh the woman, says Bruce Anderson in CapX.
- “Kemi Badenoch says Labour wants kids to be ‘ashamed’ of Britain’s past” – Some critics complain she is too abrasive to ever win over the public, while supporters insist she is the breath of fresh air the Tories need after being sent packing by the public in July.
- “Kemi is right about absent fathers” – In the Spectator, Cristina Odone says Badenoch has zeroed in on the missing piece: where are the men? “Too many are failing to raise their children.”
- “Donald Trump leading in majority of swing states, new poll shows” – Trump is ahead in four out of seven key states in a blow for Kamala Harris, reports the Telegraph.
- “Donald Trump’s chances of winning are soaring” – The swing states are breaking for the Republican as fear of his return appears to fade, says James Johnson in the Telegraph.
- “Kamala Harris hit by fresh plagiarism allegations” – Kamala Harris has become embroiled in a second plagiarism row after she was accused of copying a Republican’s congressional testimony, says the Telegraph. (In fact, it sounds like it was lazy or overstretched staff at the National District Attorneys Association cutting corners by using the same material for both statements, but hey, there’s an election on.)
- “Why is Trump beating Kamala to the Arab vote?” – According to a new Arab News/YouGov poll, among Arab Americans, Trump has a slight edge over Harris: 45% to her 43%. The Spectator‘s Freddy Gray finds out why.
- “Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to “Kill Musk’s Twitter”” – In an explosive leak, internal documents from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate — whose founder is British political operative Morgan McSweeney, now advising the Kamala Harris campaign — show the group plans in writing to “kill Musk’s Twitter” while strengthening ties with the Biden/Harris administration, report Paul D. Thacker and Matt Taibbi in the DisInformation Chronicle.
- “Elon Musk sued for ‘copying’ Blade Runner 2049” – Alcon Entertainment has launched legal action against Tesla and Warner Brothers for using an image without permission in a speech about the future of humanity, reports the Times.
- “Trump campaign accuses ‘far-Left’ Labour of election interference” – A complaint was filed with the Federal Election Commission against British volunteers campaigning for Kamala Harris in battleground states, reports the Times.
- “Hashem Safieddine: Israel kills Hezbollah heir to Nasrallah” – It is thought the senior official was killed in early October in an Israeli airstrike that also killed 25 other Hezbollah leaders, reports the Times.
- “Hezbollah ‘hoarding $500m in money bunker under Beirut hospital’” – Hezbollah is hiding hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a “money bunker” under a hospital in Beirut, according to Israel’s military, the Telegraph reports.
- “VA data shows Covid boosters increased risk of hospitalisation and flu shots don’t work” – Steve Kirsch says his updated analysis of Veterans Affairs hospitalisation data shows that a person’s first shot might slightly reduce his or her risk of hospitalisation, the second shot did nothing and the booster made things worse. Flu shots, meanwhile, did nothing.
- “Italy declares 19 countries ‘safe’ in bid to salvage Albania migrant deal” – Italy’s Government has declared 19 countries safe for migrants as part of a new law designed to salvage its €670 million plan to process asylum seekers in Albania, but a challenge in the Constitutional Court is expected, the Telegraph reports.
- “Failing to Think About Immigration” – Dr. David McGrogan with a case study of academic bias and its consequences.
- “Peter Lynch: Remember His Name” – The Southport riots have claimed their first victim, says Frank Haviland in the New Conservative.
- “Archbishop of Canterbury: My ancestors were slave owners” – Justin Welby says he is “deeply sorry” for his family’s past after learning his biological father was descended from Jamaican plantation owners, reports the Telegraph.
- “The woke Archbishop who can’t stop apologising for his disgraceful ancestors” – The Telegraph puts the spotlight on Justin Welby’s colourful family history, which keeps leaving him red-faced with its revelations.
- “The Imaginary Monsters Under the Bed” – The CheckMate Substack questions the new categories of mis-, dis- and mal-information.
- “Former SAS Regimental Sergeant Major Speaks Out” – In Country Squire Magazine, George Simm, former Regimental Sergeant Major of the SAS, speaks out on the ongoing betrayal of SAS veterans through vexatious compensation cases litigated under retrospective human rights law.
- “Portraits of Britain: Keep your eyes to yourselves” – The J’accuse Substack is a fly on the wall in Sir Keir Starmer’s office.
- “Trans paedophile avoided detection by changing name on social media, court hears” – Thomas Quinn, who identifies as Chloe-Mae Danvers, used different women’s names online to message underage girls and ask them for sex, reports the Telegraph – which still can’t bring itself to call Quinn “he”.
