Labour MP turned into ordinary criminal

Fiona Onasanya, who was convicted of perverting the course of justice

Labour MP turned into ordinary criminal

She has the luxury and the privilege of being a Member of Parliament belonging to an ethnic minority at a time when many talk about representation of ethnic minorities in the House of Commons. 

She was accused of driving at more than 30 miles an hour in a 20 miles an hour zone. What would have been the rational and decent thing to do? To apologise, pay the penalty and move on with her life and her political life. 

Instead, she chose to lie and not only that. She accused an innocent man of involvement and gave a false address. It didn't register in her mind that the Police would try and contact the person she falsely accused. The authorities found out that the man in question was not even in the country when the incident took place.

She was rightfully convicted of Perverting the Course of Justice - one the most serious crimes anyone can ever commit in the United Kingdom - and is due for sentencing. This individual has let down the Labour Party, has let down her constituents, has let down herself and those related to her and has become an ordinary criminal with the aggravation of having committed a crime being not just a member of the public but an elected representative.

She has proven that she is not somebody that can be trusted and she has proven that she doesn't have the moral fibre to be a Member of Parliament. 

I am sure that there are many potential representatives of Black communities in the United United Kingdom that could do a much better job than this despicable individual. She is a disgrace to her own race.

President Obama: Nobel Prize for peace in Palestine? What peace in Palestine?

President Obama: Nobel Prize for peace in Palestine? What peace in Palestine?

As we follow what has been happening in Palestine and in the Middle East in general, we ask the question again: what was the Nobel Prize for Barak Obama about? What has fundamentally changed in the situation being faced by Israelis and Palestinians? What long term beneficial arrangement has been reached?

But lets also look at other issues and one of such issues is Libya and what happened in Libya during President Obama's administration with Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The Arab Spring turned into the Arab Nightmare that became Europe's nightmare. The US Administration created refugees and Europe had to deal with the refugees and/or economic migrants (whichever title you want to give to the massive number of people who were displaced or simply decided to move out of their own countries in search for the Christian Paradise that many are trying to turn into a Muslim Dominion.

This is not only about the wisdom of military interventions. It is about the consequences of disastrous US Foreign Policies under a Democratic Administration. USA is far away from Africa, Middle East and Asia Minor, but it is Europe the one that has to deal with the consequences of disastrous US Foreign Policies.

Did President Obama deal with North Korea? No. It was necessary to wait for President Trump to deal with North Korea and he didn't do it with weapons. President Trump did it with words, talking to people and seeking an understanding. There are no more North Korea missiles flying over neighbouring countries. No more talk about missile attacks against the USA. There is a path towards peace between two countries in the Korean Peninsula. No more resources invested in wasteful naval military exercises seen as a threat and justification for nuclear developments. Is there any talk about giving President Trump a Nobel Prize? 

When President Trump talks about immigration, he refers to legal immigration. Is it wrong to say that anybody coming to the USA must have proper documentation? The Democratic Party supports Illegal Immigration. How can Democratic support for Illegal Immigration be compatible with National Security?

The leaders of the Democratic Party are against defending the USA faced with Illegal Immigration and are willing to bring the entire state administration to a halt so that they can get their way. With this behaviour, the Democratic Party doesn't stand for American Values and doesn't stand for US National Security either. Legal means legal. I wouldn't dream about travelling to the USA without proper documentation. 

Nostradamus and the Middle East: Are we on the verge of a major cataclism?

Nostradamus and the Middle East: Are we on the verge of a major disaster? In the 1990s and then again in 2003, the issue was Iraq, and Palestine was an ongoing headache that had become a constant and so there were no unexpected consequences believed to be about to come out of it.

What Western military intervention in Iraq in 2003 opened was a can of worms that is now spreading in every direction reaching Europe with very undesirable effects to the point that political stability in Europe is being seriously undermined.

Despite the fact that the major players, US and Russia are decidedly involved in a series of conflicts, the risk is that those trying to fill up the gaps might unwittingly turn regional issues into something major.

When secondary players become involved, there might be not enough reasons for restraint and as the battle of words takes over the unexpected might happen. There are government and there are populations and government playing the tune for internal audiences in an effort to prevent or to counter internal upheaval are most dangerous since external wars are thought to be - a good way to silence internal opposition or to cover up bad governance.

The South Atlantic War initiated by the Argentinian Military Junta was a desperate attempt by the military to play for time when the military were loosing control. They need something that could unite a very divided Argentina. Whatever can be used to counter internal divisions will be used to try and unite public opinion in favour of governments. 

