politicalite--2020-06-30--OPINION: Who Can Deny Cultural Marxism Now?

WHETHER you call it politically correct , progressive or woke , radical ideology has reached revolutionary fervour .
Black Lives Matter is merely the latest manifestation of a movement to overturn Western society .
Some of us have been warning of the cultural Marxist agenda for years .
We were ignored , ridiculed or demonised as right-wing conspiracy theorists .
But with BLM urging the fall of capitalism and ‘ the patriarchy ’ , rioters destroying monuments , and online lynch mobbing of any resistance , suddenly nothing is safe .
Who would deny the threat of cultural Marxism now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marxism is an anti-Semitic trope .
That ’ s what you ’ ll find foremost in a Google search .
Not only is this historically ignorant , it is quite ironic given the hostility to Israel and notions of Jewish world domination that prevail on the hard Left , as exposed by BLM UK with its tweets yesterday arguing that ‘ no good Jews support Israel ’ .
With a few exceptions such as James Delingpole , the mainstream media have timidly avoided the term , unwittingly helping cultural Marxism to grow by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cultural form of Marxism began with the realisation that the established civic democracies of the West were too resistant to a communist revolution as had succeeded in Russia .
Nothing would change unless the culture was undermined and reshaped .
As Willi Münzenberg reputedly asserted : – ‘ We will make the West so corrupt that it stinks ’ .
This could not be done in a hurry , and radical ideology was dressed in virtuous emancipatory or liberal causes that would build broader support .
The long march through the institutions was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who produced an intellectual rationale for cultural Marxism .
Fearing persecution by the Nazis when they came to power in 1933 , the critical theorists , many of them Jews , fled from Germany .
A nucleus formed at Colombia University in New York , where , as Michael Walsh described , they quietly plotted the downfall of Western culture : – ‘ They appeared to be relatively harmless , nutty-professor refugees with funny foreign accents who were seeking shelter in America , pleading tolerance for lofty ideals.
’ The 1960s gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A restless younger generation , inspired by progressive idealism in university , took to the streets .
The popular slogan ‘ Make love not war ’ was coined by Herbert Marcuse .
Feminism , gay rights and black emancipation were widely supported a social advances , but it soon became apparent that activists would not stop at equal rights .
Faith , flag and family were targeted , all to be vilified as instruments of oppression .
This was a culture war , but only one side was fighting .
Universities were at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steady flow of ideologically programmed graduates for the institutions .
A new establishment gradually emerged , replacing the ancien regime .
No violent uprising was necessary .
But cultural Marxism faces the same old enemy of the ordinary people , who eschew woke ideas such as gender fluidity , white privilege and systemic racism , and the divisiveness of quotas and reparations for colonialism .
In London last weekend the BLM campaign morphed into something far removed from the initial outrage over a black man killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flag , a combination of the gay pride rainbow flag , the transgender pink and blue stripes , and a brown and black arrowpoint ( like a young child playing with paint , using every colour in the tray ) .
The demand was for ‘ black trans rights ’ .
And the marchers were 95 % white middle-class , raising their pale arms in a pathetic imitation of the ‘ black power ’ fist .
But the force is something to be reckoned with .
The radical ideology of identity politics has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a loss of critical thinking , common sense and compassion .
Cultural Marxism has been turbocharged by the internet , but memes spread so rapidly on social media that they are difficult to control .
Wokeness has escalated into a delusional state , heading towards mass hysteria .
Robert Oulds and Niall McCrae describe this as ‘ moralitis ’ , a cultural virus with the symptoms of virtue-signalling , parroting of woke phrases , simplistic dichotomising of debate and people into good or bad , and puritanical denunciation of ‘ wrong-thinkers ’ .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not be too pessimistic .
Things will probably get much worse before they get better , but the old adage of ‘ give em enough rope ’ has some merit .
Note how Trump has allowed the revolutionary commune in Seattle to do its worst .
But the silent majority must stand up .
As vandals run amok , attacking our heritage , identity and freedoms , it is time for a reality check on the cultural Marxism that we naively allowed to fester .
We are reaping what was sown .

WHETHER you call it politically correct, progressive or woke, radical ideology has reached revolutionary fervour. Black Lives Matter is merely the latest manifestation of a movement to overturn Western society. Some of us have been warning of the cultural Marxist agenda for years. We were ignored, ridiculed or demonised as right-wing conspiracy theorists. But with BLM urging the fall of capitalism and ‘the patriarchy’, rioters destroying monuments, and online lynch mobbing of any resistance, suddenly nothing is safe. Who would deny the threat of cultural Marxism now?
According to left-wing smears, cultural Marxism is an anti-Semitic trope. That’s what you’ll find foremost in a Google search. Not only is this historically ignorant, it is quite ironic given the hostility to Israel and notions of Jewish world domination that prevail on the hard Left, as exposed by BLM UK with its tweets yesterday arguing that ‘no good Jews support Israel’. With a few exceptions such as James Delingpole, the mainstream media have timidly avoided the term, unwittingly helping cultural Marxism to grow by stealth.
For the uninitiated, the cultural form of Marxism began with the realisation that the established civic democracies of the West were too resistant to a communist revolution as had succeeded in Russia. Nothing would change unless the culture was undermined and reshaped. As Willi Münzenberg reputedly asserted: –
‘We will make the West so corrupt that it stinks’.
This could not be done in a hurry, and radical ideology was dressed in virtuous emancipatory or liberal causes that would build broader support. The long march through the institutions was started by sociologists of the Frankfurt School, who produced an intellectual rationale for cultural Marxism. Fearing persecution by the Nazis when they came to power in 1933, the critical theorists, many of them Jews, fled from Germany. A nucleus formed at Colombia University in New York, where, as Michael Walsh described, they quietly plotted the downfall of Western culture: –
‘They appeared to be relatively harmless, nutty-professor refugees with funny foreign accents who were seeking shelter in America, pleading tolerance for lofty ideals.’
The 1960s gave cultural Marxists their first major opportunity. A restless younger generation, inspired by progressive idealism in university, took to the streets. The popular slogan ‘Make love not war’ was coined by Herbert Marcuse. Feminism, gay rights and black emancipation were widely supported a social advances, but it soon became apparent that activists would not stop at equal rights. Faith, flag and family were targeted, all to be vilified as instruments of oppression. This was a culture war, but only one side was fighting.
Universities were at the vanguard of progressivism, generating a steady flow of ideologically programmed graduates for the institutions. A new establishment gradually emerged, replacing the ancien regime. No violent uprising was necessary. But cultural Marxism faces the same old enemy of the ordinary people, who eschew woke ideas such as gender fluidity, white privilege and systemic racism, and the divisiveness of quotas and reparations for colonialism.
In London last weekend the BLM campaign morphed into something far removed from the initial outrage over a black man killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis. The marchers flew the ‘Progress’ flag, a combination of the gay pride rainbow flag, the transgender pink and blue stripes, and a brown and black arrowpoint (like a young child playing with paint, using every colour in the tray). The demand was for ‘black trans rights’. And the marchers were 95% white middle-class, raising their pale arms in a pathetic imitation of the ‘black power’ fist.
But the force is something to be reckoned with. The radical ideology of identity politics has swept through the middle class, causing a loss of critical thinking, common sense and compassion. Cultural Marxism has been turbocharged by the internet, but memes spread so rapidly on social media that they are difficult to control. Wokeness has escalated into a delusional state, heading towards mass hysteria. Robert Oulds and Niall McCrae describe this as ‘moralitis’, a cultural virus with the symptoms of virtue-signalling, parroting of woke phrases, simplistic dichotomising of debate and people into good or bad, and puritanical denunciation of ‘wrong-thinkers’.
Where does this lead? Perhaps we should not be too pessimistic. Things will probably get much worse before they get better, but the old adage of ‘give em enough rope’ has some merit. Note how Trump has allowed the revolutionary commune in Seattle to do its worst.
But the silent majority must stand up. As vandals run amok, attacking our heritage, identity and freedoms, it is time for a reality check on the cultural Marxism that we naively allowed to fester. We are reaping what was sown.


