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Category: UK
May 22, 2024
Ed Kozak
UK

Top Groomer Gets ANOTHER 12 Years in Jail.

Mubarek Ali, 41, convicted child sex trafficker and leader of the UK’s most notorious grooming gang, received an additional 12-year prison sentence on Monday. The sentence stemmed from further crimes uncovered more than a decade after his initial conviction. Ali, sentenced to 14 years in 2012 on charges of abusing and trafficking teenage girls, faced the court again after a new victim came forward.

Ali, along with his brother Ahdel “Eddie” Ali, led a gang in Telford, Shropshire, England. They preyed on up to 100 young girls between 2006 and 2009. The gang controlled the girls, some as young as 13, through alcohol, food, and money. It exploited them as child prostitutes and systematically coerced them into sexual activity with numerous men.

During the proceedings on May 20 at Shrewsbury Crown Court, Judge Peter Barrie underscored Ali’s continued threat to society. Additionally, the judge highlighted the manipulative methods Ali used to groom his victim, describing in horrific detail how Ali exploited his victim.

“You met her at this house where young people used to go. There was alcohol and cannabis available and shared. You struck up a relationship with her. She did not have the maturity or experience to understand what was going on,” Barrie said. “You made her have sex with you in different places, in different ways and with different people,” he continued. “You took advantage of the hold you had over her to get her to have sex with other men.”

Grooming gangs have plagued the UK. Made up predominately of Muslims, they prey primarily on white British girls. A report released earlier this year identified systemic failures in the police response to such gangs, noting that white British girls were “left at the mercy” of rapists.

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Mubarek Ali, 41, convicted child sex trafficker and leader of the UK's most notorious grooming gang, received an additional 12-year prison sentence on Monday. The sentence stemmed from further crimes uncovered more than a decade after his initial conviction. Ali, sentenced to 14 years in 2012 on charges of abusing and trafficking teenage girls, faced the court again after a new victim came forward. show more
May 22, 2024
Breaking
UK

BREAKING: UK PM Sunak Announces Snap July 4 Election.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that the next UK general election will be held on July 4th, 2024. He asked His Majesty the King to dissolve parliament accordingly.

The snap decision is a sign of Sunak’s concern that the Conservative Party, slated to lose big, will struggle even further if the election is held during the cold winter.

The Conservatives have governed as a center-left party for almost 15 years, presiding over mass migration, inflation, record spending, hate speech laws, and more. In recent months, they have attempted to pivot in order to minimize their losses to right-leaning parties such as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer outlined his party’s plans in a pre-election speech, introducing six key measures aimed at improving public services and reducing living costs. Starmer argued that these initiatives align with the concerns of working people, promising higher education standards, improved NHS treatment wait times, and lower energy bills.

The UK Parliament’s maximum term is five years. Since the current Parliament convened on December 17, 2019, it is set to dissolve automatically on December 17, 2024. Considering the rules established by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, the latest possible date for a general election would be January 2025.

Sunak’s spokesperson did not rule out the possibility of an election before the end of the year but refrained from commenting on speculation about a potential July election or anticipated Cabinet reshuffles.

The previous general election on December 12, 2019, resulted in a significant victory for the Conservative Party, securing a majority of 80 seats and the highest share of the popular vote since 1979. The election, called by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, aimed to resolve parliamentary deadlock over Brexit.

The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011, which mandated five-year intervals between elections, was repealed in March 2022. This reversion to the prior system restored the Prime Minister’s ability to request the dissolution of Parliament, enabling more flexible election timing.

General elections in the UK have traditionally been held on Thursdays since 1931, a practice believed to boost voter turnout by avoiding the weekend.

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that the next UK general election will be held on July 4th, 2024. He asked His Majesty the King to dissolve parliament accordingly. show more
May 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Culture
Immigration
UK

English Courts Consider Scrapping Traditional Barristers’ Wigs After Black Lawyers Cry Racism.

English courts may no longer require courtroom lawyers to wear the traditional horsehair and, occasionally, hemp wigs they have donned since the 17th century to appease black barristers who complain the time-honored tradition amounts to “hair discrimination.”

“Following questions from barristers about wigs and hair discrimination, the Bar Council set up a working group to consider court dress in the context of all protected characteristics,” said a spokesman for the Bar Council, the approved regulator of barristers — specialists in courtroom representation within the English legal system.

Black barrister Michael Etienne sparked a miniature controversy after being instructed to wear a wig for a trial in 2022, as he sports an afro hairstyle, claiming the tradition was racist.

Despite ceremonial dress being highly valued in many African and indigenous traditional settings, black barrister Leslie Thomas KC insists England’s traditional wigs, or perukes, “certainly should go.”