Kurdish struggle towards statehood goes on. Kurdish populations exist in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and also in Syria and Turkey is the one most affected. Israel and Iran have been at odds for a very long time. Israel favoured the invasion of Iraq and now is pushing the US to see Iran as a valid target and to justify military operations within Syrian territory. While many in the European Union favoured the continuation of a nuclear deal signed up with Iran, US withdrew from the pact and has announced that it would be reduced its military intervention in Syria. Israeli action in Syria and elsewhere justify the level of mistrust of Iranian authorities when Iranians who are fighting against Islamic State are being killed by Israeli jets.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are in a proxy war in Yemen. Qatar is leaving OPEC and is not in good terms with Saudi Arabia. Lebanon and Jordan could be brought into conflict due to Israel military operations in the region. And then there is the relationship between European countries and countries in the Middle East. Germany and France announced an embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Turkey - a NATO country - threatened France - another NATO country - about French military operations in support of Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Where the initial flash will come from that will trigger a major conflict is everybody's guess but there are plenty of possibilities for disaster to strike. The assassination of a Saudi Arabian journalist in spite of the savagery and callousness shown by the Saudi Arabian Monarchy might be seen as insignificant when it comes to a very difficult balancing exercise.

Britain's attempt to defuse the situation in Yemen has to do with putting an end to a human catastrophe but it has also the aim of reducing the chances of a direct confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 

We are dealing with a House of Cards. One wrong move and wars will spread in every direction. 

There is true British Nationalism but it is nothing to do with labels

There is true British Nationalism but it is nothing to do with labels

I spent many years surrounded by individuals who called themselves Nationalists and Patriots but in actual fact they have done absolutely nothing for what should be true British Nationalism. They spoke against immigration saying "we are being replaced, this country is coming to an end, those foreigners are having too many babies and there are far too many foreigners", et cetera, et cetera.

I went to what were supposed to be political meetings and what I found out is that most of those in attendance were either single, widowed or divorced and that a minute minority actually had husbands and wives and children. On top of that the average age was going up and up and up and at one point the meetings became a gathering of the same faces but older.

I heard people talking endlessly about families and the importance of keeping communities together but most of them didn't have families and apart from attending the said meetings most of them lived alone and hardly mingled with the local communities.

I also found out that amongst the so called Nationalists and Patriots were people filled up with conspiracy theories and personal animosities that from time to time erupted turning into confrontation and declared personal wars that suddenly at an ever faster pace led to people simply walking away to the point that sooner than later the number of those in attendance could be counted with the fingers of two hands.

They were still talking about saving the world but I suspect that many of them couldn't even save themselves as some were already falling into financial difficulties. In my honest opinion, such kind of pseudo Nationalism and Pseudo Patriotism is a social disease because it gives it destroy in peoples' minds the concept and perception of what it means to be Nationalist and Patriotic.

They spoke endlessly about winning elections but when asked about what policies they supported and how they were planning to achieve what they want their faces showed very clearly that they didn't have a clue about how they were going to go about it. Most probably they thought that shouting as loud as possible British Job for the British Workers they were going to achieve some kind of miracle without ever having to do hard work to achieve what they wanted. With regularity I talked about the need to know about the real issues instead of just going around with slogans and fabrications.Not that they were willing to listen or try to engage in real politics.

When the time came, exhausted, I decided that I had had enough of such company. I started to feel that I was degrading myself, fooling myself by thinking that anything worth considering was going to come out of such company. Years passed and little has changed apart from the fact that the old faces are older and that the brains behind those faces are too lazy or incapable of doing anything of value. The infighting goes on but it is now less visible because, after all, there are fewer of the said Nationalists and Patriots. Most of those who were worth something moved on. 

There is a select group of people that I call 'Idealists', the 'True Believers', but there are so few of the Idealists and True Believers that they practically don't stand a chance of changing what needs to be changed because on top of having to struggle to generate some momentum and sense of direction they are burdened and dragged down by those who don't have any intention of becoming a real political organisation with a true sense of purpose. 

Nationalism is about real work. Those who still believe that organising a few meetings, reading newspaper cuttings to an ever dwindling audience, having a collection cap in hand to try and collect few pennies, drink a few pints and do nothing else is Nationalism, they can go and get stuffed. Such looser tactics are ruining everything for those who really Nationalism when they use the word.

President Donald Trump: Some pluses along the way

President Donald Trump: Some pluses along the way

I was one of those who criticised US involvement in Syria that I saw as counterproductive because it meant an illegal intervention in the sovereign territory of another country that would also delay the resolution of a very bloody conflict. Supporting rebels and targeting government forces that were trying to restore control could only benefit Islamic State-linked guerrillas.

