Today I wasted several hours of my life.
I watched a packed House of Commons debate the recent rioting.
Disappointment followed disappointment as the 649 inepts struggled to find a way through the maze. It should have been 650 inepts but the most inept, one Gordon James Brown, showed his grubby, greedy face for less than 30 minutes before sloping off to the wilderness he inhabits these days, on full pay.
"Bring in the army!" wailed some.
"Switch off Blackberries!!!" whined others.
"Tougher sentencing!" screeched others.
"Deploy the water cannon!" howled another.
"Punish the parents!" screamed other, more naive MPs.
Nothing will change. Not for all the tea in China.
Liberties will be lost, as our inepts take guidance from the Chinese on closing down our vital communication tools. How utterly marvellous. How innovative. We have 1000 idiots but the best course of action is to punish 60 million?
The catch-phrases were "Community", "Regaining the streets", "Restoring Laura Norner" (who ever she is), "Lessons will be learned", and that old favourite from CMD, "We are all in this together".
No, we aren't.
I pay my electricity bill. I also pay yours.
I pay my mortgage. I also pay your rent for Westminster Palace.
I pay for my own petrol. I also pay for yours.
I make the payments on my car. I also pay for your cars.
You don't pay my wages. I pay yours.
You don't pay my living expenses. I pay yours.
You (CMD) paid £10,000 per week for your holiday villa. My holiday was spent at home this year.
No, Mr Millionaire, we are NOT in this together. You, and most of those MPs inhabit a whole different planet than the rest of us. YOU live in a bubble where you assume we all support the elected ones. Not all of us do. The very best part of my year is when you lot are all away in Tuscany, Australia, New York, or wherever else it is you descend upon for your holidays. I am not even jealous. I don't care how much money you have. I don't care how much it costs you to accommodate your family on your summer break.
But what really upsets me is that phrase "We are all in this together". We aren't, so stop saying it.
All too predictably, you reached for the stick to deal with this current crisis. No carrots in there, Dave? None at all? No. You thought long and hard about how to make it worse for law-abiding citizens. You agreed with some that we need more cameras watching our every single move. Despite the fact that they are useless. You slammed the looters (rightly) and omitted to acknowledge (wrongly) that we are mostly a law abiding country. You praised the police to the high heavens (and I do not doubt that there were hundreds of acts of bravery) whilst forgetting to mention that they may very well have kicked this all off by charging needlessly into a 16 year old girl protesting peacefully outside a police station.
Listening to (Labour) MPs whining and moaning about this, that & the other reconfirms for me how utterly bereft of intelligence they are. I was embarrassed for the constituents they represent. Dianne Abbott, Kerry McCarthy (both Labour drones) and the absolutely feckless Nadine Dorries uttered inanities. The males fared no better lest you think this is a gender thing. They are all absolutely hopeless. They should have stayed away for all the sense they brought into the HoC today.
I really am consumed with indifference. I am 100% underwhelmed.
These idiots suck every ounce of joy out of my life.
I disavow them all. They do not act in my name. They do not have my consent to curb the liberties of my countrymen.
I wash my hands of them.
But I fear they may never come clean. I helped them to ruin my country. I helped them to turn this green and pleasant land into the most surveilled nation in the world. I helped them increase my taxes to unheard of heights. I helped them to wedge open that immigration door.
I helped them.
I helped them by doing nothing to stop them.
I'm not sure about you, but I will not help them any more.
Not ever again.
CR.
August 11, 2011
August 10, 2011
August 09, 2011
UK Baying For Draco
Despite the fact that he died around 620 BC, Draco the Lawgiver must be spinning with excitement in his grave.
We have witnessed some horrific scenes over the last few days. Acts of violence and theft committed by pure scum. There is no nobility in their actions. There is no honour. There was no need for this scandalous criminality.
I doubt that I can add any more words to a story that will play out over the next days, weeks and months.
What I would like to do though, is ask normally level-headed people to chill out. If I had a quid for every time I saw words like this, I would be a wealthy man:
"Send the army in!"
