…until you realise you’re the one getting stuck with the bill: A 14-year race discrimination court battle has cost the taxpayer almost a million pounds. Equality campaigner Natasha Sivanandan won £420,000 in compensation after a council-funded anti-racism group turned her down for a job. A job..? In what department, I wonder? The row began in June 1999 when 58-year-old Ms Sivanandan, from Wood Green, north London, applied for a job as a…
For Kirsty Ann Hughes, it’s taking no personal responsibility to check things out and expecting everyone to warn her of potential issues up front, without, of course, embarrassing or upsetting her: Kirsty-Ann Hughes, 20, suffers from a condition called hypermobility, which makes her joints dislocate under pressure. She cannot walk very far and struggles with steps, which can make her hip joints click out of place. She and her family…
A Twitter meme perfectly captured here: It’s not that I don’t welcome the success of a homegrown business – I do – but it’s more about what Pret a Manger represents. And to my mind, what it represents is a relentless onward march towards homogenisation of taste in a world where the little people in maroon aprons will not rest until they’ve focus-grouped our tastebuds to within an inch of their lives.…
…but not surprised: A local newspaper is being investigated by police for allegedly ‘inciting racial hatred’ over a billboard headline about a proposed gypsy camp. *sigh* Here we go again… Officers have handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) about the Western Mercury’s billboard poster – reading ‘Gypsies could be on your doorstep’ – which had been placed outside newsagents across its circulation area. And who objected? Well,…
A nightclub is considering taking legal action against a DJ who claims he was sacked because there were “too many black people” at his performances. The nightclub in question? It’s in Croydon. Yes. I know… Tiger Tiger said it axed the DJ after he repeatedly ignored warnings to “tone down” the music he was playing. The company categorically denies his allegations and is considering taking legal action. And what exactly…
It’s that time of year again. No, not Mother’s Day (or it it Mothers’ Day, I’ve never been sure if it was for mothers in general or just one), which down here is in actually in the middle of May anyway. No, I’m talking about the beginning of the Formula One season, which means over the past several weeks Melbourne’s Albert Park has gradually been closed to local residents, the…
Racists were blamed for hanging an animal skin outside a derelict pub… RACISTS!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!! *runs around panicking* … but it was there in the name of art. Oh. Phew! But why was this ever a… Ah: Police were called to the Nelson hotel, in North Road, Westcliff, to investigate as the defunct pub is just yards away from a mosque. Riiiiiight. I bet they arrived lickedy-split, too. Tough luck, anyone…
The annual competition to be outraged by something that Jeremy Clarkson said is shaping up to be hotter than ever this year, according to both organisers and participants. First out of the blocks has been the Society for People with Lumpy Faces, whose complaint to Ofcom regarding Clarkson’s comment that a car with a bulge on the back looked like John Merrick and would be ignored by other cars at…
Test your response here: Hawkins Bazaar and Keston Gifts, both in Ely Court, have been accused of failing to protect children from the X-rated stock, which includes rudely-shaped toys and novelty sex gifts. If you said ‘Yeah? So?’, then congratz! You are indeed reasonably firm! On the other hand… Parents and clergymenhave condemned the shops.The Reverend Giles Walter, from St John’s Church in the town, said: “There will always be…
…that’s what I have this morning. And no, it’s not through overindulging last night, either. It’s from reading the ‘Guardian’: “It is unacceptable to us,” said Rakesh Sonawane, Bidve’s brother-in-law. “They say the investigation is still pending, the charge sheet has not been filed and a second postmortem is still pending. The holidays are taking their toll. If there were more people working, we would not have to wait so…
Do you remember the end of 2010? I do. My very last blog post of the year was titled “Last effort for the Offence Seeking Twat of the Year Award” and was about the Top Gear Christmas special outraging literally some people, most of whom were white, middle class Graun readers. Oh, and Andy Choudary. Needless to say I haven’t actually seen Top Gear’s “Three Wise Men”, and being a…
Police are investigating the ‘malicious’ destruction of a pagan stone circle destroyed in what they fear was a religious hate attack. Shocking! Police believe the attackers could have used crow bars and pick axes, with speculation that the attack could have been religiously motivated. Awful! Lampeter PC Richard Marshall told a town councillors meeting last week the site had been ‘maliciously taken apart’ and is now unsafe to use.He said:…
Oooh, Jezza, you are in trouble now. It was one thing having a pop at the Prime Mentalist of Britain and his eyesight, though I felt the term ‘one-eyed Scottish idiot’ just served to identify exactly which of the 600 or so idiots was being talked about in case anyone didn’t catch the name, but how very dare you use a typically hyperbolic expression that only a attention seeking moron…
A teacher at the Ashcombe School has been criticised for comparing a deprived region of Romania to a Dorking housing estate. Oh..? Pupils were watching a video about the school’s charity work, which includes sending Christmas shoeboxes full of gifts to impoverished children in Romania, when the comments were made. Well, do tell us what was said, won’t you? Michelle and Kevin Miller, who live in Chart Downs, told the…
…in an English country garden? Well, at least one: A keen naturist who loves gardening in the nude will stand trial for ‘outraging public decency’ after neighbours complained about seeing him naked. Well, stop looking! It is, after all, his garden. The practising nudist insists that he only strips off when he knows his near neighbours are away - and does not commit ‘indecent’ acts while naked in his garden.…
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