International Law

Why he should sue B and Q

Posted on February 02, 2008
Why he should sue B&QPensioner handcuffed in store was innocent

No joke this

Posted on February 02, 2008
No joke thisAt a time when motorists are being urged not to use mobile phones when driving, this clown decides to take both hands off the steering wheel as he goes speeding past a speed camera just to give his colleagues something to laugh at.This is why you need to concentrate upon driving.

Boom boom as Basil Brush would say

Posted on February 02, 2008
Boom boom as Basil Brush would sayGiven that "They were hidden under the traditional garments worn by the women, whose identity and nationalities were unknown", how come it is being claimed that both women were mentally impaired with Downs Syndrome?.

Is Iain Dale a Martian?

Posted on February 01, 2008
Is Iain Dale a Martian?I question whether the number one political blogger, Iain Dale, has got his finger on the political pulse. In Conservative's not prepared to tolerate sleaze, I thought the Tories invented sleaze. Iain Dale places Derek Conway in the same league as Margaret Thatcher and Iain Duncan Smith...

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Prisoners' detention 'unlawful'

Posted on February 01, 2008
Prisoners' detention 'unlawful'The sentences of hundreds of prisoners could be affected after appeal judges ruled ministers acted unlawfully by keeping some inmates in jail too long.The Court of Appeal said the government failed to provide inmates serving indeterminate sentences with courses to show they were safe for release...

McBurger Hill

Posted on February 01, 2008
McBurger Hill

US Presidential race sex scandal

Posted on February 01, 2008
US Presidential race sex scandalHillary Clinton caught giving Barack Obama a love bite...He can think himself lucky he isn't Bill, and she isn't Monica, and it isn't his manhood which she is sinking her teeth into...Idea: JailhouselawyerPhotoshop: Ronknee

Dave Cameron in a rare moment of honesty

Posted on February 01, 2008
Dave Cameron in a rare moment of honestyIdea: JailhouselawyerPhotoshop: Ronknee

Asbo bans man's sheep from village

Posted on February 01, 2008
Asbo bans man's sheep from village"A sheep farmer has been given an Asbo that deprives him of the ancient right to graze his flock in his village.Jeremy Awdry, 59, was given an interim anti-social behaviour order after allegations from neighbours that he could not control his livestock...

Prison reform plan to be unveiled

Posted on January 31, 2008
Prison reform plan to be unveiledJustice Secretary Jack Straw is due to announce prison reform measures aimed at reducing the rate of reoffending.He will outline plans to encourage criminals to undertake behaviour programmes and to learn new skills.In return, they would be expected to meet certain standards of behaviour inside and outside prison...

I am sus plod

Posted on January 31, 2008
I am sus plod

Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights

Posted on January 31, 2008
Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights By Kim SenguptaThursday, 31 January 2008A young man, a student of journalism, is sentenced to death by an Islamic court for downloading a report from the internet. The sentence is then upheld by the country's rulers...

A year in politics is a long time

Posted on January 31, 2008
A year in politics is a long timeBeforeAfterSee original photo and Daily Telegraph sketch.Idea: JailhouselawyerPhotoshop: Ronknee.

Schwarzenegger backs McCain: Oil be damned

Posted on January 31, 2008
Schwarzenegger backs McCain: Oil be damnedArnold Schwarzenegger has backed John McCain for the Whitehouse. He states that he is a war hero. Fast forward. Which oil rich nation will America invade next to liberate more oil? Hasn't America had enough of war?

McCanns: There's no business like show business

Posted on January 31, 2008
McCanns: There's no business like show businessI could not help but notice that this story from the Daily Express is posted under News/ShowBiz which just about sums it up if you ignore the first part. It is not news that Clarence Mitchell has said he believes the McCanns are innocent...

Letter to a Minister

Posted on January 31, 2008
Letter to a MinisterDear Minister...Hat-Tip to Mike Rouse.

Cameron is Camp

Posted on January 31, 2008
Cameron is CampExclusive, Sexclusive and Blogsclusive (Trademark Chris Paul)The Queen of bloggers claims than Cameron is Camp. People in glasshouses...

Batten down the hatches

Posted on January 31, 2008
Batten down the hatchesWe've had the lot today and last night, and more to come over the next few days. Winds of over 70mph, rain, snow and hailstones, and even sunny spells. Trees uprooted, ariels and tiles off roofs. Wheelie bins blown over and their contents dancing in the wind...

Tories no longer the Nasty Party

Posted on January 30, 2008
Tories no longer the Nasty PartyThe Conway Dynasty has come to and end. And, so too it would appear, has the name Nasty Party for the Conservatives. From this point on, by order of the "Queen Sloane" they are to be known as The "Fuck Off I'm Rich" party.

Truth and lies and friendship

Posted on January 30, 2008
Truth and lies and friendshipIain Dale's Diary reports that the fraudster Derek Conway is to stand down as an MP and will not be seeking to stand at the next election. This is not surprising given that he would not have the support of the local party and would have to stand as an independent...

Viscount Linley the blackmailed Royal to raise funds for the Conservative Party

Posted on January 30, 2008
Viscount Linley the blackmailed Royal to raise funds for the Conservative PartyAs long as Viscount Linley does not resort to blackmail to raise the funds he should be alright. We don't want another Royal scandal do we?

The Confather: A tale of a Mafia family

Posted on January 30, 2008
The Confather: A tale of a Mafia familyObviously, my original estimate of at least £500,000 was a Conservative one.Secrecy leads to MPs staffing scandal.

McCanns in flight from justice and assisted by Home Secretary

Posted on January 30, 2008
McCanns in flight from justice and assisted by Home SecretaryWhy is the Home Secretary allowing the child killers Gerry and Kate McCann to escape justice?It is nonsense for Clarence Mitchell to claim that the McCanns are happy to answer police questions and support this process...

'Lotto rapist' victim wins right to sue

Posted on January 30, 2008
'Lotto rapist' victim wins right to sue"A woman whose life was ruined by "Lotto rapist" Iorworth Hoare said she was "delighted and relieved" as she won a landmark court victory which opens the door for thousands of other sex assault victims to sue their attackers for compensation"...

Cokehead Dave

Posted on January 30, 2008
Cokehead DaveImage from the Guardian.

House of Corruption

Posted on January 29, 2008
House of CorruptionThe BBC reports that finally David Cameron has acted and withdrawn the Tory whip from the corrupt Tory MP Derek Conway. Why did it take him so long to be decisive? Not that long ago the Tories were criticising Gordon Brown for being indecisive...

Trials of a prison whistleblower

Posted on January 29, 2008
Trials of a prison whistleblowerThree years ago, the director general of the Prison Service vowed the "indefensible" way one of its prison officers was treated for whistleblowing would never happen again.Yet, at a tribunal in Leeds earlier this month, it appeared the Prison Service had failed to keep that promise.

Tory MP arrested for 'assaulting his children'

Posted on January 29, 2008
Tory MP arrested for 'assaulting his children'Nigel Waterson, Tory MP for Eastbourne and shadow minister for Work and Pensions, was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting his teenage son and daughter.

In the media spotlight...again

Posted on January 29, 2008
In the media spotlight...againI am expecting a camera crew from BBC 1 Look North to arrive at Myhaven in about an hour's time. The subject is the recent price hike for energy supplies. It has emerged that the big 3 suppliers have been accused of price fixing...

Heating or eating?

Posted on January 29, 2008
Heating or eating?"An unemployed Hull man has claimed he is spending more than half of his income on energy bills".Below is a slightly edited version of what appeared on the 6.30pm local news and follows this post.BBC 1 Look North report here.

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