"Shoot them all!"
"Bring back hanging!"
And so on and so forth.
We pay billions of £££'s every year to ensure that police officers have the very best protective equipment, and that they receive the very best training for exactly this kind of civil disturbance. On this very blog we have looked at the police, live and in full colour, beating the bejesus out of protesters. Last night though, instead of kettling and righteous clubbing from the cops, I saw this:
I saw it time after time after time.
These boys in blue were happy to kettle young students, anti-war protesters, and other "soft" groups. But when it came to violent thugs, they stood by, claiming that "there are not enough of us". (Bear that in mind for what comes later.)
Send the army in? It is a very tiny mind that comes to that conclusion. The police have not yet fully deployed and they have not yet exhausted all methods of crowd control at their disposal. CS gas has not been used. Snatch Teams (to my knowledge) have not been used. Tasers have not been used. For legal reasons water cannon can not be used. So it is far too early to even think about deploying troops. Besides which, it is not their job. They should never be asked to control riots. Never. If you want to see how badly it can go wrong when squaddies are deployed, look south to Tunisia and Libya, look east to Syria and Bahrain. It goes pear-shaped very, very quickly. I am stunned that some empty-heads were screeching for martial law. FFS!
Enough of this. I'm reasonably sure you have read similar elsewhere.
I think we learnt at least two lessons from all this:
1. We are about to lose some liberties.
2. It doesn't take much to take over the streets.
That thin blue line is anorexic. My timing may well be all the way off, but the last few days have demonstrated much better than my words ever have that we are many and they are few. Imagine, if you can, just 500 people in every town and major city demanding full restoration of those rights which the government willingly (and unlawfully) gave away to Europe? Peaceful action by a significant number of people would ensure a complete takeover of the country in a matter of hours or days. Remember this the next time you try to convince yourself that we cannot bring about change if we were determined to.
Just in case you conclude that I am having a pop at the cops: I am not. I actually think they should have gone in hard, faster. With violent thieves, and they are no more or less than that, a spanking is all they understand. A solid teak baton around the napper would have stopped dozens of them cold. And when their cohorts see the claret fly, it concentrates the mind. This is probably the first and last time you will see me condone tough action from the police. The rioters broke my only law: do no harm. I would expect exactly the same harsh treatment if it was me doing the violence and the thieving.
We have been rewarding our thugs for 20 years. Warm, comfy cells, complete with PS3's, laptops and High Def tellies. When they are released, after serving a fraction of their sentence, we send them on their way with a hug. I believe, firmly, that most of this was Labour's doing. I just hope someone tells them that, repeatedly.
No martial law, no troops on the streets, no hanging. Got that?
I refuse to hand over any more of my liberties because a couple of hundred light-fingered bastards couldn't control themselves.
Punish those half-wits by all means.
But leave me the fuck alone.
You already stole too many of my rights. I want them back.
CR.
We have witnessed some horrific scenes over the last few days. Acts of violence and theft committed by pure scum. There is no nobility in their actions. There is no honour. There was no need for this scandalous criminality.
I doubt that I can add any more words to a story that will play out over the next days, weeks and months.
What I would like to do though, is ask normally level-headed people to chill out. If I had a quid for every time I saw words like this, I would be a wealthy man:
"Send the army in!"
"Shoot them all!"
"Bring back hanging!"
And so on and so forth.
We pay billions of £££'s every year to ensure that police officers have the very best protective equipment, and that they receive the very best training for exactly this kind of civil disturbance. On this very blog we have looked at the police, live and in full colour, beating the bejesus out of protesters. Last night though, instead of kettling and righteous clubbing from the cops, I saw this:
I saw it time after time after time.
These boys in blue were happy to kettle young students, anti-war protesters, and other "soft" groups. But when it came to violent thugs, they stood by, claiming that "there are not enough of us". (Bear that in mind for what comes later.)
