In The Know...

I see that a massive £2million was staked with online giant Betfair on Italian clubs Chievo and Catania finishing level - with a further £217000 on a 1-1 draw.

The " predicted " draw between Chievo and Catania was facilitated by a game played at walking pace and Catania being given a penalty to make it 1-1.

Betting was suspended before the game, but some big money was wagered early this morning.

Bookies will pay out because the people involved in such corruption are not people who take kindly to being "offended”.  And unsurprisingly everyone involved is very likely to get away with it.  Funny that...

Such a draw is known in Italy as an "Annunciato"

The disease still lurks...

Byers, Hewitt, Adonis – Utter Disgust

Afternoon,

Quick post regarding the bastards above – and their corrupted selves.  There can be no doubt that these three individuals have done some serious crimes to Parliament and to the country following the revelations in the Dispatches programme on Channel 4 tonight.

The three of them have some serious questions to answer – it is imperative that they answer these questions firstly in Parliament and if necessary to the Crown.

Such examples of criminality cannot be tolerated – in light of the expenses scandal – if such allegations are true – and to be fair, there is video evidence to show that it is, then they need to face the consequences.

Any more room at Wandsworth?

Two Clubs – Yet Treated Differently

Good evening,

Getting away from politics for one day, as a Liverpool FC supporter for as long as I can remember, I cannot help but be dismayed at the way that the media are ignoring the continuing protests by the Spirit of Shankly supporters movement to oust our erstwhile owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.  Certain news outlets have almost rubbished some of the acts of direct action that the group have done in recent weeks and months. 

This in direct contrast to the way that Manchester United’s supporters groups MUST and IMUSA have apparently been able to get some 30,000 extra signatures into joining their own group to oust their own American owner.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ owner Malcolm Glazer.  Media outlets have been reporting in the past few days, that a consortium made of city figures, known as the ‘Red Knights’ are preparing a bid of some sort to buy the club from the Glazer family and give the club eventually back to the fans.  Capitalists buying from capitalists...

The media seem to have some sort of interest in wishing that United stay strong in Football terms, whilst trying to belittle the SOS’ own attempts to oust Hicks and Gillett.  Why would this be the case.  It is well known that United have always got preferential treatment from the London press for decades, for some unknown reason – perhaps it is that they are scared of us.  Scared that Liverpool FC are rising back from the ashes, with the fan base, predominantly left-wing in their political sphere are back on level terms.  The support that the club got in the weeks building up to that legendary night in Istanbul stemmed from the club’s supporters militant history of solidarity against the worst kind.

Thatcher, The S*n, The establishment.

The media are scared of the SOS.  The success of the SOS’ campaign against our owners is against the interest of the establishment. 

A stronger Liverpool FC, means a embolden working class whom see the Redmen as representing more than a football club, more a spirit that will never die.

The bird is waking up.  The powers who are, would do well to notice.

Lessons Learnt. Not With Brown...

Afternoon,

Chairman Brown has been in Afghanistan this morning trying to get away from the angry generals who have been somewhat critical of his assertions that he gave the military whatever they needed during the Iraq fiasco.

Hmmm...

There are some things that you just do not do, when your forces are at war – you do not accuse them of lying in regards of the funds that had been put aside for equipment for the troops not just in Iraq but subsequently in Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister was further accused today by the former chief of the defence staff Lord Guthrie of costing the lives of soldiers by "not fully funding the army", and was asked three questions raised by relatives of some of the 179 British service personnel killed during the conflict during his evidence towards the Iraq enquiry in London yesterday.

Sir Lawrence Freedman, the historian and inquiry member, read out the questions:

• Were you aware of concerns about the lack of armoured vehicles?

• Did you receive any requests for funding, particularly between 1997 and 2006, for the purchase of armoured vehicles?

• Were concerns raised with you about the use of Snatch Land Rovers?

Brown replied: "I do understand the concerns of every relative. Where there has been a death in conflict it is right that we give the fullest explanation possible.