- “Civil servants sued by colleague over claims transgender people can’t change sex” – Two civil servants are being sued by a colleague who claims their view that transgender people cannot change their sex is discriminatory, the Telegraph reports.
- “Hundreds of female golfers demand removal of transgender player Hailey Davidson” – “There is no way to turn a male into a female” say the rivals of trans golfer Hailey Davidson as he closes in on qualification for the elite ladies’ tour, the Telegraph reports.
- “University bosses handed up to £80k pay rises” – Universities have warned that higher tuition fees and direct Government funding are needed to halt a growing deficit, yet vice-chancellors have been awarded rises of up to £80,000 in their pay package, reports the Telegraph.
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Former SAS Regimental Sergeant Major Speaks Out The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) is the oldest British gallantry award: for distinguished conduct in the field. George Simm received the DCM for gallantry in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s. His point here is that members of the Armed Forces, particularly those from Special Forces, could be prosecuted under European Court of Human Rights legislation after they had carried out missions on behalf of their country. ‘…successive governments since 2000 had ignored the impact the ECHR has had on Special Forces operations. “They’ve allowed this collision between this very rigid legal framework, that changes… to compete with the chaos,” he said. “The tragedy of combat, that moment when it all goes down. “And they try and unpick it and try and make that scenario fit their framework. And, of course, it doesn’t. It just doesn’t work.” We have just yesterday seen how extremely stupid the performance of the government and the Crown Prosecution Service has been regarding the Police Firearms Officer who, quite correctly, shot serial criminal, Kaba. And yet, in clear view of this nonsense, lawyers are making comment as follows: “They would say that they are acting according to the rules of… Read more »
Corky, I don’t think Will read your comments. Out of 41 tips I made it 18 from The Daily Telegraph and 5 from the Spectator. My problem with this is that both of those publications were pretty much boosters for the Conservative Party, and still are. Maybe they think the defeat wasn’t as bad as it might have been, and after five years of Labour hell we the people will come back to our senses. But I really doubt that the people who deserted the Conservatives, whether for total failure over covid, or the net zero nonsense, of fourteen years of drift to woke, will not trust them for a generation.
So why bother with what those papers say, until they correct? Bye now.
Talking of the Fake Conservatives, I found this shocking:
Who do Britons want to win the 2024 US presidential election? | YouGov
“Conservatives are less overwhelming in their support for the Democratic candidate, but nearing six in ten (57%) still hope that Harris wins out in the end, more than double the quarter of Tories (25%) who want a Trump triumph in a fortnight.”
“wins out?”
Surely, “wins in.”
What appalling mangling of the English language.
‘Word’ does not need any support…
“…and if you don’t won then you’ve lost”
Probably written by “AI”
No, transmission, your quote is an absolutely correct use of the English language.
WIN OUT | English meaning – Cambridge Dictionary
“Meaning of win out in English:
win outphrasal verb with win
to succeed after a lot of difficulty:
The more cautious approach won out in the end.
Greed won out over principles.”
See more results »
(Definition of win out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
NO, transmission, the English in your quote is a perfectly correct use of the English phrasal verb “to win out”, and is often followed by “in the end”.
It means “to succeed after a lot of difficulty”.
WIN OUT | English meaning – Cambridge Dictionary
WRONG.
It is a perfectly correct use of the English phrasal verb “to win out”, and is often followed by “in the end”.
WIN OUT | English meaning – Cambridge Dictionary
Fair point. I made exactly the same point a few days ago. And The Torygraph is paywalled.
Seriously, how is this level of fraud even possible? Anyone would think the state are enabling it…<sarc> ”Migrants are already draining the German taxpayer to the tune of tens of billions every year, but some enterprising migrants are earning shocking amounts of money. In a case in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a 23-year-old Syrian migrant is receiving €13,000 a month for housing five underage migrants inside his apartment. The case is reportedly not uncommon, and according to NIUS it represents a new “business model in Germany.” At the same time, the youth welfare offices and companies that arrange these accommodations are also earning good money. Many of the “unaccompanied migrant minors” are not even minors, but simply lie about their age when entering Europe, as Remix News has extensively documented. More and more of these types of migrants have been arriving in Germany since 2015. Once in Germany, the youth welfare office is responsible for finding housing for these underage migrants. They work with “independent sponsoring associations” which then place these migrants with host families. Many of these families receive large sums of money for this service, while the associations also receive a generous monthly “fee” for placing the migrants. The NIUS news outlet… Read more »
An important topic that doesn’t get covered nearly enough. What is fast becoming normalized because of increased consumption of porn is very worrying indeed. There’s also an established link between predatory ‘trans’ men ( who identify as women ) and porn usage. Then there’s the increased availability and demand for child sex abuse images, dressed up and marketed as ”child porn”, which is the most concerning aspect of all, in my opinion; ”Pornography consumption has become the norm in every Western democracy, and sexual violence has become a routine part of dating in the 21st century. I have been speaking and writing about this subject for over a decade, and the stories I hear from students are, frankly, chilling. Many normalized behaviors are not so much sexual violence as sexualized violence, in that young people are increasingly aroused simply by inflicting pain or fear on their partner. One example of a porn-driven behaviour that has become ubiquitous almost overnight is strangulation or ‘choking.’ When I began speaking to students about pornography over ten years ago, this behavior was almost unheard of. Not anymore. A report in the Times from October 12, titled “Boys think strangling women is sexy, charities warn,” is the latest missive from our metastasizing… Read more »
I guess the next move is to make “strangling” an immutable characteristic, and hence protected. If you disagree that sexual stranglers are a persecuted minority, and that they didn’t exist when you were young, the academics will say it was normal in Rome and Athens until the Church suppressed it, and the National Trust will haul out the stories former owners of their properties that they claim were misunderstood stranglers in 1780.