Send the army in? It is a very tiny mind that comes to that conclusion. The police have not yet fully deployed and they have not yet exhausted all methods of crowd control at their disposal. CS gas has not been used. Snatch Teams (to my knowledge) have not been used. Tasers have not been used. For legal reasons water cannon can not be used. So it is far too early to even think about deploying troops. Besides which, it is not their job. They should never be asked to control riots. Never. If you want to see how badly it can go wrong when squaddies are deployed, look south to Tunisia and Libya, look east to Syria and Bahrain. It goes pear-shaped very, very quickly. I am stunned that some empty-heads were screeching for martial law. FFS!
Enough of this. I'm reasonably sure you have read similar elsewhere.
I think we learnt at least two lessons from all this:
1. We are about to lose some liberties.
2. It doesn't take much to take over the streets.
That thin blue line is anorexic. My timing may well be all the way off, but the last few days have demonstrated much better than my words ever have that we are many and they are few. Imagine, if you can, just 500 people in every town and major city demanding full restoration of those rights which the government willingly (and unlawfully) gave away to Europe? Peaceful action by a significant number of people would ensure a complete takeover of the country in a matter of hours or days. Remember this the next time you try to convince yourself that we cannot bring about change if we were determined to.
Just in case you conclude that I am having a pop at the cops: I am not. I actually think they should have gone in hard, faster. With violent thieves, and they are no more or less than that, a spanking is all they understand. A solid teak baton around the napper would have stopped dozens of them cold. And when their cohorts see the claret fly, it concentrates the mind. This is probably the first and last time you will see me condone tough action from the police. The rioters broke my only law: do no harm. I would expect exactly the same harsh treatment if it was me doing the violence and the thieving.
We have been rewarding our thugs for 20 years. Warm, comfy cells, complete with PS3's, laptops and High Def tellies. When they are released, after serving a fraction of their sentence, we send them on their way with a hug. I believe, firmly, that most of this was Labour's doing. I just hope someone tells them that, repeatedly.
No martial law, no troops on the streets, no hanging. Got that?
I refuse to hand over any more of my liberties because a couple of hundred light-fingered bastards couldn't control themselves.
Punish those half-wits by all means.
But leave me the fuck alone.
You already stole too many of my rights. I want them back.
CR.
August 08, 2011
Norman Scarth Needs Our Help
Although we never asked him, this war hero was there for us.
It's time to repay him.
If you are not familiar with the story, the bare bones of it are this: Norman, 85, was hauled into court. Fearing (rightly) that he would be stitched up, Norman used his mobile phone to record the proceedings. Someone noticed and told the judge. This was such an affront to the court that the judge gaoled him for contempt of court.
Ordinarily, contempt of court warrants a few hours in a cold cell to "think about what you did". Most people send an apology to the court, they are released, and the case gets underway again.
In Norman's case, they gaoled him for SIX MONTHS!
He has been denied visitors, pens, paper, a hospital visit, and this old man, in no condition to survive and thrive is locked up for 23 1/2 hours a day.
This is the man we are talking about:
Such a huge threat to decent society must be caged, no?
Hell no. He must be released immediately. I rarely get down on bended knee for anyone these days, but I am begging for your help to publicise this travesty. Beyond murder or violent assault, I cannot think of a single reason to justify this man's continuing incarceration. It serves no purpose, and it does not show anyone, least of all the judiciary, in a good light.
This is a letter from Norman:
As you will read eleswhere, Norman is no angel. He is an Awkward Sod with a Black Belt 6th Dan.
Remember though that the judge was not passing sentence on his past misdeeds, he gaoled him for what he did on the day.
If you wish to drop him a line, please use this address:
Prisoner A1903CF
D-Wing 240
2 Gloucester Terrace
Stanningley Road
Leeds
LS12 2TJ
Please, please, please spread the word. Let's get something done for this man.
Thank you,
CR.
It's time to repay him.
If you are not familiar with the story, the bare bones of it are this: Norman, 85, was hauled into court. Fearing (rightly) that he would be stitched up, Norman used his mobile phone to record the proceedings. Someone noticed and told the judge. This was such an affront to the court that the judge gaoled him for contempt of court.
