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

News story:
£72.5-million investment for laser and radio frequency weapons

Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, said:

“We are investing £6.6-billion in research and development across Defence over the next four years, reaffirming our commitment to provide the Armed Forces with truly advanced capabilities."

"Directed Energy Weapons are a key element of our future equipment programmes and we intend to become a world-leader in the research, manufacture and implementation of this next-generation technology.”

Marking a significant step towards the use of high-powered laser and radio frequency weapons across Defence, the investment reaffirms commitments outlined in the Defence Command Paper ensuring UK Armed Forces are equipped with the best possible equipment ready to deal with new and emerging threats.

Further supported by an increase of £24-billion of Defence spending over the next four years and an additional £6.6 billion of funding for research and development, this a prime example of how the MOD is using research partnerships with industry to invest in the technology of tomorrow.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/725m-investment-for-laser-and-radio-frequency-weapons

Pennies starting to drop at Broadcasting House.

'"​​Let's take, for example, a lithium mining company. You need a lot of lithium for the energy transition revolution," she says. So, a company might turn to lithium suppliers in Latin America, that uses green electricity for their mining operations – meeting the "E" [environmental] requirement of the term. However, an investigation might subsequentially reveal that the supplier is violating labour laws – the "S" [social] component of the ESG-centred initiative.'

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https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231114-how-esg-came-to-mean-everything-and-nothing

Charles Eisenstein; one of the few people to take the time to think the big things through.

'In the objective sense of an ethical principle, we can argue whether this or that war was justified. But in terms of the rhetorical act of the human being called justifying, all wars are justified. Someone is justifying them.

This is why, as I have argued over the past month, we must exit the conversation about what is justified if there is ever going to be an end to the violence in the Holy Land.'

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https://open.substack.com/pub/charleseisenstein/p/war-is-always-justified

Flashback to 2019

Gates and Kagame on vaccines:

'The African Union has a plan to transform the continent and its economy by the year 2063. Success depends on laying the groundwork today with smart investments, especially in health care.'

Not just the African Union, though, is it lads?

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/22/opinions/african-health-key-economic-growth-paul-kagame-bill-gates/index.html

A reminder of whom is in bed with WHO.

This is a still from a short video on the benefits of Vitamin D, with regard to overall health. The accompanying text does not mention any novel illnesses.

However, those helpful YouTubers are on hand to point you towards World Health Organisation guidance on receiving a 'Covid-19 vaccine'. Google, the non-binary parent entity, has some 'more resources' for you to look at.

If you would like to watch John Campbell on this study's findings...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_t-EQIy0s

The comments below this video are Jerm's, but I wonder if anyone is able to provide any sort of explanation for what looks like an extraordinary sequence of events.

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Yesterdays’ launch.

Watch the whole thing.

What is going on there?