BBC News – Trump leaves White House for final time ahead of Biden inauguration https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55728852
Finally, he’s out ….. Hooray !
One thing to note, the guns for the 21 Gun Salute were pointing the wrong way. They all missed.
A nurse, who works at Queen Alexandra Hospital, has suffered a panic attack, following an attack against the hospital bus on which she was riding.
The bus was attacked by youths throwing stones. One of the windows alongside the nurse shattered, bringing about the panic attack.
One can only imagine the thought processes going on inside the heads of these morons. They certainly have no concerns about the potential consequences of their actions.
This is yet another example of the same moronic behaviour that sees youths attacking all of our emergency service workers.
Who on earth thinks its a good idea to attack our firemen while they are trying to save lives at risk in fires and road accidents. And who thinks its a good idea to attack our ambulance crews and paramedics while they are attending those same incidents.
And then we have the police having to stoically endure interference on a daily basis, whilst putting their own lives at risk, going about their business, to protect us from these same idiotic morons.
Presumably, these are the same thought processes that make firing fireworks at peoples houses. As was happening, in Portsmouth, only a few weeks ago.
This imbecilic behaviour isn’t restricted to the Portsmouth area, rather it is endemic to the whole country.
I don’t understand the whys and wherefores and I don’t pretend to have a solution. What I do know is that the ASBO scheme isn’t good enough. Some youths see being awarded an ASBO as a badge of honour.
When I was a youth, the older folks used to say “they should bring back National Service”. I find that I am now of the opinion that is a good idea.
Going further back in time, to the 16th and 17th centuries, there were the stocks and pillory. Now the idea of these really appeal to me.
Throwing rotten fruit and veg at these miscreants would give some instant feelings of retribution to their victims. And, just maybe, these morons would be too embarrassed to offend again. They would certainly be a very visible reminder to other would be offenders.
I think today’s society could learn something from our ancestors.
BBC News – Youngest person in UK convicted of terrorism offence can go free – Parole Board https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55707342
This just beggars belief, and confirms that the law is an ass.
It won’t be the parole board that will reap the results if his alleged rehabilitation is a sham.
I just hope this doesn’t come back to bite us.
So this man said he had travelled 100 miles, whilst under lockdown, ‘for a McDonald’s’
BBC News – Covid-19: Man said he had travelled 100 miles ‘for a McDonald’s’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-55695408
He travelled over 100 miles to a town that does not have a McDonald’s !!!
Not only that, police discovered there was no valid insurance in place. This meant his vehicle was not legally on the road.
As a result his car was confiscated.
The man was fined £200 for his “flagrant breach” of lockdown regulations, making an unnecessary journey away from his home area.
In addition to the loss of his vehicle, presumably he also incurred the cost of getting back home.
Had this guy had at least a single brain cell he would not have brought himself to the attention of the police.
He deserves the full weight of the law.
BBC News – Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55681861
About time, this action is long overdue.
Our borders have been about as effective as a sieve. With checks being applied too late, and without a fully functional track and trace process, we have allowed visitors to the UK free rein.
It’s no wonder that we find ourselves in this state.
From the BBC ….
Vaccinations minister Nadhim Zahawi says they could open 24 hours a day, if there is need
What planet is Zahawi on ?
If there is a need ? Where does the bloody “if” come from ?
Of course there is a need. Has he not seen the news. The numbers of sick and dying increasing. The NHS bordering on collapse.
Surely the default should have been a steady increase of vaccinations to match the availability. Then steadily increasing to 24/7 provision until this pandemic is quashed.
The more people vaccinated will surely help alleviate the NHS overload.
I don’t understand our governments “softly softly” approach to everything to do with this pandemic. Slow to the harsher tiers, slow to full lock down, slow to hard border controls. And why so slow to enforcement ?
We should be giving vaccinations 24/7 now !!!
What an embarrassment Donald Trump is for the American people.
Trump loses an election, but is claiming fraudulent counts. Despite losing several legal challenges to those counts, he still refuses to accept that he lost. In the death throws of his presidency he has resorted to browbeating elected state level officials and also election staff, trying to persuade them to, fraudulently, amend legal vote counts in his favour. In other words, the wishes of the people, as declared through their votes, mean nothing to him.
Doesn’t this show how little he cares for the US people ?
Furthermore Trump then continually stirs up his supporters with these false claims and additionally inciting them to march on the Capitol, where the final steps in the process of ratifying Biden as the winner of the presidential election are underway. And march they do, subsequently breaking into the building and creating carnage and mayhem. Apart from the damage to the building, five people died and many more were injured.
Further evidence of lack of respect for the due process of democracy.
Trump has to accept responsibility for the actions of the rioters, his “heroes”, his clockwork soldiers.
As the tide of public opinion turned against the rioters, and Trumps part in this disgraceful event, even his own supporters are distancing themselves from him. Even his own VP Mike Pence refused to obey him and supported the ratification of Biden !!
And as usual, seeing the way public opinion is swinging against him, Trump has turned about face and attacked those same folks he encouraged, just a few hours earlier. Those same folks that have been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Added for rioting, carrying unlicensed weapons and damaging public properties and buildings in the Capitol. The FBI are also hunting for whoever placed two explosive devices, pipe bombs, at two locations around the Capitol.
“He is the ‘most incompetent president’ in US history” So says Joe Biden.
I couldn’t agree more. What I can’t understand is the reluctance to invoke the 25th Amendment. Or why Trump hasn’t been impeached. There must be overwhelming evidence to support either action.
I understand that time, until the Biden inauguration, is short. But there is still time for a Trump tantrum. Still time for some last Trump actions to cause further embarrassment for the USA.
And, does he still have the launch codes ?
A Fraudster has injected a 92-year-old woman with an unknown substance claiming it to be a coronavirus vaccine.
He then charged her £160 telling her she could claim it back.
This scum is the lowest of the low and this was assault, pure and simple.
Preying on the old and vulnerable members of our society. Especially when peoples fears are at their highest given the current death and virus transmission rates.
Knowing there are people like this out there will do little for peoples confidence. A sick individual, product of a sick society.
Should he be caught I think he should be injected with Covid-19 to give him a taste of the fear many of us are feeling at the moment. Let him take his chances, with no offer of the vaccine.
I feel for the US people today.
Unbelievable and disgraceful scenes in Washington have been caused by Trumps earlier incitement. He now has to accept responsibility for what has occurred in the Capitol.
The critics and enemies of the west, in general, and the USA specifically, will be leaping for joy. They surely cannot believe their luck as they watch the symbolic pinnacle of democracy in a state of chaos. Trump and his supporters have achieved what the haters and dissenters have not.
Biden was spot on when he called for order, accusing the rioting Trump supporters of “insurrection “. He also, quite rightly, called on Trump to tell his people to back down.
Unfortunately Trump, instead of going on TV, has issued twitter call for his people to “go home”. This was insipid at best.
Of huge concern now must be how Biden can possibly heal the broken United States of America.
I have just read this article about Christmas decorations being vandalised.
Residents in Whiteley have suggested that youths with ‘bladed weapons’ are the culprits.
It shouldn’t be the case, but I never cease to be amazed by the depths people are prepared to descend.
Given the difficult times we are navigating, why would anyone deliberately set out to cause grief and aggravation for the homeowners and spoil the pleasure for everyone.
This is such a selfish and thoughtless act.
I hope that they are caught and punished.
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