Love reading what Paul has to say, he says it as it is, just what everyone else thinks but frightened to speak out. I really look forward to reading his Substack . There was a time when I would confront anti-social behaviour, but now I would probably think twice.
It starts with things like not feeing free to ask people to behave in a civil manner. In the last couple of years a man was stabbed in the leg in on a south London bus for asking someone to take his feet off the seat. The man was stabbed in the leg for asking this. There were brief headlines, but nothing more. Twenty years ago there would have been national outrage.
He would be first in line to demand a tough sentence for you, not the criminal. If the crim happened to be non-white you would also be facing a hate crime charge and called a racist.
100%. Our political class appears totally divorced from the concerns of ordinary citizens of Britain and the police hopelessly at sea and badly led - caught between “human rights” lawyers and divisive woke ideology while our supine representatives in Parliament do nothing.
I’d just been thinking about this too and think that Paul gets to heart of it. The current Labour Gov won’t take those radical actions though, I bet. They are too in thrall to the race lobby and other objectors. Hence the attraction of Reform for ordinary people. If only you could have more influence inside the Labour Party, Paul! I would rejoin in that case!!
100% true. But you have left out a 4th reason. Our demographic has changed massively, more so in the last 12 months. The amount of illegals now in our country, and totally shocking to me, that are allowed by our weak controls to roam freely around our streets is huge. These people come from countries that simply do not have the same morals and values as us.
They are illegal, they've already broken the law to get here. They have been given freebies hand over fist, so for them to lash back out with a knife etc, that's 12 even more free accommodation, food, medical in jail plus access to brotherhoods who'd willingly recruit them.
As we have seen in the grooming scandal, as we have seen in the authorities run Afghan smuggling ring, as we have seen in Epping, as we have seen in Canary Wharf. Our so called Political Leaders, especially this corrupt Labour, apparently the workers, Party simply do not care about British Nationals!
First of all I had you down as at least 10 years younger 😉
I would propose charging and convicting the parents of any under 18 of carrying a knife in public of the offence of "deliqency of a minor " (or appropriate and right spelling phrase ) , if a parent allows thier child to Rome the streets with a knife then they are negligent.
The parents teach wisdom , and if a parent has not taught there 15 year old brat that it is wrong to walk round with a knife and especially wrong to stab another human being then the parents need shaming.
Also I think the rush to cover town/city centre in cctv had given the impression we were safe .
I used to go to school at St Margaret, at the time a dinner ticket was 55p , child's bus fare 20p ans you could still smoke on buses and trains.
Another quality piece Paul 👌
Ps I oppose the ban on face covering based purely on the fact I dont like government banning what you can say , what you can wear (apart from basic decency laws , like a man must wear a pair of budgie smugglers as a bare minimum in oublic) and what you can buy / eat (with reference to calls to ban halal )
There should be NO face coverings allowed and compulsory digital ID as a starting point.
Police doing their job would also help instead of dancing in the street at Nottinghill and Pride parades and publicly making a show of “taking the knee”.
They could start by taking action against all those with face coverings and illegal electric bikes by taking them off the road - I’ve never seen one apprehended yet.
People fear they will be at at worst prosecuted or at least not backed up or protected by the police if they intervene. Security guards who tackle thieves have their licenses to do the job take away by the police. The police are in part responsible. My local Greggs has a security guard but in truth, he is decoration.
Our local Tesco has a security guard. I could most likely wrestle him to the ground myself. I've seen him confront shoplifters and grab at their coat or bag and they just walk out without the security guard being able to do anything. Decoration like you say. If a police man can be sacked for telling a knife carrying criminal to stop crying like a baby, I understand how no lay person would get involved. It's such a sad state of affairs. Not least given that our fellow citizens could likely have a go at you too. The community feel has gone and we are no longer in it all together.
I totally agree about the ban on face coverings, but I think it needs to be across the board. It could start with indoor spaces. I thought there was supposed to be a ban on face coverings at demonstrations in force or coming in. Paul can you let us know the current status of this please?
We are in the process of recording these events not reacting to them and we may comfort ourselves that this is useful for future historians, as we are writing about the decay of a civilisation first hand. Dispiriting as it may seem, someone has to do it for the benefit of future generations. My own concern is we are so close to the events and have so much invested in maintaining the status quo that the truth may be totally compromised.
Love reading what Paul has to say, he says it as it is, just what everyone else thinks but frightened to speak out. I really look forward to reading his Substack . There was a time when I would confront anti-social behaviour, but now I would probably think twice.
