Someone’s not taking their medication
You couldn’t really make up some of the PC nonsense currently either in operation or being proposed in the UK. The latest revelations relate to the Emergency Services, namely the Police, Fire Brigade and Rescue Service and include some real humdingers.
When in Rome
Two schools, so far, in London have been ordered to close for the Muslim holiday Eid-Ul-Fitr, the Hundu festival of Diwali and for Guru Nanak’s birthday in addition to the traditional Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter.
Pet defence
Thanks to Ron for spotting this one! A Bolivian man has avoided deportation from the UK after the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruled that because he and his girlfriend bought a cat as a family pet, sending him home would constitute a breach of his human rights by interfering with his family life.
Out to lunch
It is a strange society we are developing if these and other types of incident become more prevalent. In this case, thank goodness for the common sense of individuals. While there is always a question of sensationalism in some areas of the press, such incidents do appear to be on the increase and it all tends to fall all under …
Tourism promotion in the UK and Russia
The Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía is busy with promotional campaigns in the UK and Russia, targeting those who invest in luxury holidays and those with high spending power.
Health and Safety is the excuse again
Brian Bendle was standing in shallow water, about six inches deep, at a leisure lake in Somerset, waiting to take his jet ski out when he was hit by another machine travelling at 50 mph. The impact knocked him down, leaving him face down in the water. Onlookers rushed into the water to help Mr Bendle but, not wanting to …
Mole hunt
The UK Government is still apparently spending around £5,000 a day of taxpayer money trying to find the mole who leaked details of the parliamentary expense claims. The new Speaker, John Bercow, has vowed to stop this blatant waste of public money, saying that it has gone on long enough.
Above board…or on the board
The Cabinet Minister behind a £12.5billion nuclear power deal with French-owned energy giant EDF is set to take a highly-paid job with the firm. Surely no connection between the two events, pure coincidence like all the rest. How could anyone think otherwise?
When you can’t do right for doing wrong
In many countries still, the concept of ‘innocent until proven guilty’ remains at the heart of the legal system. In the UK, however, it appears more and more the case that the onus is on the accused to prove himself innocent. This seems to apply both to serious crimes and now, to the lesser (or sillier) crimes, the following being …