politicalite--2020-06-29--COMMENT: Has BoJo lost his mojo? No, he’s shovel-ready says Honeysett-Watts

Adam Honeysett-Watts is Principal Director of Conservatives in Communications IT ’ S BEEN almost a year since members elected Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative Party and British Prime Minister , and six months since he won a personal mandate from the country – and a stonking majority at that !
How is he performing ?
This piece looks at some of the highs and lows , as well as the future ahead .
I deal in facts not fiction , so let ’ s start with the polls .
Last December , the UK returned a Tory-led government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : a 44.7 % share of the vote ( 13.96m ballots ) won him 365 seats* – a Conservative MP for each day of the Gregorian calendar .
Today , according to Politico ’ s Poll of Polls , public support for the ‘ People ’ s Government ’ is holding firm .
What ’ s he achieved vs what did he guarantee ?
A week after that seismic result in 2019 , the Government published its Queen ’ s Speech , outlining the ‘ People ’ s Priorities.
’ Chief among them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ get Brexit done in January ” [ 2020 ] , which he quickly did .
Michael Gove recently confirmed that the UK will “ neither accept nor seek any extension to the Transition Period.
” “ Extra funding for the NHS ” has been enshrined in law and the number of new nurses has increased compared to last year .
Over 3,000 of his “ 20,000 more police ” have been recruited and Robert Buckland has brought about “ tougher sentences for criminals ” , including the most serious terrorist offenders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration ” , as part of a much broader Bill , is due to have its report stage and third reading .
It ’ s true that millions more have been “ invested…in science , schools , apprenticeships and infrastructure , ” and that good progress – new consultations and plans to increase investment – has been made towards “ Reaching Net Zero by 2050.
” All this while not raising “ the rate of income tax , VAT or National Insurance.
” Britain has been transformed by the coronavirus crisis .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to be down , not up .
310,000 people , including the Prime Minister and Matt Hancock , have tested positive for the disease .
Of those , sadly , 43,500 have died – one of the highest figures in the world .
It ’ s inevitable that there will be , and it ’ s right that – in time – there is , an inquiry .
Lessons must be learned .
Because of Covid-19 – and the measures this government has introduced to combat it – UK public debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time since 1963.
” The death of George Floyd sparked many protests abroad and at home .
A minority of people , on both ends of the spectrum , including Antifa , exploited Black Lives Matter , to behave quite irresponsibly .
Our politicians have a vital role to play in healing divisions and addressing issues , which is why I – and others – were surprised it took Mr Johnson – the author of a book about his hero – time to speak out .
Number 10 ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perception – among backbenchers and commentators – that the Prime Minister has misplaced his mojo .
So , some clear wins ( promises made , promises kept ) and some evident challenges , but challenges that can be overcome with a bold and ambitious plan .
We ’ ve done it before and we can do it again .
And yet , if you spend your time talking to Londoners , following the mainstream media and scrolling through Twitter , you ’ d be forgiven for thinking that the Government was about to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sir Keir Starmer , by asking a couple of questions each Wednesday and by sacking Rebecca Wrong-Daily , is about to gain 120 seats for Labour .
The mountain ’ s too high to climb .
These are the same people who : predicted Remain would win the Brexit referendum by a landslide , never imagined Donald J. Trump would become US President and thought Jeremy Corbyn might actually win in 2017 ( and two years later ) .
The same people who were confident Priti Patel would resign and Dominic Cummings would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a nearly daily basis .
That said , 44.7 % can be improved upon and regardless of whether there ’ s any truth in it – perceptions are hard to shake-off .
And so , the Government must listen .
In particular , No10 must listen to its backbenchers .
They are ideally placed to feedback on any disillusionment across the country , before decisions are made .
A new liaison between No10 and the Parliamentary Party should be hired .
In my opinion , the appointment would help the Government make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduce the number of U-turns in the long-run .
However , U-turns aren ’ t necessarily a bad thing .
Like subpoenas ( writs “ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure ” ) , they needn ’ t be seen as negative – rather a means of making right .
This government should also listen to experienced conservatives in communications .
We recently polled our supporters and they rated its coronavirus communications strategy 3.18 out of 5 .
While positive , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was phasing out daily press briefings , which I ’ m glad it has done .
I ’ d also like to see more women MPs around the Cabinet table at the next reshuffle .
What we need to hear from Mr Johnson tomorrow , in Dudley , is how he ’ s going to help Britain rebuild itself and win again after the lockdown .
I hope he makes us feel proud about our identity and culture and that his vision is aspirational and opportunistic .
The British people have put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few for the first time – and I ’ m sure they ’ ll continue to keep it , if he listens and acts accordingly .