“There isn’t any place in a modern society for barristers to be wearing 17th-century fashion,” he claimed, adding that win collars and other “archaic” court dress should also be scrapped.

ERASING ENGLISH CULTURE. 

Leftist activists have been gradually erasing traditional English dress for some years. Speakers of the House of Commons traditionally wore wigs, black stockings, and silver-buckled shoes until Labour politician Michael Martin — later forced from the speakership by an expenses scandal — scrapped the tradition in 2000.

Wigs were dropped by the civil and family courts in 2007 and were kept out of the Supreme Court established by Tony Blair in 2009. They currently survive only in criminal court.

Other traditions have also been dropped in the name of accommodating minorities, such as saying grace before meals at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, one of four Inns of Court to which all English barristers must belong. The Inn dropped the 600-year-old tradition in favor of saying  “a non-Christian ‘thanks’ because of our diverse range of members with a different range of beliefs.”

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English courts may no longer require courtroom lawyers to wear the traditional horsehair and, occasionally, hemp wigs they have donned since the 17th century to appease black barristers who complain the time-honored tradition amounts to "hair discrimination." show more
May 21, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
UK

What Is the ‘Contaminated Blood Scandal’ in Britain’s Socialized Health Service?

An official report on Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS) infecting thousands of people with diseases, including HIV and hepatitis, has finally been released.

Starting in the 1970s and into the early 1990s, the socialized healthcare provider treated accident victims, mothers who had recently given birth, hemophiliacs, and others with factor concentrate. This blood product was pooled from blood plasma concentrated from potentially thousands of donors.

The fact that the products, often imported from the U.S. under the names Factor VIII and Factor IX, drew on so many donors greatly increased their chances of being tainted with disease. This risk was elevated by a reliance on U.S. drug addicts and prisoners who were paid to donate and a lack of testing.

By 1983, it was already apparent people were being infected. Infectious disease expert Dr Spence Galbraith asked for U.S. blood products to be withdrawn until issues with HIV infection were better understood. He was ignored. The NHS did not even begin heat-treating blood products to reduce the risk of infections until 1985,

The chairman of the Infected Blood Inquiry, former judge Sir Brian Langstaff, described the scandal as “horrifying.” He confirmed the government and health authorities engaged in “downright deception” in an effort to cover-up it up, including the destruction of documents.

“This disaster was not an accident. The infections happened because those in authority — doctors, the blood services and successive governments — did not put patient safety first,” he stated.

Langstaff’s inquiry, which has taken five years, was only authorized in 2017. H said it was hampered by “institutional defensiveness” on the part of the NHS and government, as well as the passage of time. Many relevant persons died before it began working, or managed to claim they were too old to give evidence.

‘GASLIT FOR GENERATIONS.’

“We’ve been gaslit for generations and this report today brings an end to that,” said Sue Wathen of the Tainted Blood campaign, welcoming the inquiry’s findings.

Of over 30,000 people believed to have been infected by the NHS, almost 400 were children. Many of them died either before or shortly after reaching adulthood. Around 3,000 people died overall, without ever being compensated.

Interim compensation payments of just £100,000 (~$127,000) have already been made to around 4,000 infected patients and surviving family members. However, no current or former government or health officials have been prosecuted.

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An official report on Britain's socialized National Health Service (NHS) infecting thousands of people with diseases, including HIV and hepatitis, has finally been released. show more
May 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Culture
Media
UK

Queer Black ‘Doctor Who’ Gets Terrible Ratings.

Ratings for Doctor Who, the iconic British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sci-fi show that has been running since 1963, have crashed following the introduction of the first “openly queer” black Doctor, played by Rwandan migrant Ncuti Gatwa.

Ratings have plummeted by around 50 percent since Gatwa’s debut episode and are near the all-time low viewing figures set in 2022. The BBC, funded by a television license fee all Britons are compelled to pay if they watch live programming — even if none of it is BBC content — insists this does not account for viewers who watch on streaming services. However, the new series has already thrown away much public goodwill, with Gatwa having told viewers unhappy with the show’s woke direction: “Don’t watch. Turn off the TV. Go and touch grass, please, for God’s sake.”

Showrunner Russel T. Davies, a gay man, has declared it is his “job to open doors and let the next people through and to let trans and queer stories through,” setting the tone for the direction of the publicly-funded series.

It is not an entirely new direction, however, with Davies having suggested that, in the future, straight people will not exist when he first revived the show in the 2000s. His successor and now predecessor, Steven Moffat, also said they had an agenda to insert ethnic minorities into British and European history during time-traveling stories to promote the narrative the West has always been diverse.

“We’ve kind of got to tell a lie. We’ll go back into history and there will be black people where, historically, there wouldn’t have been, and we won’t dwell on that,” Moffat explained.

