J. Healey flounced out of the Defence Sec. job when Bier Smarmer refused to raise spending to 3% of GDP. Now, as Chancellor, he has gone along with binning the idea.
He has evidently realized that buying benefits votes is more important than the Defence of the Realm; as far as keeping his job and his status are concerned.
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Another Mr. U-Turn
Round & round they go
The existence of an apparent make-work scam at the Houses of Parliament has been revealed. Well documented works of art are moved around until no record of their exact whereabouts remains. Then the audit staff leaps into action; at great expense to the rest of us; to make a show of looking for the lost treasure.
Meanwhile, more works fall into the pit of obscurity to ensure their continued employment.
File under ‘S’ for Success
Hosepipe bans are deemed to be a success if there is a rise in the number of people in the area needing the services of an osteopath to repair a back done in by lugging a heavy watering can around a large garden.
also File under ‘A’ for Abuse
The Labour plan for a politicaly motivated mansion tax will include legal powers letting minions snoop around in any dwelling they think could be certified as a mansion so that the maximum amount of cash can be extracted and wasted.
Friday, 28 August 2026
Evil Axis Exercises
China is helping hackers from other enemy countries to get practice in closing down electricity and water supplies in Western countries. Small ones to start, bigger later?
The Golden Pince Nez
There was Sherlock Holmes investigating a case with an invalid professor on the Legend channel. Invalid? Not valid? That’s something that goes through your mind now. And gosh! The professor was anything but valid!
File under ‘A’ for Abuse
The Home Office is useless. This has been confirmed yet again by the revelation that a door which should have been closed in 2021 is still open. 215,000 EFU-source migrants have come to the UK coz the Home Office is still accepting ‘late applications’ for the scam.