Wet, windy and wobbly at the Castle this morn, the study is
vacant of all things broken and I have just got back from the stale bread,
gruel and pussy food run at Tesco.
It is getting hard to understand the language dahn there-Russian,
Polish, Nepalese and the odd English, but we are “multicultural”-aren’t we?
It seems that more
than 5,000 foreign criminals who should have been deported remain in the UK, an
official report has said.
The number who are
not deported or cannot be deported at the end of their sentence is increasing,
the independent inspector of the UK Border Agency said.
John Vine said the
majority of successful appeals against deportation were made on human rights
grounds.
The Home Office
said it was deporting foreign criminals quicker and is changing immigration
rules.
It appears that the
Human Rights of those crims from foreign parts are more important than ours....
Has joined a campaign to save the ‘fairytale forests’ of
Romania, because his Transylvanian ancestors can be traced back to Vlad the
Impaler.
Many of the tiny Saxon villages have not changed for
centuries and bears and wolves can still be found in the woods.
However rapid economic growth in the new EU country of
Romania means that both the forests and the ancient way of life is under threat
from building and demand for timber.
The Prince, who
recently brought a home in a small village in the area, is calling for
protection for the forests before they are lost forever like the woodland that
once covered much of Britain.
Not in Charlie’s back yard then, but he will have to be
careful of the wolves and bears-I hear they like a nice old nag...
Apparently:
Living
standards will drop, the UK economy is "Cratering" and growth
will fall to only 0.5 per cent next year, well below the Government's official
projections, warned Adam Posen, a member of the Bank of England's interest-rate
setting Monetary Policy Committee.
He was speaking exclusively to The Independent in his
first interview since prevailing in his personal crusade to persuade members of
the MPC to restart the Bank of England's £200bn quantitative-easing programme.
“Cratering”, is that like “planking” or “Owling”? Whatever it is we are
stuffed...
According to police young children are stealing to pay off
gambling debts they've run up playing marbles.
The craze, called
"Pits", involves flicking the marbles into an open water meter cover
in the street surface. Police in Plymouth, Devon, said groups of up to 40
youngsters, some as young as five, are playing the game in the street.
And parents have complained that
some children are resorting to stealing cash, DVDs and computer games to pay
off debts.
Police and housing association
staff are now going door to door in the area to talk to parents about the
problem. Letters have also been sent to parents by the nearby school.
Sue Shaw, a director at Plymouth
Community Homes, said: "Youngsters can end up very frightened when they
find out that someone thinks they 'owe them' money - and we would encourage
anyone in this position to speak to their parent or carer straight away."
Lost my marbles years ago...
Burton-on-Trent has
got its own designer scent which apparently smells of Marmite, leather, pickle
and beer.
The city, said to
smell of ale from the surrounding hops fields, has inspired the bizarre new
perfume called Eau-de-Burton, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Businesswoman
Victoria Brookes thinks her new fragrance works perfectly and is selling it for
£36.50 in the run up to Christmas.
She said:
"Burton is known for its smell but not always in a good way. But the
perfume smells really good - I have had lots of compliments from people.
"It is made up
of Gourmand, representing Marmite and Branston Pickle, which were invented in
Burton.
"It also has
leather, representing the boots and footballs used at Burton Albion, and Ambra,
inspired by amber nectar, the beer which made Burton famous worldwide.
Problem is it makes your toast soggy...
A cash machine in
East London, is offering customers the choice of using the service in either Standard
English or Cockney.
The ATM, in
Leytonstone, asks if you want Sausage & Mash (cash), a balance on Charlie
Sheen (screen balance) or a Huckleberry Finn change (pin change).
You can also choose
to have a Lady Godiva (£5), Speckled Hen (£10), Commodore (£15), Horn of plenty
(£20), Pony (£25), Dirty (£30), Double Top (£40) or a Nifty (£50).
One customer said:
"This is brilliant. I think it's great to have a bit of light-hearted fun
during this current financial climate.
"It's tough
enough withdrawing cash when you've not got much but if you can do it with a
giggle it makes all the difference."
And finally:
Tomorrow will be the end of the world-again, Calleman
believes that the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar is October 28, 2011, and
not, as was previously thought, December next year.
“It seemed to me,” says Calleman on his website, “that it
would be of greater value to humanity if I could solve the Mayan calendar, than
if I could solve the riddle of cancer.”
And today’s thought: If you can’t convince them, confuse
them. - President Harry S Truman
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