And so it would go on – those not wishing to date stranglers are bigots, etc, etc.
It’s a depressing picture – I sometimes wonder where it will all end but as you say, no one wants to talk about it so it gets swept under the carpet and normalised.
“Kemi is right about absent fathers” Not always. I suspect that Kaba’s child might be better off without him as a role model.
Probably – though perhaps some of his downfall could be attributed to his father being absent (no idea if he was or not – just speculating).
VA data shows Covid boosters increased risk of hospitalisation and flu shots don’t work”
On a similar subject, I have read this morning that Moderna has created an Mrna ‘vaccine’ for norovirus, that is now going to be tested on some over 60s. Norovirus is extremely unpleasant, but, really, that is it. Why does it need to be controlled? It’s just an annoying bug. But then, why should I be surprised, as the covid ‘vaccine’ is an attempt to control, essentially, the common cold. How long will it be before those who are least able to stand up for themselves, those in care homes, are receiving yet another poisonous shot? I get so annoyed about this since a friend died suddenly and mysteriously in a care home (so mysteriously a PM was needed). He had recently received his 7th (or was it 8th?) covid shot.(If you are interested, the PM result was a heart attack.)
Many years ago, a website now banned listed all the different types of “Jihad”, giving numerous concrete examples from news reports collected over the years. Among them was “Contamination Jihad”, which involved furtively contaminating food with bodily secretions, including sprinkling powdered faecal matter onto baked goods as “chocolate”, or putting it into meals and water supplies, especially in restaurants, hospital canteens or on cruise ships.
This is the real cause of “norovirus”, from which no vaccine is going to protect you.
Shout out to all the hypocrites on here. The ones that come on here and regularly slate the police for their behaviour, mistreatment and persecution of non-violent members of the British public. The ones who appear to have a bad case of selective amnesia when it comes to how the police treat people during the scamdemic, including the disgusting treatment of the people taking part in the Sarah Everard vigil ( bad enough it was one of their own that raped and murdered her, but who cares about pesky details? ), and then everything that’s happened since, including arresting patriots for attending protests and ”hurty words” posted online, now banged up and at risk of topping themselves because they’re mostly concerned law-abiding citizens, not hardened career criminals whose second home is a prison cell. The same police that’ll never be on your side, but the side of Muslims and migrants, because if you wave a St George flag or hold a factual sign ( ”Hamas is a terrorist organization” ) you’re done for. Now you’re suddenly concerned for a policeman who’s in a pickle because he shot a gangster dead? Your double standards and hypocrisy are off the charts. Just… Read more »
Needed saying Mogs. Appreciated 👏
The firearms officer and his family are in a bit more than a pickle. ‘Chances of Mr Blake ever going back to work as he once did, are extremely slim. A well trained dedicated officer whose life changed in September 2022, is now well aware that he and his family will live in hiding for the foreseeable future.’ ‘Chances of Mr Blake ever going back to work as he once did, are extremely slim. A well trained dedicated officer whose life changed in September 2022, is now well aware that he and his family will live in hiding for the foreseeable future.’ ‘Mr Blake may still face a Gross Misconduct charge by the IOPC, after how quickly his life has changed, perhaps this is the last thing he is actually worried about. Chances are he will not be able to go back to his job as he once did and keeping his family safe is now the most important element. Very few people want to be firearms officers now and realistically who can blame them.’ The Police are similar to other organisations in having outstanding individuals and less than outstanding individuals, outstanding leaders and less than outstanding leaders. There are… Read more »
Totally disagree. I can’t think of one good thing, not a single good thing, that has been reported that the police have done. It doesn’t matter the context, their behaviour towards non-violent citizens, including those exercising their right to free speech and freedom of expression, has been appalling. Then there’s the complicity, closing ranks and failing to protect vulnerable girls who were being trafficked all over the country to be abused with impunity. The appeasement ( and therefore complicity given they knew crimes were being committed but they prioritized not wanting to appear racist ) they show towards the Muslim community, past and present ( try preaching the Bible at Speakers Corner, drawing the attention of an angry mob of aggressive Muslims and see whose side the police take ) is blatant and absolutely unforgivable. See below, now you can’t say ”God bless you”, because it will be deemed a crime if it causes ”distress” to somebody who’s not Christian. What kind of coppers are going to enforce this craptastic law, let alone any of the other Clown World, woke nonsense? The same coppers who came round people’s houses with mental health professionals because they were policing individuals’ posts online,… Read more »
You are entitled to your view but ‘The Police’ are very far from being a collective….and that is a good thing.