Adam Honeysett-Watts is Principal Director of Conservatives in Communications
IT’S BEEN almost a year since members elected Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative Party and British Prime Minister, and six months since he won a personal mandate from the country – and a stonking majority at that! How is he performing? This piece looks at some of the highs and lows, as well as the future ahead.
The highs
I deal in facts not fiction, so let’s start with the polls. Last December, the UK returned a Tory-led government for the fourth time in a decade: a 44% share of the vote (14m ballots) won him 365 seats* – a Conservative MP for each day of the Gregorian calendar. Today, according to Politico’s Poll of Polls, public support for the ‘People’s Government’ is holding firm.
What’s he achieved vs what did he guarantee? A week after that seismic result in 2019, the Government published its Queen’s Speech, outlining the ‘People’s Priorities.’ Chief among them was Mr Johnson’s pledge to “get Brexit done in January” [2020], which he quickly did. Michael Gove recently confirmed that the UK will “neither accept nor seek any extension to the Transition Period.”
“Extra funding for the NHS” has been enshrined in law and the number of new nurses has increased compared to last year.
Over 3,000 of his “20,000 more police” have been recruited and Robert Buckland has brought about “tougher sentences for criminals”, including the most serious terrorist offenders. “An Australian-style points-based system to control immigration”, as part of a much broader Bill, is due to have its report stage and third reading.
It’s true that millions more have been “invested…in science, schools, apprenticeships and infrastructure,” and that good progress – new consultations and plans to increase investment – has been made towards “Reaching Net Zero by 2050.” All this while not raising “the rate of income tax, VAT or National Insurance.”
The lows
Britain has been transformed by the coronavirus crisis. The number of GP surgery appointments per annum is likely to be down, not up. 310,000 people, including the Prime Minister and Matt Hancock, have tested positive for the disease. Of those, sadly, 43,500 have died – one of the highest figures in the world. It’s inevitable that there will be, and it’s right that – in time – there is, an inquiry. Lessons must be learned.
Because of Covid-19 – and the measures this government has introduced to combat it – UK public debt has “exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1963.”
The death of George Floyd sparked many protests abroad and at home. A minority of people, on both ends of the spectrum, including Antifa, exploited Black Lives Matter, to behave quite irresponsibly. Our politicians have a vital role to play in healing divisions and addressing issues, which is why I – and others – were surprised it took Mr Johnson – the author of a book about his hero – time to speak out.
Number 10’s handling of these events has created a perception – among backbenchers and commentators – that the Prime Minister has misplaced his mojo.
An analysis
So, some clear wins (promises made, promises kept) and some evident challenges, but challenges that can be overcome with a bold and ambitious plan. We’ve done it before and we can do it again.
And yet, if you spend your time talking to Londoners, following the mainstream media and scrolling through Twitter, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Government was about to collapse at any given moment – that Sir Keir Starmer, by asking a couple of questions each Wednesday and by sacking Rebecca Wrong-Daily, is about to gain 120 seats for Labour. The mountain’s too high to climb.
These are the same people who: predicted Remain would win the Brexit referendum by a landslide, never imagined Donald J. Trump would become US President and thought Jeremy Corbyn might actually win in 2017 (and two years later). The same people who were confident Priti Patel would resign and Dominic Cummings would be sacked, and tweet #WhereisBoris on a nearly daily basis.
That said, 44.7% can be improved upon and regardless of whether there’s any truth in it – perceptions are hard to shake-off. And so, the Government must listen. In particular, No10 must listen to its backbenchers. They are ideally placed to feedback on any disillusionment across the country, before decisions are made. A new liaison between No10 and the Parliamentary Party should be hired.
In my opinion, the appointment would help the Government make sound policy decisions from the get-go and reduce the number of U-turns in the long-run. However, U-turns aren’t necessarily a bad thing. Like subpoenas (writs “commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure”), they needn’t be seen as negative – rather a means of making right.
This government should also listen to experienced conservatives in communications. We recently polled our supporters and they rated its coronavirus communications strategy 3.18 out of 5. While positive, it’s clear improvements can be made. First-up, was phasing out daily press briefings, which I’m glad it has done. I’d also like to see more women MPs around the Cabinet table at the next reshuffle.
What we need to hear from Mr Johnson tomorrow, in Dudley, is how he’s going to help Britain rebuild itself and win again after the lockdown. I hope he makes us feel proud about our identity and culture and that his vision is aspirational and opportunistic. The British people have put their faith in him before – a few for the first time – and I’m sure they’ll continue to keep it, if he listens and acts accordingly.


politicalite--2020-06-29--READING ATTACK: Libyan Knife Attacker Appears in London Court On Murder Charges

READING Terrorist charged with murdering three people with a knife in Reading on June 20 , appeared at London ’ s Westminster Magistrates Court via video-link on Monday .
Khairi Saadallah , 25 , has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder .
Three people were killed and three more seriously injured in the attack in Forbury Gardens .
Saadallah arrived in the UK from Libya in 2012 while seeking asylum and was granted leave to remain in 2018 .
The police declared that the stabbing attack was being treated as a “ terrorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation into the incident .
AFTER three people died and three more were seriously injured after stabbings in a park at Forbury Gardens in Reading last Saturday , the suspected knife attacker was named as Khairi Saadallah .
In footage captured at the suspected attackers Basingstoke Road housing estate , neighbours described the scene after police raided the building and described their neighbour as perhaps having mental health problems .
“ It was really early in the morning ( When I saw him ) , ” said Adam , the boyfriend of one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He just seemed his normal self , we said hello and that was it really.
” Adam went on to say of their encounter just a matter of hours before the attack .
When asked if Mr. Saadallah had been seen behaving strangely before , Adam shared a story regarding the suspected murderer .
“ Yeah , he ’ s kicked off before here , a while ago , he smashed and threw his telly off the balcony , that was like a year ago , ” explained Adam .
Adam was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saadallah , who had recently been released from prison , may have had mental health problems .
“ I think so .
Article courtesy of our partner ’ s at Ruptly

READING Terrorist charged with murdering three people with a knife in Reading on June 20, appeared at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court via video-link on Monday.
Khairi Saadallah, 25, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. Three people were killed and three more seriously injured in the attack in Forbury Gardens.
Saadallah arrived in the UK from Libya in 2012 while seeking asylum and was granted leave to remain in 2018. The police declared that the stabbing attack was being treated as a “terrorist incident.”
Counter-terrorism police are continuing their investigation into the incident.
THE ‘TERRORIST’ NEXT DOOR
AFTER three people died and three more were seriously injured after stabbings in a park at Forbury Gardens in Reading last Saturday, the suspected knife attacker was named as Khairi Saadallah.
In footage captured at the suspected attackers Basingstoke Road housing estate, neighbours described the scene after police raided the building and described their neighbour as perhaps having mental health problems. “It was really early in the morning (When I saw him),” said Adam, the boyfriend of one of Mr. Saadallah’s neighbours. “He just seemed his normal self, we said hello and that was it really.”
Adam went on to say of their encounter just a matter of hours before the attack. When asked if Mr. Saadallah had been seen behaving strangely before, Adam shared a story regarding the suspected murderer. “Yeah, he’s kicked off before here, a while ago, he smashed and threw his telly off the balcony, that was like a year ago,” explained Adam. Adam was also quizzed on whether he believed Mr. Saadallah, who had recently been released from prison, may have had mental health problems. “I think so.
Article courtesy of our partner’s at Ruptly


politicalite--2020-06-29--SERBRANOS: Reporter ‘Harassed’ After Snapping Serb Prez Son Boozing With ‘Hooligans’ In Belgrade Bar

KRIK – A JOURNALIST had her mobile phone confiscated by associates of the son of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić after snapping him in the company of alleged ‘ hooligans ’ , it has been claimed .
The female journalist called Bojana Pavlović in a report by KRIK claimed that she had her phone took away after she had photographed Danilo Vučić , the son of the President of Serbia , watching a football match together with Aleksandar Vidojević – an alleged hooligan close to the Kavač criminal clan .
“ This happened in the presence of three police officers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bojana .
“ After a short discussion and with Vidojević ’ s approval , Bojana ’ s phone was returned to her.
” “ KRIK demands from the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs to urgently determine and disclose who has confiscated our reporter ’ s equipment.
” “ There was Danilo Vučić , sitting with Aleksandar Vidojević and a several other men , they were watching TV broadcast of the football match between “ Red Star ” and “ Partizan ” .
Vidojević is a member of the Partizan ’ s fan ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is currently on trial for demolishing a night club with other hooligans from this group .
He is also listed in the Serbian police database as a member of the Montenegrin Kavač clan.
” reported KRIK .
Among those gathered , KRIK journalist also recognized Nemanja Srećković , hooligan from the same group .
Bojana photographed them from the street through the window of the café and left .
She was soon stopped by three men who introduced themselves as police officers .
Pavlović has showed them her press card , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the police patrol .
They demanded that she deletes the photos from the phone because , as they said , “ they may have problems ” .
Then two more men approached , but they did not act as police officers , nor did they introduce themselves .
Our journalist asked to call the editor , but one of the newcomers took the phone from her hand , to which the police did not react .
She asked persistently why her equipment was taken away , the man who took it responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything , because he is a “ civilian ” .
Vidojević and Srećković then approached the group , and the police officers left .
Vidojević told the person who confiscated the phone to return it and it was done .
He then told Bojana that KRIK is endangering his life by publishing articles about him .
After that they left .
A LEADING Politician in Serbia has accused the Eastern European nations President of being involved in an ‘ alarming ’ Chinese drugs conspiracy , Politicalite can exclusively reveal .
Nikola Sandulovic who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Serbian state forces last month after speaking out about faulty Chinese Coronavirus tests told Politicalite that the country was “ without money ” and was involved in drugs business .
He told us that he has alerted the United States of ‘ major drugs offences ’ allegedly committed by President Aleksandar Vučić and his brother Andrej Vučić .
The Republican boss who is making a successful recovery following his assassination attempt alleged that Vucic and his Brother were involved in the trade of White Heroin , Meth , LSD and Amphetamines .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ In April 2019 Andrej was pictured drinking and laughing with one of Kosovo ’ s most notorious underworld figures in a Belgrade restaurant .