Ordinarily, contempt of court warrants a few hours in a cold cell to "think about what you did". Most people send an apology to the court, they are released, and the case gets underway again.
In Norman's case, they gaoled him for SIX MONTHS!
He has been denied visitors, pens, paper, a hospital visit, and this old man, in no condition to survive and thrive is locked up for 23 1/2 hours a day.
This is the man we are talking about:
Such a huge threat to decent society must be caged, no?
Hell no. He must be released immediately. I rarely get down on bended knee for anyone these days, but I am begging for your help to publicise this travesty. Beyond murder or violent assault, I cannot think of a single reason to justify this man's continuing incarceration. It serves no purpose, and it does not show anyone, least of all the judiciary, in a good light.
This is a letter from Norman:
TO HIS ‘HONOUR’ JUDGE JONATHAN ROSE
Martin Narey, Director General of the Prison Service, wrote of “HELL HOLE PRISONS”. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Sir David Ramsbottom spoke on the Frost programme of ‘BARBARIC PRISON GUARDS’. See his book PRISONGATE.
A DEFINITION OF HELL:
Solitary Confinement for 23 ½ hours a day, lying on my bunk staring at the bunk above only 12¨ above my head, unable to sit up in bed. (as doctor’s orders).
Nothing to read, nothing to write on, no watch, no radio, nothing to do but stare at the rotten stinking TV pumping out brainwashing garbage. (“Live in luxury with colour TV” says the so-called “News Media”) That IS Hell!!
Bad enough for anyone but for WW2 ‘Hero’ (as others have called me) who has worked honestly & hard for 70 years it is TORMENT!
The previous HMCIP Judge Sir Steven TUMIN told of people being sent to prison “BY SOME SLIMY JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE” (He “DIED SUDDENLY”).
MY CRIME? I had on me a ‘RECORDING DEVICE’ (as do ALL those with a mobile phone, ALL of which have a recording device. But I dared to switch mine on before asking permission of the judge. Why did I do so? It is my belief that there are many rotten apples in the judiciary, and for the last 15 years it has been my mission in life to expose them. It has been THEIR mission to silence me – by ANY MEANS, including potentially lethal terror attacks (as on 8th August 1999 & 20 July 2000).
As part of my mission I stood for Parliament & published the book ‘Cause for Concern’ in 1997. However, I was still regarded as a noisy old buffoon, a Parliamentary no-hoper. This changed after my single-handed success in the ECtHR brought a vital change in British law incorporated into the 1998 Human Rights Act. The change is much hated (by) lawyers & judges – AND I AM HATED FOR IT. Just 17 DAYS after the ECtHR decision came an attack on 8th Aug 1999. It was intended to silence me by fear, a heart attack or stroke the hoped for outcome. Few men of my age (73 then) would not have one or the other. However, I survived, so 11 months later there was a second attack during which I was given a brutal kicking that put me in hospital. To cover up these crimes there was a malicious prosecution for a NON-EXISTENT ‘crime’. Where others would have been given Probation, Community Service or Suspended Sentence, I was given TEN YEARS! – the intention being that I would die in prison. The horror became worse but I skip that for now. Sufficient to say that I did not succumb to the torment & torture, but survived long enough to have ‘PAID MY DEBT TO SOCIETY’(?). AFTER 7 YEARS, I WAS RELEASED. However, I have continued my mission to expose the rotten apples in the judiciary & am STILL under attack because of it – physical & financial!
Their hatred of me is proved by the savagery of the 10 year sentence & the savagery of this sentence. “It’s only 6 months”. AT 85 how many 6 months periods do I have left?
THIS IS WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES. IT IS A VILE FORM OF MURDER.
I INTENDED to ask Jonathan Rose for permission to use my recorder but did not get the opportunity to do so. Why DID I switch it on? I suspected there might be skulduggery during that case.