“We’ll say, ‘To hell with it, this is the imaginary, better version of the world. By believing in it, we’ll summon it forth,'” he added.

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Ratings for Doctor Who, the iconic British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sci-fi show that has been running since 1963, have crashed following the introduction of the first "openly queer" black Doctor, played by Rwandan migrant Ncuti Gatwa. show more
May 15, 2024
Immigration
UK

WATCH: Politician Demands Entry for MILLIONS of Gazans, Calls Them ‘Highly Intelligent, Skilled, Doctors and Academics.’

A Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s Labour Party, projected to win the next British election by a landslide, wants to open the country’s borders to Palestinian families from Gaza, claiming they are extremely skilled and intelligent. The average IQ in Gaza is, in fact, lower than 70, which is regarded as functionally retarded.

“We should be able to put in place things through our immigration system… [which] allows those people to leave [Gaza], and leave quickly, and to arrive on our shores and to safe haven as quickly as possible,” argued Sam Tarry MP, a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.

“I believe, actually, that on top of that those people should be able, where able, to work immediately, because many of those people are doctors, they are academics, you know, the Gazan people are highly, highly skilled, and [an] incredibly intelligent and well-educated workforce of people, and many of them would absolutely love to do that and give their contribution in return [from] safety from the refuge from the barbarity [sic] they are facing,” Tarry insisted.

HIGHLY SKILLED?

Similar arguments were made about the Syrian migration wave of 2015-16 being replete with doctors and engineers. However, German researchers later found that almost two-thirds could not even read or write.

Gaza and the West Bank have suspiciously high official literacy rates, with only 3.3 percent unable to read or write — much lower than in neighboring Israel or the United States. However, research by British and Saudi academics conducted in 2012-13 found the average IQ in Gaza at 67.9, within the range of mild intellectual disability.

Tellingly, the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, has stated he does not want any Gazan refugees. Similarly, the Egyptian government has warned it does not want Gazan refugees and will send them to Europe if they enter Egypt en masse.

A majority of adults in the Gaza Strip voted for Hamas the last time it held elections, in 2006, and a majority of the population has now been raised under Hamas. Between 71 percent and 85 percent of Palestinians support the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

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A Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain's Labour Party, projected to win the next British election by a landslide, wants to open the country's borders to Palestinian families from Gaza, claiming they are extremely skilled and intelligent. The average IQ in Gaza is, in fact, lower than 70, which is regarded as functionally retarded. show more
May 13, 2024
News
UK

UK PM Issues Cryptic Warning: ‘Next 5 Years Will Bring More Change Than The Last 30.’

During a speech on Monday widely seen as an official reelection pitch, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he feels a “profound sense of urgency” because “more will change in the next five years than in the last thirty.” Sunak cited global war, new technologies, migration, and pandemics as agents of this change.

“I’m convinced that the next few years will be some of the most dangerous yet the most transformational our country has ever known,” Sunak continued. “So the question we face today is this: Who has the clear plan and bold ideas to deliver a secure future for you and your family?”

The Prime Minister proceeded to paint a grim picture of a dangerous world at war. “The dangers that threaten our country are real. They are increasing in number. An axis of authoritarian states like Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China is working together to undermine us and our values,” Sunak claimed.

“War has returned to Europe, with our NATO allies warning that if Putin succeeds in Ukraine, they might be next. War rages, too, in the Middle East,” he continued. “Right now in Africa, conflicts are being fought in 18 different countries. And Putin’s recklessness has taken us closer to a dangerous nuclear escalation than at any point since the Cuban missile crisis.”

In addition the the threat of global war, Sunak also predicted that “AI will do for the 21st century what the steam engine and electricity did for the 19th” and “accelerate human progress by complementing what we do, by speeding up the discovery of new ideas, and by assisting almost every aspect of human life.”

“[W]hile this is one of the most dangerous periods we’ve ever known, it will also be one of the most transformational,” Sunak claimed.

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During a speech on Monday widely seen as an official reelection pitch, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he feels a "profound sense of urgency" because "more will change in the next five years than in the last thirty." Sunak cited global war, new technologies, migration, and pandemics as agents of this change. show more
UK Taxpayers
May 10, 2024
Health
UK

UK Refuses to Sign Global Vaccine Treaty.

The United Kingdom has reportedly declined to endorse the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global vaccine treaty due to concerns over potential infringement of its sovereign rights — particularly, an obligation to allocate 20 percent of its pandemic-related health products to other nations.

The accord, introduced in May 2021, appeals to all participant states, including the UK, to surrender a certain percentage of their pandemic supplies for international distribution. However, the UK has expressed conditions that any agreement must protect its national interests and national sovereignty, particularly where UK-produced vaccines are concerned.

