(0938) Brightening up out there. (1042)

 

5. The art of disguise

Yes, I was joking about wearing the groucho glasses and moustache at the demonstration/rally/march/protest but one did go the heebeejeebeeburkrat route and got himself arrested. P,od do seek out the lone resister … easier to bully.

4. Steve at 1489

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• Much more.

3. This post item also at OoL and on X now

Piddington and NIMBYism … thank goodness for the Christine E’s, Maureen D’s and Katie H’s who restore men’s faith in women, along with other fine ladies. NIMBYism will not save Britain … being honest and direct will.

Were you to look at this:

… you could be forgiven for thinking, “Well done, ladies,” a bit like the Pink Ladies who seem to detest all men. But:

2. DAD at 1489

a) France cuts growth forecast in half and admits deficit will overshoot 5 per cent. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) had already put the figure at 0.4 per cent on September 10 and called France the only large advanced economy expected to slow this year.

b) Macron now wants EU law to ban social media for children under 15 across member states following its rejection by the French Parliament.

c) Foreign nationals make up vast majority of theft suspects on Paris region transport. Official data for 2025 show nationals of Maghreb countries topped the nationality breakdown, even as recorded crime on French public transport fell to its lowest level since 2016.

d) The EU. Time Is Up: the Recovery and Resilience Facility [RRF} final settlement. ‘The RRF is coming to an end, but its model will remain…The final tally is in, but the legacy of this experiment is only now beginning to emerge truly.’

e) The small boats crisis at BREAKING POINT.