We are told that only those doing wrong need fear CCTV cameras. Why then are judges so TERRIFIED of being recorded. There is much more to this story, but the fact is that anybody in (the) land can commit ANY crime against me with impunity, but if I blink an eye I will be stamped on with savagery. So far the stamping has not been as that on Andy McCardle.
No addresses or telephone numbers of friends or barrister. THE VITAL DOCUMENTS TO BE POSTED TO APPEAL COURT HAVE DISAPPEARED. THIS IS MENTAL TORTURE.
NORMAN SCARTH N Scarth
PS. It has ‘only’ been 72 hours so far, but at 85 every single day is precious to me, especially for the VITAL work I have to do to prevent Britain becoming even more of a POLICE STATE than it is now.
The present excitement about the Olympics is reminiscent of Berlin in 1936. To keep the people distracted from the horror behind the scenes.
“The Opium of the Masses” said Karl Marx. He said it about Religion, now it is SPORT
Monday 1st August 2011. Tomorrow I SHOULD be keeping an appointment at BRI (Hospital) but they refuse to take me.
Got the first sheet of paper on Wed 27th July. Got this one Sat 31st. No stamps or envelopes until Sat 7th Aug, so will be unable to post this before 9th Aug. IF they get it before 10th Aug it will be because I have managed to scrounge them from other prisoners. Please send copies of these documents to: My legal consultant xxx xxxxxxx who is a Human Rights Specialist.
My Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Paul Beavan (Bevan?) & Psychiatric Nurse Helen Poulter at Lynfield Mount Hospital: to Neil Craig at the Royal Hotel, Low Moor, & to THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Stamps sent in for me have been sent back to the sender. A blank card with a stamp affixed has been given to me, but the stamp has been torn off. That is THIEVERY!
Please adopt the slogan ‘HELP for Heroes’. Get on to that organisation & DEMAND they do something dramatic NOW! If they do not then they must hang their heads in shame forever more. 6 months at 85 is equal to 15 YEARS for a younger man.
Visiting Order enclosed. It says “CONCERNED OR WORRIED ABOUT A FRIEND AT HMP LEEDS? Ring 0113 203 2972.” Please ask the WHOLE WORLD to do so.
Please copy the Complaint Form & send it to the prison. My hands are in cramp and I CANNOT write everything out again even if I can get the paper.
This is a death camp. They drive people to take their own lives, then they call it ‘SUICIDE’.
Please be quick. I think they will send me to a prison far away suffering the TORTURE of prison vans. With no flesh on my buttocks & very low seats my thighs make no contact, all the weight on my seat bones.
I have already put in a Complaint at the seizing of the envelope with the bundle of documents which were to be posted to the Court of Appeal. That is Obstructing / Perverting the Course of Justice – a crime subject to LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
“JUDGE” Jonathan Rose was acting in GROSS breach of his own Judicial Oath & that of the Queen (in whose name he purports to act) who swore before ALMIGHTY GOD to Deliver JUSTICE with MERCY. He was thus MASQUERADING as a judge and ‘Obtaining money (his salary) by false pretences.
I am forced to sleep in my clothes as I am very cold (a symptom of shock?).
I do suffer from agonising cramp & have been prescribed tablets for it, but am denied them here.
See the ‘United Kingdom Standard Minimum Treatment for Prisoners 1984(?).
Demand that the prison doctor reads them.
I can post without a stamp, but it goes 2nd Class ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT TODAY MON 1st AUG!! But I can only remember a few addresses anyway.
Please thank Sabine McNeill for her WONDERFUL letter.
Get on to Patrick Cullinane & remind him (of) our conversation at Harrow.
NEIL CRAIG at Royal Hotel, Low Moor might be best man to get on to ‘HELP FOR HEROES’. Demand that they do something for THIS Hero.
Can you please send me a copy of the report in the Telegraph & Argus.
As you will read eleswhere, Norman is no angel. He is an Awkward Sod with a Black Belt 6th Dan.
Remember though that the judge was not passing sentence on his past misdeeds, he gaoled him for what he did on the day.
