Over a hundred years in business before being destroyed by this quiet revolution to steal everything from us.
b. We have Reform, no hope for us there. Then there is Restore which gives more hope for us to cling to. It they fail the next party on the taxi rank will need to be called Resurrect, for this nation and the notion of a free people will be as dead as a Norwegian Blue.
20. Quite apart from self-defence if going out
… there’s the question of that lot themselves … it will break soon.
19. IYE
The “Non-Lethal” Loophole: How the Law Protects Mind Hackers DoD Directive 3000.3 classifies cognitive interference as non-lethal, providing a legal shield for invisible electronic warfare attacks.
Lovely to see eleven WW2 veterans make it to Liberation Day in the Netherlands. As usual the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans have done us all proud, getting them there yet again. The locals were out in huge numbers to clap and cheer the few remaining heroes of that conflict. Sadly we won’t see the like of them again.
Frankly, they’re hit pieces but appear to be right for all that. Below these will be my own thoughts on the man in terms of any coming GE.
My thoughts on’t
a. Firstly, I’m not voting as my area is not holding council elections. Therefore, my attitude is less intense, I’m just keenly observing.
b. My reason for changing about Farage, walking away, began with something he did at a party with one lady, plus his selling out TBP to the Tories, followed by a whole train of decisions and behaviour … the attitude as a career politician with no firm principles … his way of running the party. Also the company he keeps at the top.
c. However, that does not solve the conundrum of Thursday, this post now is focussed on the next GE. I’ll post on this third point on Thursday at Orphans.
Spoiler for anyone who’s been living on the Planet Zog:
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band is a classic Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1892, featuring Helen Stoner seeking Holmes’s help after her twin sister’s mysterious death, which she fears is about to be repeated as she hears a whistle and sees a “speckled band” in her room at their stepfather’s manor, Stoke Moran, leading Holmes to uncover a murder plot involving a venomous snake. It’s a famous locked-room mystery, considered by Doyle to be his best story, and involves themes of greed, inheritance, and Gothic horror.”
(1034) Pleased with the indexing at UHC-WP right now … have transferred Penseivat and Steve … next is IYE, then DAD. The other chaps and chapess are not forgotten, shall get to them. Now, DAD has posted at 1074, just url … it suddenly expanded here (the Guido thing) … thought shall I bring it back to url? Thought nah, too much mucking about, but will make sure next time. (1245)
15. Moo corner
14. Victim of feminism
13. Steve and the Iron Duke
You can’t make this shit up: HMS Iron Duke retired. Just completed a five-year refit; that blew through £103 million of taxpayer cash, and it’s been withdrawn from active service. One frigate less with only a handful left.
— UK Forces Tracker (@UKForcesTracker) May 4, 2026
Laughingly she features in the new six-part Channel 5 series Warship: Life in the Royal Navy, currently showing. The self-haters got what they wanted, which means the Senior Service has a severe staffing problem, as do the other branches of the military.
12. DAD at 1374
POLL: Three in Five Muslim Voters Would Vote for Gaza Independent to Stop Labour.
Having to live down the managerial class’s egregious gaffes, poor workmanship and Prescott running two of em* … it was a long, bumpy history for this car. I quite liked the XJ-6 from a distance.
* Originally, Prescott’s nickname was “Prezza”, but as various misfortunes befell him, the sobriquets became more colourful, leading to “Two Jags”, which set the template for later nicknames. Prescott owned one Jaguar, and had the use of another as his official ministerial car.
(0526) Ripping day out there just now, sun everywhere. (0709)
5. Pocahontas
4. Steve at 1373
US Sinks Seven Iranian Small Boats Harassing Cargo Ships in the Strait of Hormuz – Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Mullahs Regime off the Face of the Earth’ (JH: Hmmmmm, mixed bag, that.)
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott on US Congressional Redistricting – “We Are Going to Eliminate Using Race to Draw These Congressional Lines” (JH: Lying bstd has approved a Malsi City.)
Two Stabbings by Moose Limb Migrant in Barcelona Leave a Young Woman Dead and a Man Fighting for His Life (The bstds in govt ignoring it are one day going to hang imho.)
UK Government Raises National Terrorism Threat Level to “Severe”
Iran Resumes Strikes Against UAE
The Oskol Trap: How One Bridge Could Sever Ukraine’s Supply Lines
Much more.
Steve also quotes Yorkshire Lass (one of mine too):
“Did you know Camilla flew on a commercial flight back home from her US state visit to the U.K with very minimal security around her. She just casually wandering around the airport to catch her commercial flight, like every central casting actor does when they have played an optical role overseas. Central casting actors are put in place for the illusion that the original deep state players are still about, when in fact the original ones have had their assets seized under the military, and are completely bankrupt. Many of them have either been completely removed from the board, are being controlled by the mil to play a part, or are still alive throwing others under the bus whilst being interrogated for information.”
King Arthur Fan:
“The British Royal family was taken out almost a decade ago. You’re watching a movie.”
Plus a meme with Chas 3 kissing Donny’s hand.
3. Sometimes there’s very funny footage, memes, comment
In this one on X, there’s some guy coming down an escalator like royalty, police everywhere keeping crowds back … except no one is cheering or even noticing. It’s not even a crowd.
The opening tagline is, “Who the hell is he?” Much comment below.
Until one in particular commented: “Enrico Pallazzo.”
Yeah right … you either know or you don’t. ☺️ Ggl him.
2. DAD at 1373
Message from DAD
“Weather report from Western France.
After 40 days of beautiful weather (including about 17 days with 100% sunshine) the weather has changed. I hope that we do not have 40 days of rain. I measured 12 mm yesterday morning and 24 mm this morning. At midnight we had a thunderstorm that battered the Climbing Roses.
In France May is the month of Bank Holidays. May 1st; 8th and Ascension (the 15th this year).”
Keep smiling, DAD
a) France. Less than a year out from France’s next presidential elections, National Rally (RN) party chief Jordan Bardella is doubling down on a core plank of its: Welfare for nationals, first and foremost….
b) Zack Polanski is Britain’s first digital-native party leader. Our analysis of his “likes” on Bluesky shows how the eco-populist bristles at criticism. (JH: Cheers for the heads up, DAD. I must make a point of goading him, joining in with the rest of us.)
c) Reform UK Plans Migrant Detention Centres in Green-Voting Areas.
d) In a display of cross-party co-ordination, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Greens and The Left, have announced they are halting activity on the platform X…. (JH: Yeah, just P-off, the lot of you.)
1. Some sort of op ed
a. There are all sorts of signals coming out of this front page, there are people who would like to know how I am. Some sort of op ed or discursive thing is a good sign of good sleep. When DAD kicks in, I see the ticker, hear the bell. Good … he’s best at n2 slot and Steve at n4, the rest is from the reserve stack of sshots, also checking the news.
b. Cinco de Mayo. Was looking it up … seems we must say SEEN-ko de MAY-o, whereas I’ve been saying Chinko, as in Chinese. Seems it’s some Mexican victory over France. Uh huh. But the Hispanics in the US made it into a big thing. Uh huh … whatever’s right, guys. Is this that pinyata festival thing where they beat some spherical thing and sweets come out? Whatever.