The news that the US is reducing or ceasing its operations in Syria is welcomed news because it allows the administration to focus on vital issues. 

North Korea had been a constant concern. The increasing number of missile launches with rockets that reached as far as Japan was a major issue that had to be resolved. President Trump not only managed to persuade North Korea to stop missile launches. It also managed to open the way to create goodwill between the two sides in the conflict in the Korean Peninsula and cancelled a vast expenditure item in the US Defence budget by getting rid of annual military exercises in the region.

The building of a wall to prevent illegal immigration is a fundamental step in terms of National Security. Legal immigration is allowed but the closing of gates that allow regular passage of illegals and drugs is an absolute necessity. In a budget measured in trillions of Dollars, 5 billion Dollars is just peanuts to deal with a very serious problem.

I might disagree with other items of US Foreign Policy, but I totally agree and I fully support measures to support a peaceful way in the Korean Peninsula, a reduction of US intervention in Syria and the construction of the wall for very valid reasons including National Security. Illegal immigration, drugs and other forms of criminality associated with drugs are extremely serious matters.

President Donald Trump is not closed for business. Quite the opposite. He hasn't closed the door to other countries in the Americas. A new deal with Mexico and Canada will be beneficial for all those involved. Asking for fairness is not extreme. 

With regards to Britain, the EU and the relationship with the USA, it is fair to say that taxes applied on US imports are absolutely unfair. Why should an American car be taxed more than an EU made car? Many in the EU talk against protectionism when the EU is nothing more than a gigantic protectionist block that not only damages the US economy but also the economies of many Developing Countries. The anomaly is such that Britain is applying EU Tariffs on products that Britain needs and doesn't produce. Asking for fairness, once again, is not extreme.

Jayda Fransen was told that she wasn't allowed to live in Northern Ireland but was forced by English Court to live in Northern Ireland

Jayda Fransen was told that she wasn't allowed to live in Northern Ireland but was forced by English Court to live in Northern Ireland

The original sentence after spending nine months in jail was that she could not live in her house in Northern Ireland. She was released and the bail conditions were that she could not live in her own home and had to pay for rented accommodation something that she couldn't afford for too long and the alternative was to start sleeping rough.

At this point, she decided to return to her own home in Northern Ireland. British authorities then requested that she should return to England where she was arrested at Gatwick Airport, taken to Bromley South Police Station, spent the night in a Police Station cell and in the morning was taken to Bromley Magistrates Court that told her to sign a form indicating that she could only live in her house in Northern Ireland.

So what was all this about? She was arrested because she went to live in her House in Northern Ireland and the court in England decided that she could only live in Northern Ireland. 

Police resources were wasted, Court resources were wasted and Jayda Fransen's life was unjustifiably turned into living hell because of the madness of the legal system. As if this wasn't enough, Police Officers who went to Gatwick Airport to arrest her didn't have a clue about the whole affair and asked for her passport when Police Forces themselves had taken her passport and even threatened her with trumped charges.

Gatwick Drone: National Security? What a sad joke!

Gatwick Drone: National Security? What a sad joke!

Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to destroy the network of  Russian Intelligence Operations in the United Kingdom. Mmm..... yes. How much money is invested/wasted in clown security operations? 

Is Britain safe? No, it isn't. Political correctness and sheer stupidity are Britain's greatest weakness. National Action a terrorist threat? Really? Who was in charge when National Action was banned? Amber Rudd. Do you really believe that Amber Rudd is somebody you can trust with the reins of the Home Office? Absolutely not. Do you think Amber Rudd is somebody you can trust with Social Security? Absolutely not.

We have rulers that spend more than an hour shouting at each other because they thought that Jeremy Corbyn called Theresa May 'stupid woman'. Is this the way to spend Parliamentary time? People are dying close to the House of Commons. People are killing themselves because of the failures of the state run by a bunch of idiots handsomely paid by taxpayers to do a job that they are not doing. National Security? Really?

When the entire operation of flights to and from the United Kingdom can be disrupted by a single drone, where is National Security. The British government is a shambles but the Official Opposition is not up to scratch. It cannot keep the Government to account not even when the British government is against the ropes. 

The images broadcast yesterday showing Police Officers that were blissfully unaware that they were asking for an identity document that was already in the hands of the authorities show how idiotic Police Services are. Where is coordination of Police Services? Is this the way Police Services operate across the United Kingdom? The whole saga goes on and on and it beggars belief.