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Watch this space

Posted on January 23, 2009
Watch this spaceI had just rolled out of bed at 9.30 this morning and was sat on the edge smoking a roll up when Victors called me on my mobile. He said that he was in the city centre and that he would be calling into see me in about 20 minutes. He gave me my belated Christmas present that he had bought in Argos, a gold Sekonda watch...

Fraud

Posted on January 23, 2009
FraudMy staff wrote 'Barack Obama tribute', junior minister Dawn Butler admitsDawn Butler, a Labour MP and Government whip, has admitted that her staff wrote a tribute to her supposedly written by Barack Obama.Like with Speaker Martin in Greengate, it's always somebody else to blame never the MP themselves...

British Gas in 10% gas price cut

Posted on January 22, 2009
British Gas in 10% gas price cutBritish Gas has announced it will reduce its standard tariff gas prices by 10% from 19 February.It said the move would benefit more than 7.5 million homes and cut £84 from the average annual gas bill.British Gas said it was the first UK major energy supplier to announce such a cut since 2007...

Police constable 'smacked' child

Posted on January 22, 2009
Police constable 'smacked' childA policeman described in court as having a Dickensian attitude has been given a suspended jail sentence after he hit a primary school-age child.I am somewhat puzzled why the BBC is reporting 'smacked' in quotation marks when the copper has admitted the offence and it is no longer just an allegation and therefore can be reported without the need to protect against a writ for libel?

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Dutch MP to be tried for views on Islam

Posted on January 22, 2009
Dutch MP to be tried for views on IslamParty leader who made film linking Koran to Nazism accused of inciting race hateThe Far-right Dutch politician who gained global notoriety with a film claiming links between the Koran and terrorism is to be put on trial for his public statements against Islam...

Third degree

Posted on January 21, 2009
Third degreeI'm just having the condemned man's last cigarette before embarking on the 40-60 minute walk to the police station to be interviewed in relation to the alleged racist material on my blog.

Inaugural address of President Barack Obama

Posted on January 21, 2009
Inaugural address of President Barack ObamaMy fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition...

Evil witch whips Labour MPs into line at the trough

Posted on January 21, 2009
Evil witch whips Labour MPs into line at the troughLabour MPs 'will be forced to vote in favour of withholding details of expenses'No accountability? I want to hold all MPs to account for dipping into the public purse. I do not trust MPs to be honest because their previous track record has shown that they cannot be trusted not to steal taxpayers money...

Thanks for the U Turn now sack Harman

Posted on January 21, 2009
Thanks for the U Turn now sack HarmanGovernment ends opposition to publishing MPs' expenses More than a million receipts and expense claims submitted by MPs in the last three years will have to be published after the Government ditched plans to block the move at the 11th hour...

Tomato to the cause

Posted on January 21, 2009
Tomato to the causeFollowing on from this, it did take me exactly an hour to walk to Priory Road police station getting there at 2.05pm. Detective Constable Gooder greeted me in reception and was pleased that I was punctual. He said that my solicitor had phoned to say he would be there in a few minutes...

Jail attraction in administration

Posted on January 20, 2009
Jail attraction in administration One of Cornwall's tourist attractions, historic Bodmin Jail, has gone into administration."The jail was built in 1779 and carried out public hangings until 1862 and hangings inside until 1909. Since it closed in 1927 it has become one of Cornwall's tourist attractions, with 43,000 visitors a year"...

Good riddance to bad rubbish

Posted on January 20, 2009
Good riddance to bad rubbish

Good morning penal estate

Posted on January 20, 2009
Good morning penal estatePrison radio to cost taxpayers £2millionThe government is planning a radio station exclusively for the entertainment of Britain's prisoners, which will cost taxpayers £2million, according to reports.Listen with Big Brother. Are you all sitting comfortably?

From slave to President

Posted on January 20, 2009
From slave to PresidentBefore...After...Obama to be sworn in as 44th US President today

MoD launches investigation after racist Facebook comments

Posted on January 19, 2009
MoD launches investigation after racist Facebook commentsAn inquiry into racism in the Armed Forces has been launched by the Ministry of Defence after a number of extreme comments were discovered on Facebook from people claiming to be service personnel...

Labour councillor defends glamour hobby

Posted on January 19, 2009
Labour councillor defends glamour hobbyA LABOUR city councillor says he has nothing to hide over his side-line as a glamour photographer.Councillor Sean Chaytor, who represents the Marfleet ward in east Hull, is the secretary of the opposition Labour group on Hull City Council...

