Leon Brittan finally named in parliament as having engaged in ‘improper conduct with children’ (video)


On 14 October, Labour MP Jim Hood used parliamentary privilege to accuse former Home Secretary Leon Brittan of ‘improper conduct with children’. This ought to have been the final nail in the coffin of Fiona Woolf’s disgusting attempt to cling on … Continue reading

Abuse survivors view the Woolf inquiry as merely a “cover-up of cover-ups” (spotlight blog) (video)


Fiona Woolf has told the Home affairs Committee that she does not consider herself to be a member of the Establishment but this blog thinks she may just be a little confused. Here is a tip for Mrs. Woolf, if … Continue reading

Thanks to the NRA it’s still legal to eat your pets in Pennsylvania (video)


Last week the Pennsylvania House decided not to vote on a measure that would have banned the consumption by humans of household pets.  It should have been “one of the easiest, most sensible decisions possible… but nope, it’s still legal … Continue reading

I’m with stupid: Winston McKenzie tries to defend the UKIP calypso on Newsnight


UKIP‘s xenophobic fundraising record by Mike Read (now withdrawn from sale) has caused outrage but, tellingly, UKIP sent their sole high-profile black member, Winston McKenzie onto Newsnight in an attempt to defend their racist gaffe and it was a big, big mistake. … Continue reading

I’m with stupid: James O’Brien v UKIP supporters (audio)


James O’Brien exposes the ignorance of typical UKIP supporters in three classic phone calls.  You can find an extended version of the third call and additional ‘kippers being roasted for their stupidity live on national radio in the post: James O’Brien shows … Continue reading

The U.S. found Saddam’s WMD in 2004 but it was covered-up by the Bush administration (video)


They say that the truth will out and it appears that ‘they’ are right. Two days ago, The New York Times revealed that Saddam Hussein did indeed have weapons of mass destruction in 2003.  They were discovered by American troops in … Continue reading

“A million ways to die in the US” and Republicans aren’t interested in preventing any of them (video)


America’s border is “so porous, Ebola on the backs of ISIS could come through” says Fox News’ Eric Bolling.  Between them, Ebola and ISIS have killed maybe half a dozen American’s, nonetheless, Republican’s are demanding that the federal government must do … Continue reading

Fox News’ panic machine is turned all the way up to 11 over Ebola (video)


One case of Ebola has been confirmed in Texas, where a man who contracted the virus in West Africa is being treated. In Spain, one nurse has been identified as having contracted Ebola whilst treating a missionary who had become … Continue reading

#CSAINQUIRY: COMPLAINT ON Mrs WOOLF TO SOLICITORS’ REGULATION AUTHORITY


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Email to Solicitors Regulation Authority: Mrs Fiona Woolf

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(1) http://dbfamilylaw.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/csainquiry-open-letter-to-fiona-woolf-on-bias
(2) http://dbfamilylaw.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/csainquiry-professional-standing-of-fiona-woolf

Dear Sir

Fiona Woolf, solicitor, CMS solicitors: Home Office child sex abuse inquiry

I am a practising solicitor advocate. I am a specialist family lawyer, law writer and trainer and a one-time member of the Law Society’s children panel. I anticipate that I may be instructed by one or more of those involved as survivors in the above Home Office child sex abuse inquiry.

I attach a letter which I sent to the above Mrs Woolf of CMS solicitors and at present also Lord Mayor of London. I am told that she has accepted the role of chair of an inquiry into child sex abuse set up by the Home Secretary; though I understand that over three weeks later she has not started work on the project. An earlier ‘open letter’ on…

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Are you kidding me? “Pure political calculation” is why Republicans refused a congressional debate about war with ISIS (video)


The Republican party in congress has turned rejecting any policy proposed by the Obama administration into an art form and made partisan political calculation their raison d’être.  That is why the current congressional term has been the least effective in … Continue reading

UN Climate Summit 2014: Catalyzing inaction? (video)


“Climate change was a hot topic once again this week on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, as Monday’s episode lambasted world leaders for the apparent lack of progress made during the United Nations Climate Summit on Sept. 23.” Due … Continue reading

Only one low level banker sent to jail (for stupidity) – US Att Gen Eric Holder’s justice for none (video)


The telling sentence in NPR’s report that US attorney general Eric Holder plans to step down once a successor is confirmed came near the end of the story. “Friends and former colleagues say Holder has made no decisions about his … Continue reading