"At every point the answer to the question is: for the operation we are undertaking we have the equipment and we have the resources that are necessary. I don't believe that any prime minister would send our troops into conflict without the assurance from the military that they had the equipment necessary for the operation. I do not believe that there was any request that was made for equipment during the course of these events in Iraq that was turned down."

There can be no doubt that there is an element of the defence staff who are not at all happy with the way that in their eyes, the troops abroad are being negated by Chairman Brown and by extension the Labour government in favour of policy initiatives supposed to curry favour with Labour voters – even though these Labour voters are more likely to have relatives and friends out in the combat zones.  Genius.  What would those voters like more, policies that will never get off the ground of their loved ones coming home safe and well.  Exactly.

Furthermore, Brown is risking losing the goodwill of the voters as a consequence of taking on the military heirachy and facing them down by being so fucking stubborn.  This has been an issue for the voters for months and years nopw, and for Brown not to even hold his hands and admit to such mistakes is as bad as Commisar Blair not showing any contrition for the casualties of war. 

Worse for Labour though is the thought that just when they had clawed the deficit in the polls to barely a few percentage points, that this has the potential to change the narrative entirely.

He cannot afford to do that.  The Palace visit has to come as soon as possible.

Does He Have It In Him?

Afternoon,

As I relax in this exquisite bar here in Canterbury - there are suggestions across the web that Chairman Brown might be considering to go to Her Majesty as soon as this afternoon, to dissolve parliament and to get this Election going.

The polls are somewhat encouraging for Mr Brown with one poll for the Telegraph showing that the Tory lead has been shrunk to as little as five points. Opinion polls are only that, opinion. As Brown was saying as late as the autumn when the Tory lead seemed somewhat insurmountable - the only poll which is important is the one where people have to tick a box.

I do not expect him to go to the Palace this afternoon - I don't think he is that bold and brave to make such a big call.


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Still Causing Pain...

Evening,

The residence had a unlikely letter in amongst the mail at the weekend.  A letter for my old man.  Hmmm, we thought he hasn’t be living up here for some 10 years or so, I wonder what on earth this could be about.

It seems that he has been continuing where he left off here, before departing here for the delights of a younger model (hic).  Considering the cunt is approaching 60 this year, you would have thought that he would stop running and start showing some responsibilities.  Not likely anytime soon, I fear...

The letter concerned was from a debt agency (ooh, I’ve seen those before!) and gave us details of his previous address in Suffolk.  An address that we had not been given at all in any of our conversations that we had had with him in the past few years.  Must’ve been running from this particular debt for sometime, as we knew that he had moved back down to Dorset about two years ago.  I think we know why now...

What did puzzle us was this though.  Why use us as a forwarding address for all documents regarding to a property in Suffolk, of which we did not know the full address of.  Very odd, very fucking odd indeed.

And then, like that – it hits home.  He thinks we, or more pertinently my mother will not report such information to the relevant authorities about his dodgy dealings.  She won’t, having been scarred by him, literally - ditto with my sister.  On the other hand, I don’t have such shocking memories.  Well, not at the hand of my old man...

So I contacted the agency, explained the situation, said that he hadn’t lived here for years, and then threw in the curveball of where we think he is right now, giving them details of his previous address down in Bournemouth, as that is where he moved to when he originally left Kent back in 2000.  That’ll screw him over...

He left my mum destitute, thousands of council tax to be paid, and he expects us to tolerate this.  Shit comes to those who wait...

State Of Mind

Evening,

Writing this whilst emptying my bowels. Apologies if you're eating whilst reading this.

Am at the moment in a sense of depression seeing another friend find love relatively quickly, whereas I've been single since the day I left school and although I'm more comfortable being single than I was some time back, there cannot be any doubt that my life would be that bit less daunting and scary if I had someone to share my life with.

I have to start questioning now whether or not I am certain to, in the words of a good colleague die alone in a flat with no one around to care.

And although I am on the right side of 30, that thought truly terrifies me.

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Bullying In The Workplace

With Chairman Brown in the news trying to deflect attention away from his own workplace deficiencies towards those of his critics – I have to wonder whether such a attacking move by the Number 10 spin machine is such a wise idea, in light that Labour are only now six points behind the Tories in the last poll done at the weekend. 