While a Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson did not divulge many specifics, they did state that any acceptance of the treaty would be predicated on it respecting the UK’s national interest and sovereignty. “We cannot comment on the details of specific proposals and no proposals have been agreed,” the spokesperson said. “We will only support the adoption of the accord and accept it on behalf of the UK, if it is firmly in the UK national interest and respects national sovereignty.”

Discussions on the final draft of the treaty are ongoing, and although a consensus has not yet been reached, an anonymous source told The Telegraph that the UK wouldn’t approve the current draft. The source further elaborated that the UK aims to collaborate with fellow member states, nevertheless, it refuses to relinquish control over its assets.

The controversial COVID-19 vaccine known Covishield, also know as Vaxzevria, was recently withdrawn by makers AstraZeneca over blood clot concerns and was developed in the UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

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The United Kingdom has reportedly declined to endorse the World Health Organization's (WHO) global vaccine treaty due to concerns over potential infringement of its sovereign rights — particularly, an obligation to allocate 20 percent of its pandemic-related health products to other nations. show more
May 9, 2024
UK

London Will Get Influx of Skyscrapers, Will Look More Like Manhattan.

London’s skyline may soon begin to look a lot more like that of megapolis New York City. The 10th annual tall buildings report from the London-based think-tank New London Architecture found the city has almost 600 new skyscrapers either currently or soon to be under construction. If all the projects are completed, it would more than double the number of tall buildings completed over the last decade in Great Britain‘s capital.

“Tall buildings have changed the face of London substantially over the past 20 years and will continue to do so — the pipeline that NLA has tracked means there is at least 10 years’ supply that has already been defined,” New London Architecture’s co-founder Peter Murray said in a recent interview. He added: “London’s population continues to grow, passing the 10 million mark at the end of this decade. We still need tall buildings and NLA will continue to keep a close watch on what’s going on.”

London’s rising population and demand for additional office space are driving the upward surge in building construction. An influx of foreign investment and migrant labor has also helped fuel the construction boom. Once a sprawling low-rise city, London may increasingly resemble New York City’s Manhattan borough, where skyscrapers create long concrete and glass canyons towering over the streets below.

The New London Architecture report also found that The Shard is the favorite tall building among Londoners. Despite the appeal of some of the buildings and their unique architecture, not all city residents see the appeal. The report also found that nearly half of Londoners believe there are already too many tall buildings — a significant increase from the 32 percent who said the same in 2014.

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London's skyline may soon begin to look a lot more like that of megapolis New York City. The 10th annual tall buildings report from the London-based think-tank New London Architecture found the city has almost 600 new skyscrapers either currently or soon to be under construction. If all the projects are completed, it would more than double the number of tall buildings completed over the last decade in Great Britain's capital. show more
May 8, 2024
Religion
UK

Muslim Group Hands List of Demands to Left-Wing Leader.

Radical Islamic group Muslim Vote has issued a list of 18 demands to Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the UK Labour Party. These demands, related to both foreign and domestic policy, are presented as non-negotiable conditions, with the group threatening to strategically counter Labour MPs in the upcoming general election if they are not met.

The group’s foreign policy demands revolve around the ongoing conflict in Gaza and Labour’s response to it. Central to these requests is a call for the Labour Party leader to apologize for his ‘greenlighting’ of Israel‘s military actions in the region and to advocate for a permanent ceasefire. Further requests call for a public sector boycott of Israel, sanctions against senior Israeli politicians, the severe reduction of the UK’s military ties with Israel, and the recognition of a Palestinian state.

On the domestic front, the group has demanded provisions for Islamic prayer in all schools, a redefinition of extremism, and the availability of ‘Sharia-compliant’ pensions in all workplaces.

The group was formed in response to the escalation of conflict in Gaza following attacks by the militant group Hamas. Recently, the group has been vocal in its determination to challenge politicians who have not supported a ceasefire in the region. Representing the interests of four million UK Muslim voters, Muslim Vote says it is backed by over 25 organizations.

Sir Keir Starmer has not yet formally responded to these demands, and it remains to be seen how this will affect Labour’s campaign in the upcoming general election.

The brazenness of the group’s extremist demands reveals the extent to which radical Islam has taken hold in the UK. A recent poll found that nearly half of British Muslims are sympathetic towards terrorist group Hamas, and Islamic “no-go zones” are a common phenomenon in the country.

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Radical Islamic group Muslim Vote has issued a list of 18 demands to Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the UK Labour Party. These demands, related to both foreign and domestic policy, are presented as non-negotiable conditions, with the group threatening to strategically counter Labour MPs in the upcoming general election if they are not met. show more