From My Thumb

Sure I may be wrong, but look at the following headlines:
" Mothers and granny urge toddlers to fight like dogs."

Just look at them. The photos are clear. Four slags with fags and bellies on view. This is the face of Britain today. Overweight, slovenly mothers with less culture than a snail and less common sense. Is Britain becoming a nation of rubbish people who have no interests other than the "Onslow" culture they live in? We cannot generalise here but it seems to me that that the "fish and chip" mentality is well on its way to being the image of Britain.

Next Headline:" 5 year old expelled from school." What happened? were Mr and Mrs Onslow so drunk (while drinking beer on benefit money), that they could not bring a 5 year old into line?

Next headline: " Secondary pupils are out of control". I'm not surprised. Britain today is being held together by a strong economy which seems to over-ride the lapses in its education system. It will catch up as we can see from our next headline:

"Man. United fans go crazy before Roma game." The rubbish of Manchester emerges to shame a country.

Shoot me if you like but Britain is slowly becoming a nation of yobs, slags, drunks, undisciplined children and sloppy,TV-cultured layabouts. They are developing a culture (immigrants aside),which provides no example whatsoever to anyone. And we (!) point fingers at Muslims and Hindus!

It is shameful to see Britain go this way but it is slowly sinking into a quicksand of fat, chain smoking wives, slovenly, beer slurping husbands, unruly kids and a vulgar outlook on life that beggars belief.

Dear Mr Blair,

I am applying for a position in your cabinet. I know that I have all the pre-requisites for the post because I can spell, write well and I am Scottish. I am sure that makes me special. I do not always make the right decisions but what the hell, that is no better than your inner circle is doing now. I am sure I can do a better job than Des Browne who, by the way, does not know his arse from his elbow. I, if confronted by a few returning hostages from Iran, would welcome them them back with open arms and a bouquet of flowers. I would not allow them to sell their stories to the media but I might. I mean, dithering is a pre-requisite for a cabinet post, right?

I can assure you, sir, that I shall be very strict about MOD stories. I shall ban them, then un-ban them, then errr,well I'll think about it.

I am dedicated to consulting upon your armed forces too. I will, like Mr Browne, nuke Iraq, destroy Afghanistan and try to get my driving licence again. Being Scottish I sympathise with Dessie boy but it is becoming tiring trying to be perfect. The problem, as I see it, is that the Scots drink like there is no yesterday (remember CK?),and I see Gordie, Darling ( like my eyebrows darling?), Ingram, Reid and a hundred other Scots lining up for jobs in Westminster (Jack and Alex won't have them!), and trying to effect a quiet coup de etat.

As I said, I'm Scottish too, but I'm not as silly as they are. I shall not try a coup. I don't need to.

....or fools who do not have the foggiest idea how to ride a bicycle! Is there any end to the crazy life-style Britain finds itself in since the Hon. Anthony Blair took over ten years ago. If I wanted to write a book on failure I would be into a thousand pages or more by now. Just consider the following mess Blair and his cronies have led Britain into:

* Thugs, yobs, soccer hooligans, bent Eastern Europeans and bad black boys hold sway (and suck the teat accordingly), due to a poor school system, lax immigration laws, inadequate policing (not the copper's fault),too easy benefits and a general breakdown in moral behaviour.
* We cannot blame Blair for past failures (the immigration thing is a result of stupid decisions made decades ago, but one wonders whether Blair could not have held tighter control through his Home Office.

* Free World culture: I'll wager John Reid and company have no idea how many leaches there are in Britain right now.You may as well put up a poster at all major airports saying: " Welcome to Britain. don't forget to register with the NHS,Get your NI number and claim benefits if you broke your ankle in Nigeria 22 years ago.Local job centres will help you find work unless you are British Citizens over the age of 50.

* Why is Britain such a mess today? Well, look at Blair's henchmen:

No. 1 in the cabinet: John Prescott. A man from humble background. A man who shows it by embarrassing/threatening every virgin in Hull. .
No.2 A Margaret Beckett. A lady who insults Falklands veterans. A lady who thinks she's a Jack Straw with bicycle clips.
No. 3. John Reid. A man who thinks he's Braveheart but has no idea how to sort out a Home Office destroyed by bored shitless little men who lose files on a regular basis.
No. 4.Oor Gordie. A Chancellor who stuffed up pensions ten years ago.
No. 5. Des Browne, a Scot who does not realise that you cannot bend the rules when soldiers come back free from Iran.Sell your story too Des. Is he stupid or does he know something we don't?

Even Margaret Thatcher and John Major would have cringed at the idiocy of this senior cabinet disaster.

I'm not even going near Peter Hain (pseudo South African asshole), or Margaret or Tessa. They are all, clearly an embarrassment.

Poor Tony. He has picked a dire lot and long may they bury him!

How dare Richard Littlejohn describe returned marine, Faye Turney, as a "dumpy little cow" or words to that effect.

Writing in one of his "infamous" columns for the Daily Mail, puffed-up little john (sic), again, as usual, almost inevitably, decided to denigrate anything in the World that moves. This time it was a lass who I regard as no less than a heroine. This girl had a tough time in Iran, Littlewhatsit's view of a tough time is lunch without an adoring audience.

The problem with some columnists is that they are sometimes led to believe that they are bigger than their readership. They're not. They serve us and they would do well to understand that. The Daily Mail should know better too. Richard Littlejohn thrives on sour bitchiness and a quaint way with a word. He should know that he is often offensive and not much admired. He may well enjoy his banner "Littlejohn on Friday" but I for one think his writing is low class, crass and vulgar.

It takes all types--after all newspapers must sell--but should columnists be offensive to garner sales or be polite? They don't have to be polite, just not arrogant, filthy-tongued or downright offensive.

Let no one be in doubt about the bravery and stoicism of the 15 navy personnel returned to England on Wednesday. They were subjected to psychological pressures and mental damage for patrolling the sea inside Iraqi waters.

How the Iranians could have calculated that the sailors were out of bounds is not something unique or far-fetched if you know the Iranians. I do not profess to know them either but I can put two and two together. What really happened was not an anti-Bush show of supremacy or a daliance in over-border water. What really happened, I'll venture, is that some little seaman officer(being the good revolutionary that he was),decided that a few hundred yards or so of water between rubber ducks and himself were making him angry. Ergo, a show of force and a capture. If you know Iranians you'll know they're probably the most zealous of Islamic people anywhere.They get excited as a man or as a group.They,influenced by a narrow society that trucks no Western evil influence or any alien behaviour, are quick to anger, even quicker to shout and condemn. They are narrow-minded and some do not realise that the will of Allah (PBUH), is for calm and serenity.

This intolerance and sensitivity towards threat, is what brought the British Marines onto Iranian soil. After that, the Iranians, probably through confused channels of communication,and inculcated viciousness decided to play "Good guy, Bad guy."

The problem with many Islamic countries is that they are governed (sometimes in the background), by people who have a hard line attitude towards everything.

In fact they are so excitable that the now free seamen said today on Sky News that their captors were aggressive but at first helpful and later, calculatingly demanding.

I sum up with three points:

- Faye Turney deserves a medal for her stoic bravery.Being told, and accepting, that your comrades have "deserted You" and have gone home, is enough to push anyone to the limit. This girl is an example of British bravado. Well done.
-The men have taken their experience in their stride and their news conference today shows that they are not easily swayed by propagandising captors.
-Any media member who questions "Why the subservience?" or "Why the easy apology?" needs to look at what they (the marines), dealt with. As Lebanon is the most liberal of arab countries, Iran is the most fanatic.