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“Look at Britain today and you see a blighted land, its atomised culture diluted by outside influences, its people resentful and divided. But who would blame a whipped dog for howling? The fact is, these islands are suffering from a collective trauma, harboured for two millennia. … … … And to add insult to injury, […]

From Times Comment Central “We’ve had coming on to 2,000 motto idea submitted since we first called for entries. This is a symbol, I feel, of the national enthusiasm for Gordon Brown’s brilliant idea that we urgently need a national motto, to keep people’s spirits up while they are being detained without trial. …… I […]

Go and read it, you won’t believe me if I tell you about it. What can I say, West Yorkshire police appear to be even more dangerously incompetent than the Met.

I posted about Gordon Brown’s plan for a motto for Britain. The title is my favourite so far from the huge number of suggestions I have seen.

…anyone doubting the power of haggling should take inspiration from the story of Mohammed Shafiq, an Asian off-licence owner, who, when faced a couple of years ago with a raider wielding a 12in knife and a demand for £500, remarked: ‘I can’t afford that; how about £10 and a drink?’ According to reports, the disoriented […]

Article at The Register about the Metropolitan Police’s disorganisation, mismanagement and incompetence.