Dog walker allegedly killed by children had complained about anti-social behaviour to the police. But guess what? The police had done nothing. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

What a contrast. The US refuses to follow Britain in suspending arms sales to Israel. Instead it’s announced criminal charges against Hamas leaders. The US is showing leadership. Starmer’s playing party politics. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Sigh. In the last year on record, there were 14k sales of social housing under Right to Buy in England. There are 4.5m social housing units. 'Losing' 0.3% of your stock to people who actually keep living in is not the issue, esp if we actually used the receipts to build more.

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.

In the Commons today Rishi scored a hit over Keir. Why should a train driver on £65,000 a year get a pay rise of almost £10,000 while a pensioner on £13,000 a has the winter fuel payment removed? Keir Starmer was so discombobulated he called Rishi PM 5 times.

Peter Brookes cartoon in the Times today. Justice herself dies in the Grenfell Tower. Public enquiry - 7 years. Criminal prosecutions - another 10 years before the chance of a guilty conviction.

Labour tightens up the rules to buy social housing. I have never understood the logic of selling off homes if you don’t replace them. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Exactly this.

Water bosses to face two years' jail over sewage. Don’t hold your breath. If it’s anything like Grenfell, it will take years before a white collar professional sees the inside of a jail cell. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

I am a pensioner and three times in the past two months my wife and I have bought tickets to visit our disabled son. Each time they were available when booked but then subsequently cancelled by drivers not working. No refund offered!

Starmer says he’s taking the unpopular decisions now to allow for better days ahead. As a government figure says, “We need to show that this project leads to something.” Actually you first need to show “a project” exists. No sign of one so far. thetimes.com/comment/column…

Something Keir might learn from Germany?

"Now Germany wants to use Britain's abandoned Rwanda facilities to deport THEIR migrants" There is quite widespread ignorance of the way the EU as a whole, is acting I'm pretty sure most EU Member States would be considered 'far right' here 😐

Clearly all genuine asylum seekers head for the UK.

You might not be aware.

Does the ECHR only apply to the Brits then?

Sharing a square is infinitely preferable to unused individual front gardens.

Can Labour explain why it’s bad to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But good to send prisoners to Estonia? telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

As of December 2023, there were 10,423 foreign nationals in UK jails - 12% of the prison population. Repatriation of half of those would solve the immediate prison crisis. report on BBC Radio 4 now not even mentioning this key fact! #Wato