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KRIK – A JOURNALIST had her mobile phone confiscated by associates of the son of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić after snapping him in the company of alleged ‘hooligans’, it has been claimed.
The female journalist called Bojana Pavlović in a report by KRIK claimed that she had her phone took away after she had photographed Danilo Vučić, the son of the President of Serbia, watching a football match together with Aleksandar Vidojević – an alleged hooligan close to the Kavač criminal clan.
“This happened in the presence of three police officers, who did not react. ” said Bojana.
“After a short discussion and with Vidojević’s approval, Bojana’s phone was returned to her.”
“KRIK demands from the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs to urgently determine and disclose who has confiscated our reporter’s equipment.”
“There was Danilo Vučić, sitting with Aleksandar Vidojević and a several other men, they were watching TV broadcast of the football match between “Red Star” and “Partizan”. Vidojević is a member of the Partizan’s fan (hooligan) group “Janissaries” and he is currently on trial for demolishing a night club with other hooligans from this group. He is also listed in the Serbian police database as a member of the Montenegrin Kavač clan.” reported KRIK.
Among those gathered, KRIK journalist also recognized Nemanja Srećković, hooligan from the same group.
Bojana photographed them from the street through the window of the café and left. She was soon stopped by three men who introduced themselves as police officers. Pavlović has showed them her press card, but they told her that she must wait for the police patrol.
They demanded that she deletes the photos from the phone because, as they said, “they may have problems”. Then two more men approached, but they did not act as police officers, nor did they introduce themselves.
Our journalist asked to call the editor, but one of the newcomers took the phone from her hand, to which the police did not react. She asked persistently why her equipment was taken away, the man who took it responded that he does not have to explain anything, because he is a “civilian”.
Vidojević and Srećković then approached the group, and the police officers left. Vidojević told the person who confiscated the phone to return it and it was done. He then told Bojana that KRIK is endangering his life by publishing articles about him. After that they left.
THE SERBRANOS
A LEADING Politician in Serbia has accused the Eastern European nations President of being involved in an ‘alarming’ Chinese drugs conspiracy, Politicalite can exclusively reveal.
Nikola Sandulovic who claimed that he was ‘poisoned’ by Serbian state forces last month after speaking out about faulty Chinese Coronavirus tests told Politicalite that the country was “without money” and was involved in drugs business.
He told us that he has alerted the United States of ‘major drugs offences’ allegedly committed by President Aleksandar Vučić and his brother Andrej Vučić.
The Republican boss who is making a successful recovery following his assassination attempt alleged that Vucic and his Brother were involved in the trade of White Heroin, Meth, LSD and Amphetamines. Politicalite cannot verify the claims.
In April 2019 Andrej was pictured drinking and laughing with one of Kosovo’s most notorious underworld figures in a Belgrade restaurant.


politicalite--2020-06-29--PROPER NAUGHTY SESH: Boozy Brits Set To Blow £200m As Pubs Re-open on Saturday

BOOZE loving Brits are set to embark on the nations ‘ biggest ever sesh ’ and are predicted to splash @ @ @ @ @ save Britain ’ s boozers ’ as they re-open on July 4th .
Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ urged by Young Tories to embark on a ‘ massive pub crawl ’ to celebrate @ @ @ @ @ s pubs that have been shut since March due to the Corona lockdown .
Financial @ @ @ @ @ be “ 70 % higher than an average weekend as customers celebrate by knocking back @ @ @ @ @ or glasses of wine more than they normally would.
” Bloomberg reported that the Centre @ @ @ @ @ estimates might not be enough to help pubs recover .
“ Capacity limits and fixed @ @ @ @ @ less than half of what it was before the pandemic roiled the business , the @ @ @ @ @ restaurants are allowed to open on July 4 , and social-distancing rules will be eased @ @ @ @ @ to gather in closely confined spaces .

BOOZE loving Brits are set to embark on the nations ‘biggest ever sesh’ and are predicted to splash a hangover-inducing £200m to ‘save Britain’s boozers’ as they re-open on July 4th.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also been urged by Young Tories to embark on a ‘massive pub crawl’ to celebrate the re-opening of Britain’s pubs that have been shut since March due to the Corona lockdown.
Financial experts say that spending will be “70% higher than an average weekend as customers celebrate by knocking back about two pints of lager or glasses of wine more than they normally would.”
Bloomberg reported that the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimates might not be enough to help pubs recover.
“Capacity limits and fixed costs means profitability will be less than half of what it was before the pandemic roiled the business, the report says.
Pubs and restaurants are allowed to open on July 4, and social-distancing rules will be eased, allowing people to return to gather in closely confined spaces.


politicalite--2020-06-29--YOU PAY, THEY SAY: BBC Spunks THOUSANDS On EastEnders Black Lives Matter Mural

