Whitehall Could Need 30,000 Extra Staff To Deal With Brexit
Leaked documents have revealed that the government has no plan for Brexit, and that it may need to employ 30,000 extra staff in order to deal with related projects. The Times today unveiled a leaked memo that suggests it will take another six months before the government decides precisely what it wants to achieve from Brexit or agrees on its priorities. It also identifies cabinet splits between those at the heart of the negotiations, namely between Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit Secretary...
London Monarchs Enter First Ever Quidditch Premier League
The London Monarchs and Southeast Knights are among the first teams to be entered into the Quidditch Premier League. After many years of strong growth within the quidditch community, the Quidditch Premier League (QPL) has been established to create a new tournament structure for the best players in the UK. Eight teams from Hadrian’s Wall to the Cliffs of Dover will compete against one another to gain the title of national champions in quidditch. The teams will be open to any...
Man who doesn’t mind if immigrants drown can’t deal with images of leopards mating
A man who scoffs every time he sees a TV news piece about another boat load of immigrants drowning in the Mediterranean Sea, was left flabbergasted at the sight of snow leopards mating in the wild. Tony Richards, 45 from Rochester was sickened when he sat down to watch the show. Visibly shaking he said: “It just isn’t fair, the leopard was just trying to protect her cub, it was brutal, it wasn’t her fault, she had a natural instinct to mate,...
Brexit as catalyst for change for good
One of the reasons cited by expert commentators for Donald J Trump’s shock election to the highest office in the world was that it was “America’s Brexit”. Which says a lot. The word itself is being used internationally as something unstoppable, usually negative, but at its most positive, the harbinger of change. It seems ‘The System’ is repeatedly being given a bloody nose by those citizens who feel they have no power, no voice, and that this is their only...
Outcry as Marr interviews divisive politician
There was outrage yesterday after the BBC aired an interview with a dangerous ideologue, seen as being on the lunatic fringe of their own party. Critics of the BBC's decision say Mr Corbyn should never have been given a platform to further his crazy commie views before the nation. He shouldn’t be given a platform to “normalise” his radical ideas. Mr Marr, defended the decision to broadcast the interview: "It is our job as a news programme to explore his...
In Trump’s World, Liberals Need A Bastard Of Their Own
What did Trump do right? That's the only question that matters for progressives and liberals now. Donald Trump doesn't care what any of his opponents think. He doesn't use sanitised politispeak to discuss simple issues that affect real people. If he thinks someone is an idiot or an idea is stupid, he says it. He doesn't pretend to have respect for people and organisations that actively work against his agenda. Whatever his ideas, however prejudiced and outrageous his policies, millions...
NHS chiefs are ‘trying to keep cuts secret,’ investigation finds
An investigation into the state of the National Health Service has found that NHS management are trying to conceal cuts to essential hospital services. The struggle between central government and the heath service has been very strained over the last year, due to the junior doctors’ contracts, which led to strike action. Many junior doctors’ are still not happy with the settlement that was reached. NHS England had told area managers to keep service reviews “out of the public domain.”...
The Sun and Mail Online Backtrack on Jeremy Corbyn “Dancing” Stories
The Sun and Mail Online have both backtracked on stories ran this weekend that suggested Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was “dancing a jig” on his way to the Cenotaph on Rembrance Sunday. Although it is unlikely corrections or clarifications will be run by either titles, the Press Gazette reported this morning that both stories have been pulled after The Daily Mirror reported that the photos in fact showed Corbyn walking along and talking to 92-year-old World War Two veteran George Durack who...
Why are so many of our children obese? Because our approach to PE is wrong
By Phil Jones is Director of the Military Preparation Schools Child obesity levels have risen once again, according to National Child Measurement Programme figures published last week. The percentage of overweight 10- and 11- year olds in this country has increased by 0.7%, and while that’s a relatively small increase on the face of things, it’s important that a spotlight is shone on the direction in which things are heading. There is a need, and an urgent need, for schools...