BorisKKK

Posted on January 19, 2009
BorisKKKHat-Tip to Iain Dale's Diary for the inspiration.Apart from KKKitchener I knew I had seen something similar elsewhere...Photoshop credit: RonKKKneeIdea: Jailhouselawyer:)

Policeman gets surprise in woods as bear kills him

Posted on January 19, 2009
Policeman gets surprise in woods as bear kills himA policeman has died after being mauled by a bear in Romania, an official said today.Tiberiu Postoaca, head of the ambulance service in Transylvanian Covasna county, said the 30-year-old officer died after suffering a heart attack while being taken to hospital...

Bail hostel project sparks secrecy row

Posted on January 18, 2009
Bail hostel project sparks secrecy rowA secrecy row has broken out over the refusal by ministers to reveal the addresses of 175 bail hostels which have opened in residential neighbourhoods.Suspects on bail and prisoners freed early from jail are housed in the properties ? usually rented houses ? run by the private company ClearSprings, which is not required to consult with the local council or neighbours before opening a new hostel...

Terrorists face open-ended jail terms

Posted on January 18, 2009
Terrorists face open-ended jail termsConvicted terrorists will be jailed indefinitely under controversial plans drawn up by ministers.The proposals will see open-ended prison sentences, in use since 2005 for violent and sexual offenders, made available for a wide range of terror-related offences...

Burglars kill pensioner's budgie

Posted on January 18, 2009
Burglars kill pensioner's budgieBurglars have snapped the neck of an elderly woman's budgie in front of her after she refused to hand over money.I have had budgies whilst in prison, and they can be more than just a pretty, colourful bird. They can be a great companion...

Boy George joins the Chain Gang

Posted on January 17, 2009
Boy George joins the Chain GangBoy George has been jailed for 15 months for handcuffing a male escort to a wall and beating him with a metal chain.

The road to frigging peer

Posted on January 17, 2009
The road to frigging peerAs a child I liked to sit on the old packhorse bridge opposite the White Swan in South Milford. I could see fish swim by in the shallow water as they passed beneath me. When the races were on in Tadcaster or York, I would watch all the snobs go past in their Rolls Royce's, Bentley's and Jaguars and the middle classes in their Rovers...

The case of the cheeky neighbours and wasting police time

Posted on January 17, 2009
The case of the cheeky neighbours and wasting police timeThis afternoon, when I took Rocky for his afternoon walk, I popped in to see my friends who live on Salisbury Street. After recounting my tale about the Plod, I was treated to this little snippet of madness...

Crook

Posted on January 16, 2009
CrookA good day to bury bad news on MPs' expensesWhile attention was focused on Heathrow, ministers acted to protect members from scrutiny of their claims

Escaped prisoner captured

Posted on January 16, 2009
Escaped prisoner capturedA man accused of racially motivated assaults who escaped after armed men held up a prison van in which he was being taken to court, was recaptured on Friday after four days on the run.Wayne Connor was arrested in a hotel room in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, shortly after midnight, London police said...

Rumpole of the Bailey loses his first case

Posted on January 16, 2009
Rumpole of the Bailey loses his first caseSir John Mortimer, the barrister who became one of Britain's most famous authors and created the much-loved Horace Rumpole, has died at the age of 85.

Boxing inmates fight to win their freedom from Thai prisons

Posted on January 16, 2009
Boxing inmates fight to win their freedom from Thai prisonsThailand's prison bosses believe they may have a future Olympic gold medallist in their midst and are giving talented boxers from jails all over the country the chance to fight for their freedomPicture: REUTERSTwo former prisoners have fought their way out of jail to earn a comfortable living from boxing and win medals on the global stagePicture: REUTERSOthers are determined to follow their lead by earning a place on the national team, allowing them to go out and compete in regional events and be rewarded with early release on parole if they do wellPicture: REUTERSThonburi's pugilists are offered privileged treatment and are allowed to train while other inmates toil all day in kitchens, on-site garment factories and laundry roomsPicture: REUTERSThey rise daily at 5...

Plod

Posted on January 16, 2009
PlodI have just received a phone call from the local CID in relation to a complaint they have received that my blog has racist content and I am to be interviewed under caution.

Words v censorship: and freedom to blog

Posted on January 16, 2009
Words v censorship: and freedom to blogWhen the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist.When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat.When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a trade unionist...

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