The Southport Killer was himself a victim, not that politicians and mass media care about it.

 Dear Helen Hayes MP,

Watching the news I come to the conclusion that Britain, starting with the Prime Minister, is run by people who suffer from mental retardation.

Nobody, not the politicians, not the mass media, dare or bother to ask the right questions. Look at the images and ask yourself how could it happen. How could a visibly normal and well adjusted friendly young boy turn into a monster just a few years later?

So the incompetent idiot that we have got as Prime Minister believes that making an example out of a human tragedy to score political points is the right way forward.

There will be many other young boys out there that might end up like the Southport killer. Why? Because we are dealing with the consequences and not with the root causes. The girls that were killed were victims of violence. The boy that was sent to jail presumably for 52 years was a victim too. What happened along to the way to turn the boy into a killer? Did somebody ask the questions? Is somebody out there trying to deal with the root causes?

I listen to the comments made by politicians and to the comments made by mass media and I would send both politicians and mass media operators to jail for sheer stupidity. Does anybody care?

Just a few years ago, there was research done by Kings College indicating that 10 per cent of teenagers show signs of mental illness that could turn yet another boy or girl into another Southport killer. At a meeting at Emgreen School in Southeast London, researchers explained their findings. They said that many cases go undetected and only become known when there is a serious incident and by then it is all too late to do anything about it. Far too many cases of 'bad behaviour' in schools are related to underlying issues. Nothing happens out of nothing. One boy did not suddenly turn into a monster. There is an evolution that took years. Every step of the way, opportunities to nip the problem in the bud were obviously missed. This is an example of absolute carelessness.   

The time is long overdue to stop posturing and to stop making idiotic speeches to justify the unjustifiable. People growing up in extreme situations end up themselves producing extreme situations. Working for social services, I encounter the most unbelievable situations. Walking around in British cities, I encounter the most unbelievable situations. Travelling on public transport I encounter the most unbelievable and harrowing situations. I see people turned into shadows of their former selves. It is absolutely pathetic and shameful. 

The scourge of drug abuse and mental illness is in full display for all those coming to Britain to see. It is absolutely deplorable, but it is even more deplorable to see the degree of public desensitization to the point that it has become apparently normal to see vulnerable people that seem to have been completely forgotten, discarded, by the rest of society.  

Louise Ellman: Another Labour MP resigns because of anti-Semitism and disagreements on basic policies

Another Labour MP resigns because of anti-Semitism and disagreements on basic policies

Louise Ellman MP

The 75-year-old MP spent 55 years in the Labour Party and his relationship with the Labour Party came to an abrupt end when she resigned declaring that she was resigning because of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party and disagreements with Jeremy Corbyn that she judged unfit to be Prime Minister. If this is not a damning condemnation of the Labour Party, I don't know what is.

As this happens the process of forced deselection of MPs that represent the Labour Party goes on and despite assurances given by Jeremy Corbyn regarding what the Labour Party will do with Members of Parliament that do not foot the line. This is a defining moment for Labour Party MPs. Do you want to pushed around and forced to support policies that you don't want to support? Do you want to be threatened by the Leadership of the Labour Party?

I saw an exchange on Twitter between Anne Soubry MP and Jess Phillips MP. Jess Phillips was showing sadness and surprise asking why the matter of anti-Semitism had not been resolved. Anne Soubry MP asking Jess Phillips MP why they hadn't adopted a firmer stance on the issue and asking why they had not left the Labour Party to form a new centrists political party.

In the present political environment, Members of Parliament will have to decide what matters most. Their principles or their seats. I understand that many will be pressured and will succumb to pressure because their income as Members of Parliament is all they have got or because they want to keep their seats hoping that something will dramatically changed inside the Labour Party.

What becomes immediately apparent is that United Against Fascism, Searchlight, Hope Not Hate, Unite and others don't seem to be at all worried about Anti-Jewish sentiments in the Labour Party and don't seem to be at all worried about racism. The same individuals that usually go around calling other people Nazi, Fascist and Racist appear to be extremely quiet when the Labour Party is the one that stands accused. Are they actually against anti-Jewish sentiments? Are they actually against Racism? Or are they simply there to do the dirty political work for the Labour Party?

A Crucial week not just for the UK but also for EU

A Crucial week not just for the UK but also for EU

In an unusual manner, Parliament will be sitting on Saturday October 19 2019. On Saturday, in the House of Commons, the manner in which the United Kingdom will be leaving the European Union will be debated.

Whether the so called Benn Act will come into play or not will depend on what happened with the ongoing negotiation but it will also depend on the behaviour of the Labour Party now lead by John McDonnell who has effectively take the reins from the hands of Jeremy Corbyn by replacing key players close to Jeremy Corbyn.

Even Jess Phillips has spoken about throwing her hat in the ring should Jeremy Corbyn resign and the subject of such resignation has been mentioned far too often not to take into account. Should there be a General Election, will Jeremy Corbyn lead the Labour Party in such General Election? Is the Labour Party seeing Jeremy Corbyn as an electoral liability? 

Well, an Independent MP (former Labour Party) spoke loud and clear about the fact that Jeremy Corbyn would wreck long standing relationships like the US/Britain relationship  and the relationship with NATO. There was even the threat that Jeremy Corbyn would take Britain out of NATO that Emily Thornberry said had no foundation and explicitly said that Jeremy Corbyn had never spoken about taking Britain out of NATO. But whether Jeremy Corbyn wants or doesn't want to wreck the US/UK relationship or take Britain out of NATO is irrelevant. What is relevant is that given his stances in geopolitical terms he doesn't inspire much needed confidence.

This is a time when there are so many "what ifs" that all certainties have evaporated but I have no doubts that at this point in time those in charge of the European Union have come to see Britain's presence in the European Union as a threat since they were reminded of the fact that Britain could block things as critical as the European Union Budget. Allowing an orderly exit would be now a number one priority for the European Union. 

  

For decades the Labour Party has instigated violence against political opponents

For decades the Labour Party has instigated violence against political opponents

When politicians were being targetted by Labour Party supporters on the streets, did the Labour Party representatives stand to put an end to aggression on the streets? This is the same Labour Party that called its political opponents Nazi, Fascist, Racist and the like using parapolitical organisations like Hope Not Hate, the UAF and the trade unions to target political opponents even in front of the Houses of Parliament.

Let's see what John McDonnell stated not long ago called for direct actions against Conservative MPs and Lib Dem MPs.

This is not to mention the actions promoted by the Labour Party against other political organization representatives.

Moderation is needed to prevent acts of violence but for years the Labour Party and related parapolitical organizations have promoted violence against political opponents.

If Jess Phillips is so concerned about violence against Members of Parliament, what about incidents targetting Jacob Rees Mogg? What about walking around with placards with incendiary slogans? What about throwing milkshakes and glass bottles against political opponents? They laughed about acts of aggression promoted by the Labour Party itself.