Terrorists have struck again. Earlyyesterday in St Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, two terrorists armed with knives entered a church, murdered the elderly priest F, Jacques Hamel, by cutting his throat and taking hostages. This is what martyrdom looks like. The terrorists were later shot by police. President Francois Hollande has described the attack as cowardly assassination, and has blamed Islamic State …
Category: Politics
Who is in charge?
The politics of me. Who runs the country? Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned, and will no longer be Prime Minister, the Parliamentary Labour Party have revolted overwhelmingly against their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage has stood down. Post Brexit Britain is in turmoil. Over on the other side of the Atlantic …
Violence must stop
Since the EU exit referendum there has been increasing violence against immigrants. In some cases the perpetrators idea could be someone who was born here. Their parents and grandparents could be born here, but that does not matter to a racist. All that matters is they don't look talk or smell like we do. The …
Give us time
EU referendum notes for both sides For those who voted remain. You no doubt woke up on Friday morning and were disappointed by the referendum result. We all were. That disappointment may have left you feeling numb, or angry, or depressed. Different people will be affected in different ways. In the days to come …
Coming soon, Brexit poll 2?
Here we go again? There is a petition to parliament has been launched to re-run the British referendum on membership of the EU. I think that is a very bad idea. To have a referendum in the first place was a bad idea. I voted, and what I votes for was not the majority position. …
Your opinion is requested
It is one day to the polls opening for the referendum on the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's membership of the European Union. I am not going to electioneer. I have already given my opinion on this blog; it hasn't changed. But it is important to realise that a referendum is not …
Sad news
Sad news today is that a local MP has been murdered in her constituency. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen had been holding a constituency surgery in Birstall when she was stabbed, shot and left bleeding. She later died. She has left a husband and two small children. I cannot understand how someone could …
If you thought that was bad …
... just wait. EU Referendum 2016 Just two weeks to go, and the British people are getting sick of the constant battle of conflicting reasons and contradicting statistics from the remain and out campaigns. If the press and media are to be believed it is very much a Conservative battle, blue against blue. If you …
Liar verus liar
Just another Brexit blog. Cost of membership £18 billion Recent figures from the leave campaign talk about the cost of Britain being in the EU. It costs around £240 each they say, based on the membership of £18 billion per annum they say. They have a point. That is what British membership costs up front. …
Shake it all about
In out, in out. Britain and the EU On June 23 this year the people of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar will have the the chance to vote in a referendum on whether they wish to remain as members of the European Union. The debate has started, and it is not easy to sort out. …
Making an ass of myself 