https://policesuccess.co.uk/forces.html#:~:text=What%20Are%20the%20UK%20Police,does%20Northern%20Ireland%20(PSNI).
Generalisations are not, in my view, particularly useful within that context.
Some Police Forces have been extremely badly led;
https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/northamptonshire-chief-constable-dismissed-gross-misconduct
Others have recently been well led:
‘Lee Freeman, a former assistant chief constable in Lincolnshire from August 2013 who had joined Humberside in May 2015, took over as deputy chief constable…….He was appointed temporary chief constable in May 2017 and the position was made permanent on 26 June 2017.
Freeman implemented a callout system named ‘Right Care, Right Person’ (RCRP) in May 2020
By May 2023, Humberside achieved more arrests per 1,000 people in the population under RCRP.
RCRP is planned to be copied by the Metropolitan Police and other police forces in England and Wales.’
That has always been the case.
Well I think the police have gone off the rails but to be fair they have been pushed there by people with political agendas
With regard to the shooting and the officer involved we should judge him and the case on its merits. I watched the video once and would need to see it a lot before I could form a firm opinion
I don’t think it is useful to generalise about 43 different forces.
The Firearms Officer has been cleared by an exhaustive investigation.
That may not be good enough for you but it is certainly good enough for me.
I’m making no judgement in this case – I would look into it more but it’s not a priority. My gut tells me the actions were justified and the prosecution was politically motivated but I would need to know more
As for the police in general I think their role and the way they have been used and managed has gone in the wrong direction but that of course doesn’t mean they or everything they do is all bad
Yeah but wouldn’t any of the good ones just leave the force as a consequence? But they seem completely happy to go along with these various crazy orders otherwise they wouldn’t be there. I look at what they do on a day to day basis and I think to myself, ”is this why you joined the force?”, because, silly me, I thought people mainly joined the police to catch the bad guys and arrest the criminals, bringing them to justice, but there seems precious little time spent on that nowadays. Going by recent history they seem to have redefined what ”criminal behaviour” is when I wasn’t looking.
I’m sure some have left – in fact I know one personally who left a while ago.
I guess we all have different lines we won’t cross, and maybe some think they can do more good in than out – work from the inside.
I don’t think it’s necessarily an easy decision – I reckon it’s possible for an officer to skirt round things enough to not compromise their principles too much, most of the time.
They do still catch bad guys – just not as much as we’d like.
First priority of the modern Conservative party: leave the ECHR!
without this, they will never be Conservatives
“The Tories must rediscover their vim – Kemi is the party’s only chance” “Kemi Badenoch is the woman to win the culture war” “Kemi Badenoch says Labour wants kids to be ‘ashamed’ of Britain’s past” “Kemi is right about absent fathers” Four articles on Real Name Maryolater Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke in the Daily Sceptic. — “But, Boss, the British People voted for Brexit because they were sick of Third World Immigrants. There is no public demand for Third World Immigrants anywhere in the government! And certainly not representing Britain on the world stage!” — “No public demand? Ha-ha! What do we care? We are the Globalists, and the only thing standing in our way is those wretched Ethnic Europeans. They must be replaced and eliminated. We have chosen this Nigerian woman, and we will keep shoving her down the public’s throat until they submit.” — “But she’s a Catholic, an ILLEGAL CANDIDATE, just like all the others, including Jewish Starmer. None of them can hold the post of PM legally!” — “Of course I know that! We all know that, and that’s why we’ve shoved so many illegal candidates into No. 10, to show that we are above the law.… Read more »
“Hundreds of female golfers demand removal of transgender player Hailey Davidson”
It’s always a man who’s transitioned wanting to play female sport, never a woman who’s transitioned (and I admit there are fewer of them) wanting to play male sport. I wonder why? (rhetorical).