It starts with things like not feeing free to ask people to behave in a civil manner. In the last couple of years a man was stabbed in the leg in on a south London bus for asking someone to take his feet off the seat. The man was stabbed in the leg for asking this. There were brief headlines, but nothing more. Twenty years ago there would have been national outrage.
Spot on, Paul. And our poppinjay of a London Mayor isnt interested.
He would be first in line to demand a tough sentence for you, not the criminal. If the crim happened to be non-white you would also be facing a hate crime charge and called a racist.
Popinjay.
Depressingly accurate as always Paul. Sadly, I don’t see things improving and where this will all end god only knows.
100%. Our political class appears totally divorced from the concerns of ordinary citizens of Britain and the police hopelessly at sea and badly led - caught between “human rights” lawyers and divisive woke ideology while our supine representatives in Parliament do nothing.
I’d just been thinking about this too and think that Paul gets to heart of it. The current Labour Gov won’t take those radical actions though, I bet. They are too in thrall to the race lobby and other objectors. Hence the attraction of Reform for ordinary people. If only you could have more influence inside the Labour Party, Paul! I would rejoin in that case!!
100% true. But you have left out a 4th reason. Our demographic has changed massively, more so in the last 12 months. The amount of illegals now in our country, and totally shocking to me, that are allowed by our weak controls to roam freely around our streets is huge. These people come from countries that simply do not have the same morals and values as us.
They are illegal, they've already broken the law to get here. They have been given freebies hand over fist, so for them to lash back out with a knife etc, that's 12 even more free accommodation, food, medical in jail plus access to brotherhoods who'd willingly recruit them.
As we have seen in the grooming scandal, as we have seen in the authorities run Afghan smuggling ring, as we have seen in Epping, as we have seen in Canary Wharf. Our so called Political Leaders, especially this corrupt Labour, apparently the workers, Party simply do not care about British Nationals!
Hi Paul 👋
First of all I had you down as at least 10 years younger 😉
I would propose charging and convicting the parents of any under 18 of carrying a knife in public of the offence of "deliqency of a minor " (or appropriate and right spelling phrase ) , if a parent allows thier child to Rome the streets with a knife then they are negligent.
The parents teach wisdom , and if a parent has not taught there 15 year old brat that it is wrong to walk round with a knife and especially wrong to stab another human being then the parents need shaming.
Also I think the rush to cover town/city centre in cctv had given the impression we were safe .
I used to go to school at St Margaret, at the time a dinner ticket was 55p , child's bus fare 20p ans you could still smoke on buses and trains.
Another quality piece Paul 👌
Ps I oppose the ban on face covering based purely on the fact I dont like government banning what you can say , what you can wear (apart from basic decency laws , like a man must wear a pair of budgie smugglers as a bare minimum in oublic) and what you can buy / eat (with reference to calls to ban halal )
There should be NO face coverings allowed and compulsory digital ID as a starting point.
Police doing their job would also help instead of dancing in the street at Nottinghill and Pride parades and publicly making a show of “taking the knee”.
They could start by taking action against all those with face coverings and illegal electric bikes by taking them off the road - I’ve never seen one apprehended yet.
Makes sense Paul. I live in rural Derbyshire. I’d like to think a thief would be challenged but I’m not sure.
Paul, yet again, you have hit the nail bang square on its head regarding knife crime.
People fear they will be at at worst prosecuted or at least not backed up or protected by the police if they intervene. Security guards who tackle thieves have their licenses to do the job take away by the police. The police are in part responsible. My local Greggs has a security guard but in truth, he is decoration.
Our local Tesco has a security guard. I could most likely wrestle him to the ground myself. I've seen him confront shoplifters and grab at their coat or bag and they just walk out without the security guard being able to do anything. Decoration like you say. If a police man can be sacked for telling a knife carrying criminal to stop crying like a baby, I understand how no lay person would get involved. It's such a sad state of affairs. Not least given that our fellow citizens could likely have a go at you too. The community feel has gone and we are no longer in it all together.
I totally agree about the ban on face coverings, but I think it needs to be across the board. It could start with indoor spaces. I thought there was supposed to be a ban on face coverings at demonstrations in force or coming in. Paul can you let us know the current status of this please?
Not entirely sure, Gordon. But it's certainly needed in areas of high crime.
We are in the process of recording these events not reacting to them and we may comfort ourselves that this is useful for future historians, as we are writing about the decay of a civilisation first hand. Dispiriting as it may seem, someone has to do it for the benefit of future generations. My own concern is we are so close to the events and have so much invested in maintaining the status quo that the truth may be totally compromised.
I think all face coverings should be banned in public places, the same as it is in France.