International Law

Gurkhas protest over right to settle in the UK

Posted on September 17, 2008
Gurkhas protest over right to settle in the UKA judicial review is to be heard at the High Court today over a decision in 2004 that Gurkhas who retired before July 1997 were not entitled to British settlement rights as their base, now in Kent, was in Hong Kong at the time...

"Foggy" Clegg and Compo

Posted on September 17, 2008
"Foggy" Clegg and CompoRead the original post here at Curly's Corner Shop, the blog.A Big Hat-Tip to Curly for this one.

Jailhouselawyer receives threats

Posted on September 17, 2008
Jailhouselawyer receives threatsRead the comment in response to this video.My response is below...

Why Sarah Payne's mother should shut the fuck up

Posted on September 17, 2008
Why Sarah Payne's mother should shut the fuck upSarah's Law will spread suspicion and hurt among friends and neighbours, and children will suffer"Only a few days ago, it was reported that adults who went for a walk in their local park were being cross-examined by park officials as to their motives - they were not accompanied by any children, so they must, according to the warped philosophy of our times, be suspected of being there for a more sinister reason"...

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Police to reopen judge sex abuse case

Posted on September 16, 2008
Police to reopen judge sex abuse case"Police have been ordered to reconsider a case where a judge was accused of sexually abusing children, one as young as 18-months, after claims that they failed to properly investigate because he was a friend of the chief constable"...

Hiking holidays: The world in 50 walks

Posted on September 16, 2008
Hiking holidays: The world in 50 walksThe best places on earth to lace up your hiking boots? Christopher Somerville, writer of our Walk of the Month column, makes his choice. 'A journey as much spiritual as physical': trekkers cross the Gangotri Galcier in the Himalayas Photo: John Cleare Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada: with limestone paths, lakes, forest, this is a wild, natural and rugged place to exploreThe rugged environs of Inverpolly in Scotland provide demanding but highly rewarding walking opportunitiesJurassic classic: Lyme Regis and the surrounding region has some wonderful trails Photo: Christopher Jones Torres del Paine: The pristine region of glacial lakes and towering rock spires is perfect walking country Photo: Getty Images

The Dirty Dozen

Posted on September 16, 2008
I look down on them...The Dirty Dozen

LibDems and Tories have got it wrong on how to cut crime

Posted on September 16, 2008
LibDems and Tories have got it wrong on how to cut crimeNeither the LibDem home affairs spokesman, Chris Huhne, nor the Tory shadow home secretary, Dominic Grieve, have got a clue when it comes to reducing crime.According to Chris Huhne: "The answer's simple...

What are the big issues facing the country Gordon?

Posted on September 16, 2008
What are the big issues facing the country Gordon? The Twitching corpse stands outside Number 10.David Cairns (who?), a Labour minister, has resigned in protest at Gordon Brown's leadership.Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, when asked about Mr Brown's problems said: "I have no wish to kick a twitching corpse"...

Muslim MP calls for religious equality law

Posted on September 16, 2008
Muslim MP calls for religious equality lawIf, as Sadiq Khan claims, "Law would help Muslims integrate", then why the apartied of Sharia law?

Black Tuesday

Posted on September 15, 2008
Black TuesdayLast night that pervert Iain Dale, the so-called number one political blogger, wrote a post about fingering a government minister. He got the story from the BBC website, where it was suggested that a minister has claimed he is prepared to resign...

Dog Saves Owner By Dialling 911

Posted on September 15, 2008
Dog Saves Owner By Dialling 911A dog whose owner was having a seizure saved his life by calling the emergency services and barking down the line to raise the alarm.

Prisoners riot at jail in Tijuana, Mexico

Posted on September 15, 2008
Prisoners riot at jail in Tijuana, MexicoPrisoners angered by the alleged deaths of inmates at the hands of guards rioted at a state penitentiary in Tijuana, Mexico, injuring at least four prisonersPicture: REUTERSThe four suffered bullet wounds and were evacuated for treatment, Red Cross official Fernando Esquer said...

Penny for the Guy

Posted on September 15, 2008
Penny for the GuyWho wants to be a millionaire? Apparently, Guido Fawkes (aka Paul Staines) does. When on Newsnight, he was challenged to put up or shut up by Michael White. His claims were shown to be all wind. Just like his latest claim. "He now claims the site is worth at least £1m"...

Largest owls in the world threaten British birds

Posted on September 15, 2008
Largest owls in the world threaten British birdsSeveral pairs of eagle owls, the largest owls in the world, are now breeding in the wild in Britain, according to a new study.But it is unlikely they will ever be considered British birds as they escaped from a large pool of birds kept in captivity...

Sharia law not legal in England

Posted on September 15, 2008
Sharia law not legal in EnglandIt is not legal for the government to introduce Sharia law into England on the quiet and through the back door, as reported in the Sunday Times yesterday, and picked up by the Daily Telegraph today, simply because Parliament has not passed a statute authorising such a move...