Attacking such organisations for confirming such incidences of bullying had been reported to those same organisations does seem a case of shooting the messenger.  If you cannot get them to back down the first time, then get your allies in the state media to do your dirty work for you.

It sounds all so familiar.  Bully the victim yourself at first, then when that doesn’t work, get your friends in the workplace to do bully the same person. 

It’s quite pathetic really.

Is Brown Going To Name The Date?

Well, The big, bold headline in today's Daily Mail suggests the prime minister is poised to "indicate his intention to hold an early election by spelling out Labour's main election pledges" tomorrow. 

The thinking behind that idea is that since one of Brown's pledges will be about ensuring economic recovery, he has a motive to want to call an early election because of fears of a double-dip recession amid a "wave of dire economic news". 

On 23 April, the Office for National Statistics will release growth figures for the first quarter of 2010 that few expect will look rosy.  Surely he wouldn’t go the day before...but it is Gordon we are talking about!

Having A Conscious...

Evening,

There must be times in our lives where we are allowed to question the laws of the land - where laws and regulations which are on the statute books are wrong in some circumstances.

No doubt, everyone has been moved in one way or another by the story regarding Ray Gosling, the veteran journalist, who admitted on a regional news programme shown on Monday evening, that he had smothered his terminally ill lover some 20 years ago. The analagy being that the law of the heart should take higher precendence than that of the land of jurisdiction.

Surprise, surprise the knashing from the tabloids has been inevitable - with one particular rag dragging up the facts that Ray is indeed living under sheltered accomadation, and saying that he was made bankrupt some time ago.

And that's important because? What should be important is what is the story of interest now, not what the situation of the poor man previously.

What this also does now, is that it is going to open up once and for all the whole subject of euthanasia completely - which is no bad thing as the current situation where relatives can potentially be charged with accessory to murder if they assist in helping to end their family member life.

This has been going on for as long as I can remember, we all need clarification and guidance. Are we going to go down the route of other countries such as the Netherlands and Switzerland where such acts are legal, or are we going to keep it as it is and force people to go abroad to carry out their wishes.

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Judging The Jury

Morning,

I see that there a survey out this morning in regards to juries and the way that they help or dare I say hinder the criminal justice process.

The main and concerning aspect of the survey is that some 2 out of 3 individuals say that do not understand the legal jargon that is used during trials.

That may be the case, however can you think of a better and fairer criminal process than trial by jury?

Didn't think so.


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Playtime!

Evening,

Have this evening started my holiday which runs for just under two weeks, though I'm working on Sunday as it's double time and it's a nice break in the hegemony of the holiday - doing fuck all as normal!

Watching Newswipe with the irrascible Charlie Brooker at the moment, have heard a lot about this through Brooker's own Twitter feed so we thought we'd have a peruse at this, must watch this more often!


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Black Propaganda...

from mydavidcameron.com

Alternative Universe

I have thought ever since Chairman Brown came up with the idea of a debate regarding electoral reform that it was a ruse for him to try to save his and Labour’s arses at any potential General Election. 

Electoral Reform is one of the Liberal Democrats main projects, for what seems to have been an eternity – the thinking that if Brown was to get some sort of reform up and running before any election, that in the likelihood of a hung parliament that he could squeeze in with the Lib Dems in some form of so-called Liberal Coalition.

Because let’s be blunt here.  If Labour was on course for another hundred-plus majority would the party be any more interested in electoral reform than it was when Roy Jenkins' Royal Commission reported back in 1998? Of course not.

 

 

Flood Of Guilt...

I see that both Chairman Brown and former Propaganda minister Campbell are in the news for breaking down in front of the cameras...

It is inevitable that when discussions meander towards the death of anyone’s daughter – that the parent is going to be emotional about it.  However, from what I have seen of the Campbell interview on Auntie this morning, it did not seem that the interview was being that bruising.

I cannot help but feel a sense of media manipulation on the side of Campbell in this case...

