UK Police not effective

On 11 April 2023 a crying autistic girl was arrested by 7 (yes 7) police officers for the “hate crime” of telling a female police officer: “You look like my lesbian nana (grandmother)”. The charge was dropped after massive protests. Meanwhile if a member of the public ask the police to recover their stolen car …

UK Employment Law

The UK has a system whereby people cannot be dismissed at will but have a “right” to their job. It would be outrageous for someone to be fired because they refused to sleep with their manager or do something illegal. Indeed the former should result in the manager being fired. But should the employer themselves …

George Orwell 1984 updated

We have been reading this August 2023 about a British politician, Nigel Farrage, having his bank accounts closed by Coutts, a British bank owned by National Westminster Bank; which is itself some 38% owned by the British taxpayer after being bailed out. He made an information request and learned that his accounts had been closed …