I JUST MAKE THINGS UP

From “Reform are not your friends” Facebook

The people of the Isle of Wight have received a rather alarming letter from Nigel Farage.

According to Farage, “thousands of illegal immigrants are housed in hotels in your community at your expense.”

Pretty dramatic stuff.

Designed to make people think there is a crisis unfolding right on their doorstep.

There is just one problem.

It is not true. ❌

According to the latest Home Office data, the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels on the Isle of Wight is… zero.🤷🏻‍♂️

So when Farage was asked by the County Press about this rather awkward gap between his letter and reality, what did he say?

“I know there’s a load in Portsmouth.”

Portsmouth.

Which, last time anyone checked, is not the Isle of Wight. 🌊

It is across the water and about an hour away. But apparently that is close enough when you are trying to frighten people with a story.

Then came the even stranger part.

Farage offered a £100 bet that within 18 months there will be asylum seekers housed in hotels on the island.

Think about that.

He writes to residents claiming the problem already exists.

When shown that it does not, he switches to betting that it might happen in the future. 🎲

He wants you to be scared. For his benefit, not yours.

He’s not your friend.

Oh… and

Conner Haul, chairman of Reform UK’s Great Yarmouth branch, has resigned and joined Restore Britain.

In a post on Twitter he wrote:

“Once upon a time, I would have given my life for Nigel Farage. I believed he was the best hope for millions of people. Now I will fight against him.”

RANDOM THOUGHTS

Or maybe not…

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Allison Pearson is dim…

The last time it happened, Thatcher asked her friend, Ronald Reagan, for assistance, and was pretty much refused. He said he would use diplomacy, but he wasn’t getting involved in a war, despite being closely aligned with Thatcher and far closer to the South Atlantic.

Indeed, as British forces advanced, Reagan pressured Thatcher to consider a ceasefire and hand over the islands to international peacekeepers.

He was reluctant to get involved in anywhere in South America, where he had allies.

I understand that on that occasion Britain did get help from  France, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia.  I’ve no idea if they would help again.

It does seem to me that, at the moment, being an ally of America or Israel is not the way to encourage anyone to come to your aid.

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What do you think?

In view of the insults that Trump threw at Britain, the British PM and British troops in the recent past, including, remarkably for a five times draft dodger, saying that the British troops took a back seat in Afghanistan, when they most certainly didn’t, do you think that Charlie and Mrs Parker Bowles should pay a state visit in April?

Ed Davey has said Starmer should avoid ​putting Britain’s ceremonial head of state in the centre of a “highly political situation” with an April visit.

It’s certainly true that Trump would bask in the approval of a state visit…and that among his MAGA circle, it would be thought of as yet another huge diplomatic coup ​for him. Is it right to give that to someone who repeatedly insults ​the country?

Maybe we could just send Farage instead?

Of course, we know that that meeting didn’t actually happen. Old Nige flew to Mar a Clacton, Florida to see Trump, and Trump wasn’t there, having either forgotten or having found something more interesting or financially satisfying to do… So, Nigel had to get his own McDonalds and book in to an hotel.

Dommage!

After thought… he might be better off in the USA. Not looking too great for him in England.

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Wow

Listen to this song.

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It was supposed to be dignified

Until Uncle Donnie turned up and started examining his body parts.

This was the supposedly “dignified” return of servicemen’s bodies.

He sent them to fight (and die) for, well, what exactly we aren’t sure?

He wore a ridiculous white hat, as if he were on a campaign trail, and a bright red tie… and then, clearly bored with all the carry on with coffins and the like, he started looking down inside his suit jacket, at god knows what!!!

To be fair, he’s not great at funerals. You’ll remember that he ignored the instructions of the Vatican government regarding dress code for the funeral of the late Pope, then fell asleep and drooled because they had the audacity to conduct the service in Italian and Latin, the two languages of the Vatican State. Not, I suppose, that he would have listened if it had been in English given that (unfortunately) they weren’t talking about him.

Then he went off to do what he does best… cheat at golf. He looks a lot less bored here.

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Don’t go!

  • Afghanistan (total avoidance of travel is recommended)
  • Iran (British nationals are urged to reassess their presence in Iran owing to grave dangers)
  • Iraq (All journeys to Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region deemed hazardous)
  • Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Travel is completely prohibited)
  • Syria (Travel to Syria is firmly discouraged)
  • Yemen (All travel is advised against)
  • Bahrain (Journey only for essential purposes)
  • Kuwait (Journey only for essential purposes)
  • Qatar (Journey only for essential purposes)
  • Oman (British citizens in Duqm are urged to remain sheltered; those visiting Salalah and nearby regions should depart if feasible)
  • Saudi Arabia (Steer clear of zones close to the Yemen frontier; remain vigilant in Riyadh and the Eastern Province)
  • Jordan (Avoid regions near the Syria frontier; other locations only for essential travel)
  • United Arab Emirates – including Dubai (Journey only for essential purposes)
  • Egypt (Steer clear of North Sinai and the Egypt-Libya frontier. Northern South Sinai and sections of Ismailiyah and Western Desert are limited to essential travel only)
  • Pakistan (Steer clear of zones close to Afghanistan, the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and districts in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Northern Sindh and sections of Punjab are only for essential travel)
  • Armenia (Steer clear of zones along the Armenia-Azerbaijan frontier and the M16/H26 route between Ijevan and Noyemberyan)
  • Azerbaijan (Movement near the Armenia frontier is limited; southwestern areas impacted by recent hostilities are for essential travel only)
  • Georgia (Steer clear of Russian-occupied territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; zones directly adjacent to these boundaries are only for essential travel.
  • Lebanon (Certain districts of Beirut and southern suburbs are strictly no-go areas)