Vicious Circle...Returned

Morning,

I am at the gym trying to get all the anger out of my system following a major kick off with predominantly my sister and latterly my mother last night. It all stems from a day out that I had with a few friends at Bluewater - I thought I was a bit of a shopper and yet one of my good mates spent £125 on a pair of Ugg boots, those woollen ones which we thought would cost about £25 more than that!

Anyhow, the frustration for me is that they have no problems spending money ad infinitum and I do. I thought that spending the levels that I did was pretty excessive - and yet I have my sister who takes off me in excess of £200 every month - purely for her bills but in a way because I'm a fucking fool.

Now, I said last night that I wanted a break from the status quo and spending what is in essence about 40% of my wages every month on rent and keeping my sister cushy.

Because I want to leave home, my sister called me some pretty nasty stuff. That in itself caused me to drag up some nasty stuff from a long time ago. So not useful for anyone.

What this does to me however is this: it puts me in a position that I vowed I wouldn't be put in. The position that, I am in their eyes screwing them over, instead of actually doing what the majority of people my age do - fly the nest. It seems in their opinion, anyone who does that must be a selfish cunt. Their words not mine!

Haven't got a clue what I'm going to do from here!

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Closer To The Truth?

Morning,

I see that the former attorney general, Lord Goldsmith is in front of the Iraq enquiry as I write this. The question that everyone wants to know is that whether or not he was ever put under any form of pressure to change his mind regarding whether or not in his eyes, any charge into war was legal or illegal.

One minute it was illegal, next it was legal.

What, or probably more pertinently whom made him change his mind and why did he change his mind?

Should be an interesting day...


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So That’s That...

The Iraq war was not legal...

So now that’s clear, when does the war crime trials begin?

Not holding my breath on that one...

Could Be Worse...

Morning,

All kicked off at home yet again this morning, just before I left for some overtime at work, she has no money following her expedition to Tesco out of town yesterday. She had previously given me the £20 that I gave her for some emergencies - during the recent blast from the East.

You do not need to guess what I have subsequently done! Luckily, there are no Badminton courts avaliable for tomorrow night, so I don't need to spend as much as I thought I would. So I've got about a tenner to live on up till Thursday when I get paid.

Still it could be oh so worse...


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Dropping Into The Shitter...

Evening,

Not for the first time in his leadership, and I use that term extremely loosely – Chairman Brown yesterday made an ridiculous and wrong calculation.  By agreeing to give evidence in the Iraq Enquiry being held by Lord Chilcott before the inevitable anal-fisting fucking that Labour are going to get at the General Election – he is risking making Labour’s performance at that impending election even worse than what the polls are saying they are going to be already.  That is so fucking clever, Gordon.

Of course it was Chairman Brown’s idea to have an enquiry into the whole face behind the biggest militaristic fuck-up, this side of Suez.  Not that you would think it was a enquiry.  I saw Jack Straw take questions from the panel and it all seemed a bit too la-di-da for my liking.  At one point when one of the panellists was coughing like he was going to go down the Jade Goody route, Comrade Jack, offered him a fucking cough-sweet. 

A FUCKING COUGH-SWEET.  The fucking twat, like the rest of that spineless cabinet at the time, should be cooped up in a 9x6 jail deep in the Hague for their fucking crimes.

Now, one of my main reasons that I think that Mr Brown has made such a seismic fuck of a decision is that next week, the former vicar of that Parish is going to be taking evidence before that enquiry.  Mr Blair, will no doubt be only be too happy to throw some of the blame of the war happening the way that it did at his arch-nemesis.  Naturally...

One further observation that I have seen about the Chilcott inquiry, which make Gordon’s decision all the more absurd.  It has linked him to the inner circle who decided on our Iraq policy in a way that no one has before, its also bringing in yet more of the current Labour Cabinet in to the spot light too, and right before the General Election.  There are some who should be worried about keeping their seats at the table, let alone going for the corpse...

But the inquiry has also had the opposite effect of disconnecting the current Conservative leadership and their party from the decision completely. Gordon Brown never had a political antennae to speak of, but leaving the General Election to run along side this inquiry has got to rank up there with some of his other dreadful political judgements.  Leaving Brown drowning in his own shit...