Though written in January, the Home Office has only yesterday published its response to the most recent State of Policing response (2022 so not, in actual fact, very recent).

During the peak of the Braverman meddling, which looked very much like thinly-veiled Zionism, the words “operational independence” were used repeatedly.

In James Cleverly’s letter is a paragraph about granting powers to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC (Cleverly has inserted a typo here)) to “give directions” to a police force.

This is being dressed up as a measure by which HMIC may steer a failing force back on course. The reality is that this legitimises interference with operational independence, and it is not so hard to see the Home Secretary leaning on HMIC to achieve just this effect.

A dark development.

Correspondence
State of Policing 2022 report: government response

Published 28 March 2024

“Power to give directions in relation to a police force

Granting HMCI the power to direct forces is a significant new power. Such a power would need a proper system of accountability to accompany it, as well as detailed consideration of how it would be exercised in relation to the wider system of policing governance. As you know, I already hold powers under section 40 of the Police Act 1996 to intervene where a force or local policing body is failing. That said, I agree you should be able to raise any concerns you have with me about force performance, and discussions at Police Performance Oversight Group should inform advice on whether I should use my powers of intervention in specific circumstances. We already have regular bi-lateral meetings scheduled, and I would welcome you continuing to use these to highlight any significant performance concerns you have.”

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-policing-2022-report-government-response/state-of-policing-2022-report-government-response

I have no way to verify the footage, but combustion upon stress via impact seems an odd way for steel to behave.

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The bridge event was an accide...

My latest podcast with Sam and Mark Bailey on their book The Final Pandemic.

Not for normies who believe in viral pandemics and contagious diseases.

https://jermwarfare.com/conversations/sam-and-mark-bailey-on-their-book-the-final-pandemic

Jeremy Bowen's farewell piece for the BBC?

"The UN's most senior human rights official, Volker Türk, said in a BBC interview that Israel bore significant blame, and that there was a "plausible" case that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza.

Mr Türk, who is the UN high commissioner for human rights, said that if intent was proven, that would amount to a war crime."

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68679482

I took part in an Easter vigil last night. One of the lessons was from Genesis 22, which concerns Abraham preparing to sacrifice his own son, Isaac.

It is a text which makes for uneasy listening (or reading, of course). There will be many other interpretations, but this one seems to make some sense of it:

"The Bible has many difficult passages for modern readers, but few are more challenging than the moment when God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac in Genesis 22. This story causes us to ask a lot of troubling questions. What kind of God would ask for this? Is God commanding child sacrifice? Isn’t this request in conflict with everything else God seems to value?"

Regardless of your beliefs on any of this, I hope you are enjoying a peaceful, reflective and positive weekend.

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https://bibleproject.com/articles/why-did-god-ask-abraham-to-sacrifice-isaac/

Speech
Russia’s veto is about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on nuclear non-non-proliferation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

“This veto does not demonstrate concern for the North Korean people or the efficacy of sanctions. It is about Russia gaining the freedom to evade and breach sanctions in pursuit of weapons to be used against Ukraine. This Panel, through its work to expose sanctions non-compliance, was an inconvenience for Russia.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/russias-veto-is-about-its-breaching-of-sanctions-in-pursuit-of-weapons-to-use-against-ukraine-uk-statement-at-the-un-security-council

The absurd mixture of messages swirling around at the UN Security Council puts me in mind of Sellers, Peter.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeqVGP-GPM

Will Harris, who does not claim to know anything about the environment, food or rural affairs, has just been appointed as an “advisor” to the Ministry of, um, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

He will “support, advise and challenge the department on its customer focus and how it delivers for customers.”

Business problems at DEFRA? Tip of the iceberg, one might venture.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/advisors-to-the-environment-secretary-appointed

The new draft of Nigerian scammers in post at 77 Brigade appear to have had a quiet weekend. The result of this is that nearly every message I post is followed by some ludicrous invitation to join some sort of chat group, or to spend all your money in one go.

Please disregard such messages. I will not be asking you to join a chat group, nor will I be suggesting you toss all your cash in a oner.

Why is anyone on the periphery of this destruction considering anything other than pushing for peace?

If this rate of attrition were applied to the Armed Forces of the UK, every single one of them would be dead by the end of July.

"Despite Kiev’s lack of success on the battlefield, the Ukrainian leadership “is still trying to convince its Western sponsors of its ability to resist the Russian Army,” Shoigu said. To do so, Kiev has resorted to terrorism and long-range strikes on Russian territories, targeting the civilian population, the minister added."

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https://www.rt.com/russia/595275-ukraine-losses-troops-shoigu/

When the history of the world wide web comes to be taught to those who cannot remember time before its widespread use, how will the benefits be explained?

Google trends shows the ten most popular searches for "how to" questions from 2023, in the UK. For clarity, these stats represent the greatest increases, rather than overall search quantity.

Question 3 appears to be the only one which could point the younger generations in the right direction.

"We're watching right now a centralization of education unlike anything the world has ever seen. We've got the UN openly calling for centralized global education standards. Really, an effort to indoctrinate every child on this planet into submission to an all-powerful one-world dictatorship." Alex Newman of TheNewAmerican.com and LibertySentinel.org 🧠 🇺🇳

🔗 https://geopoliticsandempire.com/2024/03/30/newman-edu-theosophy-crisis-world-federation

Attempting to impersonate me, in order to lure others in to a "profiting chatroom", is one thing, posting pornography into the chat is another.

However, this is what happened at some point last night, so I am sorry if any of you had an unpleasant surprise. I delete, block, ban and report constantly, though I did not discover this until this morning.

Charles

I covered the use of BMV (best and most versatile) agricultural land for solar installations on yesterday's UKC news, at a time when farmers are being paid subsidy to produce food and to not produce food.

The refrain from the policy makers and the solar industry is that the percentage of land involved is so small. With AHDB reporting a 79% increase in arable fallow this year, this will be a difficult line to cling to.

Whichever way you look at it, DEFRA holds responsibility for likely food shortages and further price increases in 2024.

This slide is from the House of Commons Library doc, Planning for Solar Farms, which, as you might imagine, involves virtually no planning.

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https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7434/

UK's Ruinable Energy Policy  - UK Column News - 3rd April 2024

- AHDB: Early Bird Survey
- UK Parliament: Planning for solar farms (PDF)
“By 2035, Govt aim is 70GW = 113,360 hectares”
- Campaign to Protect Rural England: CPRE statement on solar energy
- UK Column interview: The Race to Zero with Steve Goreham
- UK Parliament: Written evidence submitted by Solar Energy UK (GRI0084)
- UK Parliament: Solar Energy UK response
- GOV.UK: British Industry Supercharger gives huge boost to UK businesses
“The Supercharger’s measures will fully exempt eligible firms from certain costs linked to renewable energy policies”

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-3rd-april-2024

These are the sorts of photographs that Grant Shapps, David Cameron and Tony Radakin should be considering.

Unearthly Interference: The Corruption of the Organic Movement—with Sir Julian Rose

Sir Julian Rose speaks to Charles Malet about the slavery created by subsidy and how to break away from supermarkets and one world government.

www.ukcolumn.org/video/unearthly-interference-the-corruption-of-the-organic-movement-with-sir-julian-rose