Though eternally unwilling to rebroadcast state propaganda, this does not appear to be much covered outside the BBC.

It is reported that the public 'mood is favourable' on the matter of messing about with human embryos up to 28 days of age. This follows a consultation with 70 people. Not a typo. 70.

The funding was provided by the government's UK Research and Innovation, which is described as 'independent'.

The Church of England’s investment body will be licking their lips.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/health-67204553

I had the chance to talk to Jeremy Nell on TNT radio yesterday, during his excellent Jerm Warfare show. We spoke about the extraordinary and immoral contradiction that is the Church of England's 'Ethical Investment Policy'.

I had written an article about this for UK Column some months ago and it describes the way in which the Church may invest in pornography, the manufacture of lethal weapons and the cloning of human embryos. This is not hypothetical; 6 of the top 20 equity holdings relate directly to genomics.

If you do make it through the interview, I would recommend reading the article as well because the CofE's chicanery really does need to be seen to be believed.

Since the dramatic escalation of conflict and tensions within and without the Middle East, the absence of reason, humanity and any form of coherent leadership has been staggering.

The conduct of the Home Secretary very well articulates the complete loss of the objectivity of the organs of the state and she has made a number of highly questionable forays into the operational decision-making processes of the Chief Constables of the nation's police forces.

This is my latest article for UK Column, on this subject and the apparently insatiable desire for conflict.

Mike Yeadon, a member of this channel, has very recently started his own solo Telegram channel and, apart from drawing your attention to its existence, I would encourage you to join it.

Below this message, I will post the short video he has made to explain the situation. And, in order to get a better idea of the sorts of things you would find hanging in his cupboards, you will have to watch it.

https://t.me/DrMikeYeadonsolochannel

Message to all the subscribers of this formerly shared channel from Dr Mike Yeadon.

His new solo channel is
@DrMikeYeadonsolochannel

Make sure to subscribe to his new channel!

Robin

JP Sears hits the target again, so to speak.

Thank you, Elaine, for posting in the chat:

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https://youtu.be/Y01vFlVnLbo

The expansion of the boundless intolerance of liberal progressives continues in Stroud, Gloucestershire (birthplace of the lawnmower and Wimbledon tennis balls).

'Community Solidarity Stroud District' (CSSD) does what it can to shut down free speech, open debate and anything with a counter-narrative whiff about it.

Having singled out Sandi Adams and James Delingpole as personae non gratae on previous occasions, one wonders what is being cooked up in advance of their return tomorrow! Flyer below.

Amusingly, CSSD seems to have it in for a particular venue, which seems hard luck on the place, but The Beacon gets it in the neck. Someone must have forgotten that Stroud's favourite sons (of all genders)—Extinction Rebellion—met there in the past.

Given the fearsome nature of CSSD's campaign, I will be girding myself appropriately before turning up to this tomorrow.

If you happen to be going along, please make yourself known. I look a bit like the picture for this channel.

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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/net-zero-the-final-frontier-tickets-731488671307

If you are keen to take control of your own supply of meat, or you already have control of it, learning how to butcher is not imperative, but it is very useful and very satisfying. Also, once you know what you are doing, it is not as difficult as you might imagine.

The School of Traditional Skills (in USA) is running a free online session on butchery on Wednesday 15 Nov. I think you might have to be signed up to their database to be eligible, but to do so is also free.

On the subject of keeping and killing livestock, whilst the Government in the UK do not want you to do it, it is perfectly lawful to control the entire life cycle on one site (no need for abattoir etc).

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https://schooloftraditionalskills.com/classes/pasture-to-plate-home-butchery-with-brandon-sheard/

As far as policy and legislation goes in the UK, this is the document which defines what you may, or may not, do with regard to the slaughter of your own livestock.

This guidance tells you that it is designed to preserve the welfare of the animal, so take note that you must stun before you kill. Unless, of course, that interferes with a religious rite, in which case the welfare of the animal—in the eyes of the guidance—takes a back seat.

'This guidance is for livestock owners and landowners who kill rabbits and hares on their land.

You do not need a licence to kill animals to eat at home, as long as:

you own the animal and you kill it on your property
you’re killing it for you or your immediate family, who live on your property, to eat
You could be prosecuted if you do not follow the rules in this guide.

Slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites can only take place in an approved slaughterhouse.'

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/slaughter-poultry-livestock-and-rabbits-for-home-consumption

And, for a light-hearted look at the relationship between eating and hectoring, here is JP again:

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https://youtu.be/z0O_VYcsIk8

Widespread disappointment across the mainstream media that those gathering in London in the name of peace did not spontaneously decide to start a massacre.

However, in all the pointless and wilfully misleading discussion around a potential 'ban' of the demonstration, lots of police powers were overlooked.

The one exercised today was Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which grants police the power to search anyone within a given area, without suspicion. This may be authorised by an inspector or above, based upon the reasonable belief that serious violence may occur, or has occurred, and that use of such power will mitigate further violence.

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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/60

The problem with sacking the Home Secretary is that the Prime Minister must replace her with a politician.

There's a UK Column joke in there somewhere....

“A doctor at a major children’s hospital had this to say about what puberty blockers do to a child’s mind, body, and soul:

This medication is called a “gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist” and it comes in the form of monthly injections or an implant. And because it simulates the activity of this hormone, it shuts down the activity of the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is this almond-sized structure in your brain, it’s one of the most primal structures we have, and it controls all the other hormonal structures in your body—your sexual development, your emotions, your fight-or-flight response, everything. . . . And I always think that if someone were to ask me, Where is it that you would look for the divine spark in each individual? I would say that it would be somewhere “beneath the inner chamber,” which is the Greek derivation of the term hypothalamus. To shut down that system is to shut down what makes us human.

This is why we must fight to put the transgender empire out of business forever.”

imprimis.hillsdale.edu/inside-the-transgender-empire

A flutter of excitement greeted the news that the BBC had issued an 'apology' to Andrew Bridgen about the coverage of his speech in the House of Commons on 20th October.

I wonder if you read the text of the clarification itself, which does not really read like an apology of any sort, not to Bridgen and certainly not to the fee paying public.

The statement concentrates on Bridgen, and not the information he was passing on to his peers and to the public. It appears to boil down to suggesting that the BBC and the Government are still right, but they overcooked the number of smug messages on that occasion.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedback/corrections_clarifications

Whilst being instructed in the areas of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) deemed necessary by Army Legal Services, as part of a pre-deployment package, I must admit to a certain amount of naivety. The four principles, being military necessity, proportionality, distinction and humanity, looked like they made a robust framework for an understanding of the lawfulness of armed conflict.

In light of what has been happening in the Middle East over the past few weeks (and the rest of the world over many more years), it is something of a shock to see some of the fine print tucked away in the text which accompanies the Geneva Conventions. Essentially, as with so many areas of law, more or less anything can be justified, if it is couched in the right terms. A stand-out example would be the area of 'belligerent reprisals'.

Article 46 of the Geneva Conventions 1949 states: 'Reprisals against the wounded, sick, personnel, buildings or equipment protected by the Convention are prohibited.'

However, in the commentary of 2016, which is appended below this article, context is given.

2731  Belligerent reprisals are measures taken in the context of an international armed conflict by a Party in reaction to a violation of international humanitarian law by an adversary. Such measures may not be carried out for the purpose of revenge or punishment, but only with the aim of putting an end to such violations and inducing the adversary to comply with the law. Although the acts constituting belligerent reprisals are in principle unlawful, their wrongfulness is precluded because of the particular circumstances in which they are taken, i.e. in response to a violation committed by an adversary.

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https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gci-1949/article-46/commentary/2016

A supermarket chain dubbed the 'northern Waitrose' has become the first in the UK to go back to fully-staffed checkouts after axing almost all of its self-service tills.

"Booths believe that the personal touch from the manned checkouts gives their customers a better experience - and the 'warm northern welcome' is a key part of their charm".

"Booths says it was responding to customer service as it takes the radical decision".

Keep doing what you are doing people. When you hit profits by saying no, they listen to you 🙌

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12732467/Northern-Waitrose-UKs-supermarket-fully-staffed-checkouts-axing-self-service-tills.html

Nothing to add. Tough on weasels, though.

Since it's Friday, captions please.

An interesting thread on the Crusades, putting forward a different perspective.

What do you think about the veracity of the historical context which is set out?

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1725634667951329725.html