If you wish to drop him a line, please use this address:
Prisoner A1903CF
D-Wing 240
2 Gloucester Terrace
Stanningley Road
Leeds
LS12 2TJ
Please, please, please spread the word. Let's get something done for this man.
Thank you,
CR.
UK Bill Of Rights: A Consultation
Thanks to commenter Aldo in the previous post we can have a shufty at the consultation document for a potential new UK Bill of Rights.
As we know, we are fairly unique in the world in that we do not have a single document containing our Constitution. Instead, it is dotted about in various statutes and treaties. Our rights can be found in the Magna Carta of 1215, 1229, 1297, the Declaration of Arbroath 1320, the Bill of Rights 1688, for Scotland we have the Claim of Right 1689, the Act of Settlement 1701, the Act of Union 1707, the Human Rights Act 1998 and several international and European Acts also provide some protection.
The aim of the consultation is to ask for our input. The closing date for submission is November 11th 2011.
Our rights and our liberties, hard won, and poorly defended, are very important to me, and to readers and commenters here. I know this because you are quick to remind me and point out the errors of our so-called leaders whenever this subject comes up.
How many of you knew that this subject had moved on from mutterings out here in the real world to the discussion rooms in Westminster? Until Aldo mentioned it I had no idea that we could send in our thoughts, proposals and suggestions.
I intend to do exactly that. With your help, I hasten to add.
Please set aside some time to read through the consultation document above, it is not very long and it is written simply, and then (if you wish) send me your thoughts and suggestions for this vital new Bill of Rights. What we suggest will affect generations of Brits so it is very important to get it right.
Look:
5. The four questions on which we seek your views are:
(1) do you think we need a UK Bill of Rights?
If so,
(2) what do you think a UK Bill of Rights should contain?
(3) how do you think it should apply to the UK as a whole, including its four component countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
(4) having regard to our terms of reference, are there any other views which you would like to put forward at this stage?
If you do not want to add your thoughts in the comments, please do send them to me here:
captainranty AT btinternet DOT com
Unless any other writer steps up with an offer to collate the suggestions I will do so and submit our response to this consultation.
Unusually, I don't want to be too dramatic about this, but it REALLY is important. God knows when we will be asked again to contribute.
Thanks.
CR.
As we know, we are fairly unique in the world in that we do not have a single document containing our Constitution. Instead, it is dotted about in various statutes and treaties. Our rights can be found in the Magna Carta of 1215, 1229, 1297, the Declaration of Arbroath 1320, the Bill of Rights 1688, for Scotland we have the Claim of Right 1689, the Act of Settlement 1701, the Act of Union 1707, the Human Rights Act 1998 and several international and European Acts also provide some protection.
The aim of the consultation is to ask for our input. The closing date for submission is November 11th 2011.
Our rights and our liberties, hard won, and poorly defended, are very important to me, and to readers and commenters here. I know this because you are quick to remind me and point out the errors of our so-called leaders whenever this subject comes up.
How many of you knew that this subject had moved on from mutterings out here in the real world to the discussion rooms in Westminster? Until Aldo mentioned it I had no idea that we could send in our thoughts, proposals and suggestions.
I intend to do exactly that. With your help, I hasten to add.
Please set aside some time to read through the consultation document above, it is not very long and it is written simply, and then (if you wish) send me your thoughts and suggestions for this vital new Bill of Rights. What we suggest will affect generations of Brits so it is very important to get it right.
Look:
5. The four questions on which we seek your views are:
(1) do you think we need a UK Bill of Rights?
If so,
(2) what do you think a UK Bill of Rights should contain?
(3) how do you think it should apply to the UK as a whole, including its four component countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
(4) having regard to our terms of reference, are there any other views which you would like to put forward at this stage?
If you do not want to add your thoughts in the comments, please do send them to me here:
captainranty AT btinternet DOT com
Unless any other writer steps up with an offer to collate the suggestions I will do so and submit our response to this consultation.
Unusually, I don't want to be too dramatic about this, but it REALLY is important. God knows when we will be asked again to contribute.
Thanks.
CR.
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