“One could not learn history from architecture any more than one could learn it from books. Statues, inscriptions, memorial stones, the names of streets – anything that might throw light upon the past had been systematically altered” – George Orwell, 1984. Ingsoc is real. Airstrip One is falling ever-further under the watchful
Yesterday I wrote in The BFD about the impossibility of policing the multicultural chasm opened up by the Black Lives Matter movement. It was subsequently announced that the Minneapolis City Council intends to disband the Minneapolis Police Department altogether, and hand policing over to ‘community groups’. Nine of the 13
This has been a difficult comment to write, not because of writer’s block but because of the difficulty of deciding what to leave out. So much is happening in the UK that I will try and give a view on the undercurrents rather than what has been directly reported
British Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel is regarded as the father of modern policing. His Metropolitan Police Act received royal assent in 1829, and the Metropolitan Police Service in London was formed in September of that year. The first modern and professional Police force in the world, its founding was
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“An expert,” according to American philosopher Nicholas Butler, “is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing”. Was there ever an expert who knew so much about nothing as Professor Neil Ferguson? Ferguson achieved (renewed) notoriety when he first backtracked dramatically
Durham Police have confirmed that Dominic Cummings’s visit to Barnard Castle was a breach and that the original journey to Durham was compliant. Interestingly, other police districts have said that they would have told him to turn round and go back home. What is clear is that the regulations
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Dominic Cummings was still under fire today after yesterday’s press conference from Boris Johnson which left unanswered questions and a feeling of dissatisfaction with the performance of the Prime Minister. As a result, Dominic Cummings fronted up to the press at a press conference at 4-30pm today in the
BREAKING NEWS Following on from the revelations about the senior advisor, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson is fighting a rear-guard action to avoid sacking him. Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared on the Andrew Marr show on the BBC this morning and gave an interview of toe-curling, cringe-worthy,
I was going to tell you about the litany of cock-ups, mistakes, illegal application of the law and so on, but there really are too many to choose from so I will look at the politics of the situation here in the UK. It really is developing into an almighty
LionRed The author is based in the UK at the moment (ex-pat Kiwi) and travels the world as a consultant in developing countries working on business development. As a result, he is totally cynical about NGOs, the UN and WHO etc. He is regularly exposed to contact with governments and
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com By late last year support for the Scottish National Party’s independence movement was polling at 50%, I suspect reflecting Brexit fatigue. But with the economic depression ahead, I suspect the SNP support will dwindle. Such crises invariably see a conservative voter response with no
LionRed The author is based in the UK at the moment (ex-pat Kiwi) and travels the world as a consultant in developing countries working on business development. As a result, he is totally cynical about NGOs, the UN and WHO etc. He is regularly exposed to contact with governments and