BBC One soap opera EastEnders has spunked thousands of pounds worth of taxpayers cash on a ‘ woke ’ mural on its set , to pander to the anti-Jewish marxist Black Lives Matter Mob , Politicalite can reveal .
The corporation funded by hard-up British taxpayers splashed an alleged ‘ four figure ’ amount on the Mural according to sources , but the BBC refused to comment on the costs of the mural when approached by Politicalite .
The Black Lives Matter motif was painted by artist Dreph and will be a permanent fixture on the BBC soap when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Coronavirus pandemic .
EastEnders Executive producer Jon Sen told the BBC it was a “ timely addition… that reflects events taking place in the real world ” .
“ The mural was painted directly onto the side wall of the Beale family ’ s house over several days.
” The BBC soap is also currently half-way through the re-building of a brand new outdoor set at it ’ s Elstree Studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire .
The new digs have gone ‘ millions of pounds over budget ’ and five years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outdoor set is reported to be around £30m .
The BBC also spent £44,000 looking at brick samples for the new set .
A source told Politicalite : “ It is worth pointing out that the reason Albert Square needs to be rebuilt is that the original set consists mostly of steel frames with plywood and plastic facings.
” ” This was all intended to last 2 or 3 years when it was built in 1984 , in fact it has just about lasted more than 33 years.
” ” Much of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is dangerous in high winds – panels have blown off and some of the steelwork is very rusty .
Scenes have had to be restaged as the backgrounds looked so bad .
In fact , the cameras on the outdoor set are switched to SD in order to reduce detail so viewers see fewer of the tell-tale faults.
“ ” Obviously the set is also costing a great deal to maintain and keep as safe as possible.
” Plans previously stated that the Front Lot should be finished for March 2021 , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be completed for May 2023 .
Explaining the decision to build a new set , the BBC said back in 2018 : “ The set of EastEnders was built in 1984 and only intended for use for two years.
” “ Over 30 years later , the show remains one of the BBC ’ s flagship programmes and yet is filming from a set that is no longer fit for purpose .
The new set will be suitable for HD filming for the first time and extend Walford to better reflect modern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politicalite : “ We never comment on production costs .
EastEnders is a BBC Studios production for BBC One .
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BBC One soap opera EastEnders has spunked thousands of pounds worth of taxpayers cash on a ‘woke’ mural on its set, to pander to the anti-Jewish marxist Black Lives Matter Mob, Politicalite can reveal.
The corporation funded by hard-up British taxpayers splashed an alleged ‘four figure’ amount on the Mural according to sources, but the BBC refused to comment on the costs of the mural when approached by Politicalite.
The Black Lives Matter motif was painted by artist Dreph and will be a permanent fixture on the BBC soap when it returns to screens following its hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
EastEnders Executive producer Jon Sen told the BBC it was a “timely addition… that reflects events taking place in the real world”.
“The mural was painted directly onto the side wall of the Beale family’s house over several days.”
The BBC soap is also currently half-way through the re-building of a brand new outdoor set at it’s Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
The new digs have gone ‘millions of pounds over budget’ and five years late, the cost of the new outdoor set is reported to be around £30m.
The BBC also spent £44,000 looking at brick samples for the new set.
A source told Politicalite:“It is worth pointing out that the reason Albert Square needs to be rebuilt is that the original set consists mostly of steel frames with plywood and plastic facings.”
” This was all intended to last 2 or 3 years when it was built in 1984, in fact it has just about lasted more than 33 years.”
”Much of the set is in very poor condition and is dangerous in high winds – panels have blown off and some of the steelwork is very rusty. Scenes have had to be restaged as the backgrounds looked so bad. In fact, the cameras on the outdoor set are switched to SD in order to reduce detail so viewers see fewer of the tell-tale faults.“
”Obviously the set is also costing a great deal to maintain and keep as safe as possible.”
Plans previously stated that the Front Lot should be finished for March 2021, with the Back Lot of Walford locations set to be completed for May 2023.
Explaining the decision to build a new set, the BBC said back in 2018: “The set of EastEnders was built in 1984 and only intended for use for two years.”
“Over 30 years later, the show remains one of the BBC’s flagship programmes and yet is filming from a set that is no longer fit for purpose. The new set will be suitable for HD filming for the first time and extend Walford to better reflect modern East End London.”
The BBC told Politicalite: “We never comment on production costs. EastEnders is a BBC Studios production for BBC One.”


politicalite--2020-06-29--REVEALED: Black Lives Matter Cash ‘Handled by Group With TERRORIST on Board

BLACK Lives Matter co-founder named a convicted cop killer as one of her heroes , and the far-left group is fiscally sponsored via a marxist group whose board of directors includes a convicted terrorist , it has been claimed .
Alicia Garza , one of three co-founders of the Black Lives Matter national organization , has repeatedly talked about how convicted cop killer and wanted domestic terrorist Joanne Chesimard , also known as Assata Shakur , is one of her main inspirations .
The Washington Examiner reported that Susan Rosenberg , a member of the board of directors for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the intake of donations made to Black Lives Matter , is a convicted terrorist who , among other things , was suspected of helping Shakur escape from prison .
Rosenberg , who was listed as the vice chairwoman of the board of directors for Thousand Currents until the webpage was pulled down this week , as first reported by the Capital Research Center , had been a member of the radical leftist revolutionary militant group known as the May 19th Communist Organization , affiliated with the Weather Underground terrorist group and other radicals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosives charges and sentenced to 58 years in prison , serving 16 years before being pardoned by President Bill Clinton in January 2001 .
Thousand Currents did not return a request for comment .
Black Lives Matter , which is not a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charitable group , uses an IRS-approved 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization — Thousand Currents — as its fiscal sponsor , and so donations made on the Black Lives Matter website through the left-wing ActBlue donation platform go to Thousand Currents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Lives Matter .
Black Lives Matter has gained a vast amount of national attention , and funding , since the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd on Memorial Day .

BLACK Lives Matter co-founder named a convicted cop killer as one of her heroes, and the far-left group is fiscally sponsored via a marxist group whose board of directors includes a convicted terrorist, it has been claimed.
Alicia Garza, one of three co-founders of the Black Lives Matter national organization, has repeatedly talked about how convicted cop killer and wanted domestic terrorist Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is one of her main inspirations.
The Washington Examiner reported that Susan Rosenberg, a member of the board of directors for the left-wing Thousand Currents group, which handles the intake of donations made to Black Lives Matter, is a convicted terrorist who, among other things, was suspected of helping Shakur escape from prison.
Rosenberg, who was listed as the vice chairwoman of the board of directors for Thousand Currents until the webpage was pulled down this week, as first reported by the Capital Research Center, had been a member of the radical leftist revolutionary militant group known as the May 19th Communist Organization, affiliated with the Weather Underground terrorist group and other radicals. She was convicted on weapons and explosives charges and sentenced to 58 years in prison, serving 16 years before being pardoned by President Bill Clinton in January 2001.
Thousand Currents did not return a request for comment.
Black Lives Matter, which is not a 501(c)(3) charitable group, uses an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) organization — Thousand Currents — as its fiscal sponsor, and so donations made on the Black Lives Matter website through the left-wing ActBlue donation platform go to Thousand Currents, which says it then distributes them to Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter has gained a vast amount of national attention, and funding, since the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd on Memorial Day.


