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Tony Robinson who played Baldrick calls councillors planning to cut two-thirds of a city’s library services “stupid bastards”
The actor who played Baldrick in the Blackadder series labelled councillors planning to cut two-thirds of a city’s library services “stupid bastards.” Comedian Tony Robinson, 71, made the statement on Twitter after being contacted about proposals to close 17 libraries in Bristol, his former home. It would leave just ten libraries open in the city, and is being challenged by campaign groups. Mr Robinson wrote: “Would stop closing Bristol’s libraries, you stupid bastards do ?” But his choice of words...
Parents’ horror as primary school pupils are shown porn video during screening of Paddington Bear
A group of primary school pupils have been left "traumatised" after a PORN video appeared on screen as they were sat watching Paddington Bear. Shocked children as young as nine-years-old were subjected to the X-rated footage during a screening of the 2017 family film at Croft Academy, in Walsall, West Mids. The school sent a letter to parents claiming there had been a "failure in filters" as they streamed the Paddington 2 movie, starring Hugh Grantand Julie Walters. But angry...
Brexit woes – Merkel mocks Theresa May’s attempts to negotiate Brexit
Journalists were left “laughing uproariously” after Angela Merkel poked fun at May’s poor attempt to negotiate a post-Brexit deal. She said that she felt trapped in a loop with May since the Brexit vote back in 2016. Merkel made her comments in a “secret” press briefing, during the World Economic forum in Davos. The ‘secret” details were leaked by Robert Peston, who said Theresa May repeatedly asked Ms Merkel to “make me an offer.” Ms Merkel said that when she...
UK’s poorest households forced to skip meals because they can’t afford to put food on the table
Benefits cuts and freezes has resulted in the poorest households in the UK being forced to skip meals because they can't afford to put food on the table. Damning new research by the End Hunger UK coalition of charities has revealed rising food prices and austerity are driving "hidden hunger" in Britain, with a third of the UK’s poorest households skipping meals because they cannot afford to buy food. More than half of adults across all income groups, ages and household sizes...
Council leader who suggested rough sleepers would put Windsor in “sadly unfavourable light” during royal wedding…keeps his job
Simon Dudley the council chief who found himself in a media storm for hoping homeless people would be moved off the streets of Windsor in time for the royal wedding has survived a vote of no confidence. In his letter to police, he complained about "aggressive begging and intimidation", and "bags and detritus" on the streets. Dudley had controversially asked the police to use their powers under the 1824 Vagrancy Act and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014...
Major cities running out of water is “the new normal”
Major cities running out of water is becoming the new normal according to The Climate Council. From 1st February residents in Cape Town will be allowed to use no mare than 13.2 gallons of drinking water a day in an effort to avoid "Day Zero." If "Day Zero" does arrive, many people would have to go to collection points guarded by security forces for a daily ration of 6.6 gallons. Taps are expected to run dry on April 12th in the...
Pressure on Theresa May as leaked govt report reveals Britain worse off under any Brexit scenario
@BenGelblum The economy will grow more slowly outside the EU even if the UK manages to strike a final deal with Brussels reveals a leaked government report on the different Brexit scenarios. The nation’s income would be 5 % lower in 15 years time with a free trade agreement with the EU. It will be 8% lower if the UK departs from EU regulations in a no deal scenario. And 2% lower if Britain manages to keep single market membership....
Theresa May U-turn on PIP – the main disability benefit set to cost the taxpayer £3.7billion
Every single disabled person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is to have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work and Pensions has admitted in an embarrassing climbdown set to cost the tax payer an estimated £3.7billion. A total of 1.6 million claimants of the main disability benefit will have their benefits reviewed after a court verdict found that people with mental health conditions were being discriminated against unfairly. The Government have confirmed that 220,000 people with mental health conditions will...
Brexit voting areas more likely to lose jobs to machines
As the UK economy becomes increasingly automated there are fears that the workforce in the North and Midlands will be adversely damaged, and these areas had a large percentage of Brexit voters. It is thought this will widen the north-south divide in the lead up to 2030. A total of 3.6m UK jobs could be replaced by machines. Of the top ten Mansfield, Sunderland and Wakefield are at the highest risk of having their jobs taken by machines. It it...