Huge rise in teacher suspensions

Posted on September 14, 2008
Huge rise in teacher suspensionsThere has been an 86% increase in the number of teachers suspended on full pay in the UK over claims of pupil mistreatment, the BBC has learned.This statistic appears to be alarming at first glance. And, may be that is the case...

Shadow of Guantanamo follows freed inmates back to their homes

Posted on September 14, 2008
Shadow of Guantanamo follows freed inmates back to their homesAfter years in detention, Afghan returnees have bitter memories as they face new hardships. Jason Burke reports from Kabul"More than 500 detainees have been released from Guantánamo and American authorities have indicated that only about 70 of the 263 still in their custody will be tried...

Why Sarah's law should be binned

Posted on September 14, 2008
Why Sarah's law should be binnedThis is frightening.Police may also choose to disclose that the subject is merely "showing worrying behaviour", or was arrested or acquitted of a crime.A leaflet produced about the scheme states: "Even if a subject doesn't have a record for child sex offences it doesn't mean that he or she is not potentially a risk"...

Revealed: UK?s first official sharia courts

Posted on September 14, 2008
Revealed: UK?s first official sharia courtsISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases.The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence...

Why is Pearson Park becoming a battle ground?

Posted on September 14, 2008
Why is Pearson Park becoming a battle ground?As per usual, when there is a fight and criminal damage in Pearson Park, the police are nowhere to be seen until too late, because they are too busy sat on their arses or chasing innocent dog walkers. The Chief Constable of Humberside, Tim Hollis, has not explained his policy of sending emergency response vehicles from the furthest point of the scene of action to the scene, when common sense dictates that it would be better to send those closer to the scene to an emergency...

Clegg says State schools are not good enough for his kids

Posted on September 14, 2008
Clegg says State schools are not good enough for his kids Nick "Cactus" Clegg lied when he made this statement: "I am a father before a politician", in trying to defend his decision that State schools are ok for other kids but are not good enough for his own...

Did the Camerons cocaine habit cause their child's cerebral palsy?

Posted on September 14, 2008
Did the Camerons cocaine habit cause their child's cerebral palsy?There is a link between David Cameron and cocaine. There is also a link between cocaine and cerebral palsy. David and Samantha Cameron have a son called Ivan who has cerebral palsy.Stephen Pound, the Labour MP for Ealing North, said: ?I would have thought that if there was one thing that MPs have learned over the years, it is that if they use their children it will come back to haunt them?...

Tory Party in £6M donations from money laundering scam

Posted on September 14, 2008
Tory Party in £6M donations from money laundering scamConservativeHome is reporting from the Sunday Times "Lord Ashcroft, deputy chairman of the Conservative party, has channelled money into party funds from the Central American tax haven of Belize, despite a ban on overseas donations"...

Prime Minister falls flat on face

Posted on September 13, 2008
Prime Minister falls flat on facePrime Minister falls flat on face.Related content...A splash. Is that with ice sir?

The week in pictures: 13 September 2008

Posted on September 13, 2008
The week in pictures: 13 September 2008A burrowing owl scans the horizon with its large eyes while sitting outside its hole Yuma, ArizonaThe Brooklyn Bridge frames lower Manhattan as the Tribute in Lights illuminates the sky on the seventh anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New YorkA rare blonde female hedgehog found in Shropshire which is being nursed back to health by RSPCA staff at Stapeley Grange, CheshireA car is hoisted from a crater which appeared in a road in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, ChinaLightning strikes the Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capitalPolar bears, their fur stained with algae, stand in their enclosure at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, JapanA cat smells a rat during training for explosives detection in Bogota, ColombiaA robin takes a bath in a garden in Stockport

The world's 50 most beautiful gardens - Part Two: Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas

Posted on September 13, 2008
The world's 50 most beautiful gardens - Part Two: Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the AmericasBagh-e Fin, IranThis venerable garden - the oldest surviving in Iran - was completed in about 1590 by the early Safavids. . . [full details]Photograph by Jerry HarpurDonnell Garden, USASometimes known as El Novillero, this iconic garden in Sonoma Valley, northern California, was designed by Thomas Church for the Donnell family in 1937...

Police driver gives lesson in how not to park

Posted on September 12, 2008
Police driver gives lesson in how not to parkA police driver gave Londoners a lesson in how not to park as he drove his car through railings, leaving it lying on its side in a basement. Honest Guv, the lamp post jumped out in front of me...With car parking spaces being in short supply in London, this police car driver should be praised for his or her ingenuity...

Man's dog 'did not attack park warden'

Posted on September 12, 2008
Man's dog 'did not attack park warden'A man who faced trial for having an "out of control dog" has been cleared of the charges.John Hirst, 57, of Beverley Road, west Hull, was arrested after a park warden in Pearson Park accused him of provoking his golden retriever, named Rocky, to attack him...

Scenes from Britain's National Parks

Posted on September 12, 2008
Scenes from Britain's National ParksSome of the best walking in the world lies right on our doorstep. The following scenes from Britain's National Parks provide the perfect inspiration to lace up your hiking boots and get out into the open this autumn...

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