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JUST FOR A LAUGH

  1. I’m totally lost, Bongo, as is Munguin, but that is a lovely wee boat that Sidney got himself! Did it once belong to Lady for Life, Princess Moan-Alot?

2. Not McDonalds?

3. Nosferatu predicts…

4. Or that he, and Britain, were heavily involved in setting up ECHR.

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7. The dog killer has been sacked.

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10. OOOPS!

A megalomaniac, rapist, felon, liar and moron walk into a bar in Florida.

The barman says, “Hi, Donny – how’re things at Mar a Lago?”

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12. Must have been heavy bombing to do that much damage… Still this immigrant has his picture of the queen of England with him, so he has clearly adapted nicely to his new country.

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14. Gotcha.

15. Maybe it would have been an idea to get someone who speaks Welsh to check that the part of the manifesto written in Welsh was spelled correctly. Three Welsh words, two of which are misspelled. I wonder what they will put in the Offal Scottish one.

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20. Duh!

Thanks to Hetty, AndiMac, Sidney and Bongo.

SOPPY SUNDAY

This is my first day at the Towers and I’m really nervous.

2. Don’t worry, little one. We’ll look after you.

3. AndiMac took this photo and he sent it for everyone, but particularly to cheer up Panda Paws who has been unwell. I also sent it to my friend Claudine in Paris who absolutely loves Highland Cows and who was thrilled.

4. Is that someone coming to steal my nosh?

5. I don’t suppose you have any ketchup, do you?

6. If you order a nice bottle of something red, we can share…

7. Waiter, my plate is nearly empty…

8. What was that they say about the early bird…?

9. How dare you suggest I’m grousy?

10. I want you to know that I am totally 100% absolutely innocent.

11. What? The cat? No, I’ve not seen it.

12. I’m a Kea. No, not a Kia, silly. That’s a car and I’m a bird. Humans aren’t half dumb.

13. Yosemite.

14. Meow.

15. Thanks for calling in. See you next time. Remember to say thank you to Stewart and AndiMac, not to mention Sidney.

From Occupy Democrats

Trump and Pete Hegseth sank a defenseless Iranian ship and then left the survivors to DROWN in violation of the Geneva Convention and basic human decency!

Kanwal Sibal, a very distinguished Indian statesman and former Foreign Secretary, called out Trump and Pete Hegseth for war crimes in the sinking of the IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship that was in India for joint exercises.

“I am told that as per protocol for this exercise, ships cannot carry any ammunition. It was defenceless,” said Sibal. “The attack by the US submarine was premeditated as the US was aware of the Iranian ship’s presence in the exercise to which the US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute, presumably with this operation in mind.”

“The US has ignored India’s sensitivities as the ship was in these waters because of India’s invitation.”

The attack, which has been championed as a great victory by Trump and Hegseth, killed 87 sailors and left 32 survivors, who the Americans left to drown. Sri Lanka was forced to step in and rescue them.

This is a shocking display of the cruelty and depravity of Pete Hegseth’s military. Helping survivors is one of the most important unspoken rules of the sea; even the Nazis were known for helping rescue the survivors of their U-Boat attacks in World War 2.

Far from being a huge win for America, it was yet another display of the Trump administration’s cowardice: sinking a defenseless ship and then leaving brown people to die.

Human life means nothing to these monsters.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

When the moron meets a Harvard Lawyer and proper president

Trump invited the president of Botswana to America, because he wants to buy diamonds, and Botswana’s president turned him down and said that buys come to sellers, not the other way round.

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Spain hurts Trump, sooo

Spain has refused to allow the USA to use it’s bases to conduct it’s illegal war with Iran. Trump has said that if he wants to he will use Spanish bases without their permission, and there’s nothing Spain can do about it and he has cut all trade with Spain.

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America won’t help its citizens in the Middle East

Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”

Well, that’s nice!

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Let me show you what religious lunatics look like

I wonder what attracted trump to this millionaire preacher. Maybe it’s the off the shoulder top… or maybe it’s just that he is a batty as she is.

Love the guy walking across the stage as if this daft old bat wasn’t losing her mind.

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In an emergency, seek the opinion of a lettuce…

In fact it is highly likely that Churchill would have told this bumbling idiot to go boil his head.

That aside, after becoming less successful at politics than a lettuce, would it not be a good idea for her to slip quietly into retirement and grow, I dunno, lettuces maybe.

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Seemingly they are expendable, while Charlie Kirk was not

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And finally

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