politicalite--2020-07-01--OPINION: The Real Reason For The Leicester Lockdown

ON THE 28th June 2020 Matt Hancock , the Health Secretary announced a local lockdown for the City of Leicester .
The next day , on 29th June , when launching the government ’ s New Deal “ Build , Build , Build ” Covid-19 recovery plan , Boris Johnson , Prime Minister , let the cat out of the bag .
He for the first time admitted , “ we all know that continued support of the furlough scheme is unstainable.
” In publicly admitting what many have known since day one of the government ’ s Covid-19 financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another important point which many of us have also known since day one : That is that the government would not be able to afford to remain in lockdown indefinitely , and would have to come out of lockdown irrespective of whether the policy was successful or not .
The problem would then be , how to come out of lockdown without admitting it was a failure ?
The answer ?
To convince the public that their sacrifices had achieved success , but that it was borderline , dependent on them continuing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the necessity to have local lockdowns if there was a flare-up .
The reality is that the lockdown has not been a success .
The only aspects of the government ’ s covid-19 policies which have been successful , have been the purely medical measures .
Those measures are not lockdown .
In countries which have not inflicted lockdowns on their populations , it is the medical measures which have been successful .
They have actually had lower death rates than the UK ’ s , ( which at the time of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taiwan ’ s is an amazing 0.3 per million , South Korea ’ s 6 per million and Belarus 41 .
Even Sweden , who are constantly attacked by lockdown proponents , is well below the UK at 528 deaths per million .
Their citizens at least have not had to suffer their economy and society being shut down as the people of the UK have .
The government has been coming out of lockdown without winning the fight against Covid-19 , simply because they can not afford their current policy any longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lockdown policy is winning against Covid-19 by presenting the concept that they might have to deal with local pocket flare ups by imposing local lockdowns .
This creates the impression that lockdown is the cure for Covid , when it never has been anything of the sort .
The idea of having local lockdowns had been fed to the media quite subtlety a few weeks ago , so it could sink into the public ’ s awareness and become more acceptable .
Public Health England have said up to 36 areas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases over the past fortnight.
” However , they are likely to be in local pockets in those areas , and not significant , but that will not stop the government imposing further local lockdowns if it serves their political expediency .
Government Ministers have warned that individual towns and cities could be put back into lockdown if they see coronavirus cases rise again once restrictions are lifted .
But what they need to accept is that lockdown is not the answer , and it is deaths , not cases which are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Covid-19 has mainly been in local pockets all along .
Either in care homes , in hospitals , in cramped working conditions such as factories , close proximity living areas , in the BAME communities , in the vulnerable and elderly , and so on .
Where is the justification for this local lockdown ?
If Leicester is examined , what has happened is that someone decided to increase the covid-19 tests in parts of the City and there was an increase in positive results .
( Not that test rates are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the death rates which are important ) .
This is hardly surprising and the Mayor of Leicester , Sir Peter Soulsby , said that the same would be likely to happen if increased tests were carried out in any large UK city .
It seems that there are now 1059 confirmed cases in Leicester , including 366 new cases recorded in May and June .
Currently 6 cases a day of these going into hospital .
The total deaths to date are 271 , out of a UK total of 43,730 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have accelerated to justify a lockdown which affects over 650,000 people .
What does not help the situation is the confusion around the subject of testing and the number of cases , as different figures are banded about .
Leicester City Council claim there have been 3216 laboratory confirmed covid-19 tests so far of which they maintain 944 were in the last fortnight .
The public can hardly have confidence in the reliability of the information they are given .
Covid safety measures have not been adhered to in vulnerable areas It turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurred in the eastern part of the City .
This is an area which is two-thirds populated by the BAME ( Black and Asian and Minority Ethnic ) communities .
It is well known that they are more susceptible to covid-19 , for a number of reasons .
These include many living with intergenerational and multi-occupancy households , and many other factors such as poor standards of living and crowded working conditions .
An article in the Guardian on 30th June , quoting on a report from a campaigning group called “ Labour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some garment factories in Leicester stayed open as normal throughout the coronavirus crisis and ordered workers to report for duty even when they were sick .
There also allegations that workers were forced to work despite high levels of infections in factories and accusations of “ furlough fraud.
” Workers in a number of factories said that there had been no social distancing measures and that employers had closed only for a few days , if at all Mick Cheema , whose Basic Premier Brand has often been highlighted as an ethical clothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was aware of “ manufacturers who have been operating without a risk assessment in place for Covid.
” He also said that “ social distancing within those workplaces is not normal .
Some have carried on working as they did before the crisis.
” As well as problems with factory conditions , others have suggested that the outbreak gained pace among workers in food processing sites where there were crowded working conditions .
It is known that officials at Public Health England had found evidence that young men , mainly Asian , between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city ’ s garment factories and food processing plants were major vectors of transmission .
However , they and others seem to have shied away from addressing these issues and instead decided to target the whole are of Leicester .
This is not the way to resolve this .
It seems that they have been too timid to confront these issues because of worries about being accused of blaming the BAME communities .
Far from it , it assists them if the problems are recognised and the help and resources are given to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deal with this , to target assistance specifically to where it is needed , and not to lock down the whole City and outlying areas because that is running away from the problem .
Should you “ punish ” 650,000 people for a small number of Covid-19 positive test results ?
It is not going to help the BAME communities at all if everyone is “ punished ” for living in a City which has simply had an increase in Covid-19 cases ( not deaths as such ) .
In fact it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in government and the more speculative media , that this “ spike ” in cases has been the fault of the citizens of Leicester for being irresponsible .
Nothing could be further from the truth as the people of Leicester have been as compliant with government guidelines as much as any other UK city .
It is true that there have been some public gatherings and that a small section of the Asian community have been averse to government guidelines , as stated , but the general behaviour has been no worse than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to single out Leicester for this “ refresher ” lockdown treatment , but this is what has happened To give an example of how the vast majority of companies in Leicester have been very conscious of Covid-19 health and safety issues , Walkers Crisps factory has recently had 28 employees confirmed as having Covid-19 out of their staff of 1400 .
However , these cases coincided with the rollout and uptake of testing in Leicester .
