Britishness, Corruption, daily telegraph, Womanly Feminism

“Two Tier Keir” Finally Caves and Announces a “National Inquiry” into Britain’s Grooming Gang Scandal

I’d like to think that my message to the Telegraph yesterday was the straw that broke the camel’s back: Infuriated by  this from the first line of this article: “Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale.” Gosh.  I’m so old that I remember the remarks of Labour minister Lucy… Continue reading “Two Tier Keir” Finally Caves and Announces a “National Inquiry” into Britain’s Grooming Gang Scandal

Christianity, Corruption, Military, Politics, Woke

The Downfall of an Archbishop and the Rise of a Soldier

The Telegraph is full of stories today about yesterday’s resignation of the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.  He is the latest in a long line of senior clergy of one or another Christian denomination who have been brought to account for covering up horrific crimes committed by churchmen, in this case, the jaw-dropping decades of… Continue reading The Downfall of an Archbishop and the Rise of a Soldier

Corruption, Culture, Knitting, Plain Speaking

Be Still, My Beating Heart: This is what Google Bard Thinks of Rightwingknitjob

I began this little blog several years ago, as a fallback position in case something happened to Ricochet, or perhaps as a backup option which I might offer to others if Ricochet suddenly disappeared.  Despite many requests for the capability, giving us the means to back up our own posts on Ricochet seems always to… Continue reading Be Still, My Beating Heart: This is what Google Bard Thinks of Rightwingknitjob

Corruption, Culture

Retribution: For the Children of Telford

Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all–H.W. Longfellow, Retribution Many years ago, a family friend served as a policewoman in the “West Mercia Constabulary” a division of the British police force covering my home counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and… Continue reading Retribution: For the Children of Telford