Legendary broadcaster James Whale has died at the age of 74 following a battle with cancer. Whale was the godfather of modern talk radio in the UK, and entertained listeners across the country for over 50 years. He was a gentleman to all he met, and he will be missed. Rest in peace…
More in Common has polled the public and found that in a matter of weeks the public’s view on how to approach junior doctor strikes has flipped. The BMA may have pushed the boat out a little too far on this one…
On 14 July British adults believed “the government should prioritise preventing resident doctors from going on strikes, even if it means increased spending on doctors pay” by 58 to 42 points. By 28 July that had dropped to 38 points versus 41. A switch…
Only Labour 2024 voters think strikes should be warded off with concessions. Incredibly more people think junior doctors are paid too much than too little. Even doctors are starting to feel the shame. The number of strikers dropped by 7.5% this time compared to June and July last year. The NHS says it maintained 93% of pre-planned care during the strike. Brits have been turning on the ludicrous strike action for some time now…
The Government acted rapidly to proscribe the activities of the nutcases from Palestine Action, after its members broke into an RAF base in June causing £7 million worth of damage to military planes. But Starmer’s own party that takes a rather different view...
At the most recent meeting of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee, held last week on 22 July, long term member Ann Black minuted herself as saying:
“I passed on concerns about proscribing Palestine Action. Many members see their actions as comparable to the Greenham Common women who broke into RAF bases, criminal property damage but not on a par with Al-Qaeda. Or Patriotic Alternative who, according to Hope not Hate, support political violence and Holocaust denial, or the mobs attacking asylum-seekers, security guards and police. Keir said that all organisations are held to the same standard, and Palestine Action has a history of break-ins, sabotage and targeting Jewish-owned businesses. (The latter would indeed be disturbing but is not mentioned on the government website.) He assured us that the ban is not intended to stifle debate on Palestine. Though it is clogging up courts and police stations with pensioners for holding placards and Private Eye cartoons.”
This comes as organisers plot a mass Palestine Action-supporting protest to overwhelm police. With a ruling body like this, Labour has clearly learned little from the Corbyn era. Perhaps some officers from Starmer’s new extremism snooper squad should attend the NEC next time…
Sadiq Khan has grown the number of diversity roles in the Mayor’s office by an infinite amount. From zero…
When Sadiq was first elected in 2016 there were no EDI officers within the “People Function.” Co-conspirators won’t be surprised by what happened next…
- 2017: Zero
- 2018: One ‘Workforce EDI Manager’ on up to £68,313.
- 2020: Three roles for up to £180,971.
- 2024: Eight roles for up to £491,420.
An FoI release from the GLA has confirmed that Khan ramped up spending on the team to short of half a million pounds of taxpayer cash. As of March this year this was the makeup:
- EDI and Culture Adviser
- EDI and Culture Lead
- EDI Specialist
- Culture, Values and Wellbeing Lead
- Senior Project Officer – Inclusion Programme
- Senior Project Officer – Inclusion Programme
- Senior Project Officer – Inclusion Programme
Khan briefed he was “furious” about the lack of new taxpayer grants handed to him from Westminster at the Spending Review. His EDI team may have helped arrange travel for his deputy mayor to go to a vanity Pride march in Budapest on the taxpayer’s dime. Sack em…
At this morning’s Lobby briefing of Westminster journalists Downing Street has failed to clarify its position on Palestine recognition. A communications mess now endemic to Starmer’s government…
Hacks asked circa eight times whether Starmer could guarantee that he wouldn’t recognise Palestine while hostages were still held – all the PM’s spokesman could say was that an “assessment” would be made ahead of UNGA next month. The demand for their release is apparently “unconditional” but the “focus” is on getting aid into Gaza. Already a U-turn…
Nigel Farage has slammed Labour and Hope Not Hate after Guido revealed this morning the party was relying on the far-left group’s ‘profiling’ of Reform voters in its strategy. Will hardly be impartial…
Guido’s Editorial Director Adam Cherry asked Farage what his response was to the news:
“Yeah, which is moronic. Which is moronic. And Labour are going to struggle. They’re going to struggle to profile Reform voters. Do you know why? They are not only spread geographically, and didn’t we rather prove that point in the recent Scottish Parliament by-election. We’re not only spread geographically, but of all the parties, we have the greatest spread of age ranges, of people voting for us, of religions, ethnicities, and now almost exactly 50/50 male female voters. So to profile your average Reform voter, well, they probably think we’re all knuckle-draggers, but I’m afraid I’m really sorry, but they’re just wrong.”
Relying on Hope Not Hate hasn’t worked so far. Take a look at the polls…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”