Health authorities have confirmed that the factory does not have transmission issues , and these cases were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contracted the virus is sent home to self- isolate .
It has to be wrong to “ punish ” all of Leicester for an apparent outbreak which is affecting a very small number of people .
Who is to blame for this lockdown ?
Why it has happened is another question , but part of the reason is that Leicester people need look no further than their own Labour MP ’ s .
They have avoided the key issues and effectively blamed the whole City .
Leicester East MP , Claudia Webbe had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocating a local lockdown , and her comments demonstrated clearly that she did not understand the subject let alone her own constituency .
As for the Leicester South MP , Jon Ashwood , who is the Shadow Health Secretary , he had obviously been complicit with the government on the lockdown .
He could have made sure Matt Hancock was doubly sure of the facts he had received from Public Health England .
Both he and Claudia Webbe should be scrutinising the government on such issues , not being their active cheerleaders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , had not been as bad , at least showing some knowledge of the subject , but still letting the people of Leicester down in not opposing this local lockdown .
As for Sir Peter Soulsby , the Mayor of Leicester , it seemed that he initially spoke for many when he expressed his concerns about being kept in the dark by Public Health England and Matt Hancock .
However , as Mayor , he must have known the real situation , and for some reason did not want to say so publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cave in and accepted the Leicester lockdown .
He said he understood the need for firm action but is this lockdown the right sort of firm action to deal with the covid-19 issue Leicester has ?
He can not have been unaware of what was going on in his own City .
He also said that “ we will play our part in “ keeping the City safe and healthy , ” but will this be the case , when sweeping issues under the carpet is hardly going to achieve that ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Nicholas Rushton , could have made a stand , but he too fell in line with the government ’ s lockdown proposals .
Another politician who it seems is happy to stand by and see Leicester suffer .
Matt Hancock said the local lockdown was “ in the best interests of Leicester , ” but that is highly questionable .
It seems the Health Secretary knows best , yet he seems to be blissfully unconcerned about the horrendous problems this local lockdown will cause Leicester and its people .
It is his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , indeed for about two weeks now .
It seems that rather than meet a health issue head-on and solve it , he has decided to duck it purely because it is BAME related .
The thought occurs that if some of this had been white British related , that he would have had no hesitation in saying this .
Therefore the City has been needlessly put into lockdown because the Health Secretary chooses to ignore the facts in order to pursue politically correct expediency .
What was , and is , needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a pointless broad spectrum lockdown .
Leicester has become the government ’ s local lockdown experimental guinea pig Another point is that the government needed an experimental local lockdown guinea pig , and Leicester has complied obediently .
There will undoubtedly be many difficulties and indeed it will be a can of worms in reality .
The practicalities mean that it can never work , but it is set up in such a way that the government can argue it was a success or failure , whatever their political needs are at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it will enable the government to come of lockdown without it appearing that they have failed .
That is something they will never admit and they would rather engage in this charade than do that .
It is all so disappointing .
The immense damage this local lockdown will cause A total of 29 Leicester educational establishments will now not be open for pupils , except for the children of essential workers .
Does that mean that education for all these children missing out is deemed non- essential ?
Numerous businesses and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many individuals who have had no government financial support and they will become even more desperate .
There will be numerous other social , medical and other problems .
What a chaotic situation .
What is unacceptable about this lockdown decision is that the government and local politicians can not now claim to be unaware of all the many downsides of imposing a lockdown .
So they can be accused of knowingly imposing more misery on Leicester ’ s citizens .
The reality of Covid-19 in context In the meantime , the Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many of these viruses do , or it will be defeated by straightforward simple medical measures , the obvious ones that all countries in the world agree with .
It is worth concluding that at the time of writing , there had been 510,576 covid-19 related deaths in the world , 3048 for that day .
On the same day there were : The UK had 155 Covid-19 related deaths on 30th June .
On average , there are approximately 1600 deaths from all causes in the UK .
There is likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths and those that would normally expect to die .
This is because so many of the Covid-19 deaths are in the very vulnerable elderly category .
So it is important to get Covid-19 into perspective .
We need to stop worrying about transmissions and be more focussed on protecting the vulnerable who are at risk of dying .
The healthy 20 to 40 old ’ s in Leicester referred to are at little risk of dying , even if they are black or Asian .
They know it and so does everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world of pretence and make-belief weaved around the Covid-19 crisis Let us look at those countries which have successfully dealt with Covid-19 .
There is simply no need for lockdown , local or otherwise .
But there is a need for the right medical measures .
This Leicester lockdown decision needs to be reversed as a matter of urgency .
It is actually the right thing to do !
And if there is a genuine desire to promote harmony within a very ethnically and culturally diverse community , then the last thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perceived as covering up covid-19 information about the BAME communities .
They did not ask for this , and they know , the same as everyone else in Leicester , that this issue must be responded to positively rather than ignored .
Many Leicester firms have vowed to ignore lockdown .
Finally , dozens of small and medium-sized manufacturers , mainly Asian , have vowed to ignore the government lockdown .
They maintain that they can not afford to lose any more money .
They say it is up to them and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be taking .
Although that approach may be annoying to a number of people , others will have great sympathy , as so many thousands of people of all ethnicities are suffering severe financial hardship because of lockdown .
The government has made it very clear that financial support will continue to reduce , so people feel they have no option but to work in order to survive .
The government could never afford a lockdown in the first place The home truths are coming to bite the government , they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first place , so should never have adopted a totally unproven policy .
Government and advisers out of touch with the suffering public It is noticeable that a number of the scientists linked to the government have been making comments such the government came out of lockdown too early , or that more local lockdowns must be imposed .
These people have not had to suffer any loss of earnings and nor have the politicians or public servants .
They simply do not live in , or understand , the real world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and not just the young ones , want their freedom back .
They , like many others , are simply not convinced by the government ’ s reasons for lockdown .
Why would they be when they have seen this policy fail .
The government will have to do what they should have done in the first place and that is to target resources using only evidence-based medical measures .
In order to convince them to do that , some people are going to have to stand up to them , and @ @

ON THE 28th June 2020 Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary announced a local lockdown for the City of Leicester. The next day, on 29th June, when launching the government’s New Deal “Build, Build, Build” Covid-19 recovery plan, Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, let the cat out of the bag.
He for the first time admitted, “ we all know that continued support of the furlough scheme is unstainable.”
In publicly admitting what many have known since day one of the government’s Covid-19 financial support scheme, he was also admitting another important point which many of us have also known since day one:
That is that the government would not be able to afford to remain in lockdown indefinitely, and would have to come out of lockdown irrespective of whether the policy was successful or not.
The problem would then be, how to come out of lockdown without admitting it was a failure?
The answer? To convince the public that their sacrifices had achieved success, but that it was borderline, dependent on them continuing to be compliant, and to be prepared for the necessity to have local lockdowns if there was a flare-up.
The reality is that the lockdown has not been a success. The only aspects of the government’s covid-19 policies which have been successful, have been the purely medical measures. Those measures are not lockdown.
In countries which have not inflicted lockdowns on their populations, it is the medical measures which have been successful. They have actually had lower death rates than the UK’s, ( which at the time of writing is 644 per million). Taiwan’s is an amazing 0.3 per million, South Korea’s 6 per million and Belarus 41.
Even Sweden, who are constantly attacked by lockdown proponents, is well below the UK at 528 deaths per million. Their citizens at least have not had to suffer their economy and society being shut down as the people of the UK have.
The government has been coming out of lockdown without winning the fight against Covid-19, simply because they cannot afford their current policy any longer.
So they maintain the pretence that their lockdown policy is winning against Covid-19 by presenting the concept that they might have to deal with local pocket flare ups by imposing local lockdowns.
This creates the impression that lockdown is the cure for Covid, when it never has been anything of the sort.
The idea of having local lockdowns had been fed to the media quite subtlety a few weeks ago, so it could sink into the public’s awareness and become more acceptable.
Public Health England have said up to 36 areas in England have “suffered a spike in coronavirus cases over the past fortnight.”
However, they are likely to be in local pockets in those areas, and not significant, but that will not stop the government imposing further local lockdowns if it serves their political expediency.
Government Ministers have warned that individual towns and cities could be put back into lockdown if they see coronavirus cases rise again once restrictions are lifted. But what they need to accept is that lockdown is not the answer, and it is deaths, not cases which are the relevant factor.
The reality is that Covid-19 has mainly been in local pockets all along.
Either in care homes, in hospitals, in cramped working conditions such as factories, close proximity living areas, in the BAME communities, in the vulnerable and elderly, and so on.
Where is the justification for this local lockdown?
If Leicester is examined, what has happened is that someone decided to increase the covid-19 tests in parts of the City and there was an increase in positive results. (Not that test rates are the major factor anyway, as it is the death rates which are important).
This is hardly surprising and the Mayor of Leicester, Sir Peter Soulsby, said that the same would be likely to happen if increased tests were carried out in any large UK city.
It seems that there are now 1059 confirmed cases in Leicester, including 366 new cases recorded in May and June. Currently 6 cases a day of these going into hospital. The total deaths to date are 271, out of a UK total of 43,730.
It does not seem that these deaths have accelerated to justify a lockdown which affects over 650,000 people. What does not help the situation is the confusion around the subject of testing and the number of cases, as different figures are banded about. Leicester City Council claim there have been 3216 laboratory confirmed covid-19 tests so far of which they maintain 944 were in the last fortnight.
The public can hardly have confidence in the reliability of the information they are given.
Covid safety measures have not been adhered to in vulnerable areas
It turns out that the Covid-19 cases have mainly occurred in the eastern part of the City.
This is an area which is two-thirds populated by the BAME ( Black and Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities. It is well known that they are more susceptible to covid-19, for a number of reasons.
These include many living with intergenerational and multi-occupancy households, and many other factors such as poor standards of living and crowded working conditions.
Poor standards at some manufacturing facilities a key factor
An article in the Guardian on 30th June, quoting on a report from a campaigning group called “Labour Behind the Label,” stated that some garment factories in Leicester stayed open as normal throughout the coronavirus crisis and ordered workers to report for duty even when they were sick.
There also allegations that workers were forced to work despite high levels of infections in factories and accusations of “furlough fraud.” Workers in a number of factories said that there had been no social distancing measures and that employers had closed only for a few days, if at all
Mick Cheema, whose Basic Premier Brand has often been highlighted as an ethical clothing manufacturer in the city, said he was aware of “manufacturers who have been operating without a risk assessment in place for Covid.”
He also said that “social distancing within those workplaces is not normal. Some have carried on working as they did before the crisis.”
As well as problems with factory conditions, others have suggested that the outbreak gained pace among workers in food processing sites where there were crowded working conditions.
It is known that officials at Public Health England had found evidence that young men, mainly Asian, between 20 and 40 who work in the city’s garment factories and food processing plants were major vectors of transmission.
However, they and others seem to have shied away from addressing these issues and instead decided to target the whole are of Leicester. This is not the way to resolve this.
It seems that they have been too timid to confront these issues because of worries about being accused of blaming the BAME communities.
Far from it, it assists them if the problems are recognised and the help and resources are given to resolve them. This is the way to deal with this, to target assistance specifically to where it is needed, and not to lock down the whole City and outlying areas because that is running away from the problem.
Should you “punish” 650,000 people for a small number of Covid-19 positive test results?
It is not going to help the BAME communities at all if everyone is “punished” for living in a City which has simply had an increase in Covid-19 cases ( not deaths as such).
In fact it has been insinuated by some of those in government and the more speculative media, that this “spike” in cases has been the fault of the citizens of Leicester for being irresponsible.
Nothing could be further from the truth as the people of Leicester have been as compliant with government guidelines as much as any other UK city.
It is true that there have been some public gatherings and that a small section of the Asian community have been averse to government guidelines, as stated, but the general behaviour has been no worse than anywhere else.
It has been wrong to single out Leicester for this “refresher” lockdown treatment, but this is what has happened
To give an example of how the vast majority of companies in Leicester have been very conscious of Covid-19 health and safety issues, Walkers Crisps factory has recently had 28 employees confirmed as having Covid-19 out of their staff of 1400. However, these cases coincided with the rollout and uptake of testing in Leicester. Health authorities have confirmed that the factory does not have transmission issues, and these cases were infected elsewhere. Any employee who has contracted the virus is sent home to self- isolate.
It has to be wrong to “punish” all of Leicester for an apparent outbreak which is affecting a very small number of people.
Who is to blame for this lockdown?
Why it has happened is another question, but part of the reason is that Leicester people need look no further than their own Labour MP’s. They have avoided the key issues and effectively blamed the whole City.
Leicester East MP, Claudia Webbe had been popping up in the media actually advocating a local lockdown, and her comments demonstrated clearly that she did not understand the subject let alone her own constituency.
As for the Leicester South MP, Jon Ashwood, who is the Shadow Health Secretary, he had obviously been complicit with the government on the lockdown. He could have made sure Matt Hancock was doubly sure of the facts he had received from Public Health England.
Both he and Claudia Webbe should be scrutinising the government on such issues, not being their active cheerleaders.
The Leicester West MP, Liz Kendall, had not been as bad, at least showing some knowledge of the subject, but still letting the people of Leicester down in not opposing this local lockdown.
As for Sir Peter Soulsby, the Mayor of Leicester, it seemed that he initially spoke for many when he expressed his concerns about being kept in the dark by Public Health England and Matt Hancock. However, as Mayor, he must have known the real situation, and for some reason did not want to say so publicly.
He did, however, to cave in and accepted the Leicester lockdown.
He said he understood the need for firm action but is this lockdown the right sort of firm action to deal with the covid-19 issue Leicester has ? He cannot have been unaware of what was going on in his own City. He also said that “we will play our part in “keeping the City safe and healthy,” but will this be the case, when sweeping issues under the carpet is hardly going to achieve that?
The Conservative Leader of Leicester County Council Leader, Nicholas Rushton, could have made a stand, but he too fell in line with the government’s lockdown proposals. Another politician who it seems is happy to stand by and see Leicester suffer.
Matt Hancock said the local lockdown was “in the best interests of Leicester,” but that is highly questionable. It seems the Health Secretary knows best, yet he seems to be blissfully unconcerned about the horrendous problems this local lockdown will cause Leicester and its people.
It is his department which has had all the information, indeed for about two weeks now.
It seems that rather than meet a health issue head-on and solve it, he has decided to duck it purely because it is BAME related. The thought occurs that if some of this had been white British related, that he would have had no hesitation in saying this.
Therefore the City has been needlessly put into lockdown because the Health Secretary chooses to ignore the facts in order to pursue politically correct expediency. What was, and is, needed, is targeted straightforward medical measures, not a pointless broad spectrum lockdown.
Leicester has become the government’s local lockdown experimental guinea pig
Another point is that the government needed an experimental local lockdown guinea pig, and Leicester has complied obediently.
There will undoubtedly be many difficulties and indeed it will be a can of worms in reality.
The practicalities mean that it can never work, but it is set up in such a way that the government can argue it was a success or failure, whatever their political needs are at the time.
The main point is that it will enable the government to come of lockdown without it appearing that they have failed. That is something they will never admit and they would rather engage in this charade than do that.
It is all so disappointing.
The immense damage this local lockdown will cause
A total of 29 Leicester educational establishments will now not be open for pupils, except for the children of essential workers. Does that mean that education for all these children missing out is deemed non- essential?
Numerous businesses and shops will lose income, so will many individuals who have had no government financial support and they will become even more desperate. There will be numerous other social, medical and other problems. What a chaotic situation.
What is unacceptable about this lockdown decision is that the government and local politicians cannot now claim to be unaware of all the many downsides of imposing a lockdown. So they can be accused of knowingly imposing more misery on Leicester’s citizens.
The reality of Covid-19 in context
In the meantime, the Covid-19 virus will probably peter out, as many of these viruses do, or it will be defeated by straightforward simple medical measures, the obvious ones that all countries in the world agree with.
It is worth concluding that at the time of writing, there had been 510,576 covid-19 related deaths in the world, 3048 for that day.
On the same day there were:
117,457 deaths in the world
25,782 deaths from communicable diseases
3346 deaths from HIV/AIDS
16,368 deaths from cancer
1948 deaths from malaria
9928 deaths from smoking
4970 deaths from alcohol
2242 deaths from suicide
2684 deaths from road traffic accidents.
The UK had 155 Covid-19 related deaths on 30th June.
On average, there are approximately 1600 deaths from all causes in the UK.
There is likely to be a significant overlap between the Covid-19 deaths and those that would normally expect to die. This is because so many of the Covid-19 deaths are in the very vulnerable elderly category.
So it is important to get Covid-19 into perspective. We need to stop worrying about transmissions and be more focussed on protecting the vulnerable who are at risk of dying.
The healthy 20 to 40 old’s in Leicester referred to are at little risk of dying, even if they are black or Asian. They know it and so does everyone else. It is time to stop the world of pretence and make-belief weaved around the Covid-19 crisis
Let us look at those countries which have successfully dealt with Covid-19.
There is simply no need for lockdown, local or otherwise. But there is a need for the right medical measures.
This Leicester lockdown decision needs to be reversed as a matter of urgency.
It is actually the right thing to do!
And if there is a genuine desire to promote harmony within a very ethnically and culturally diverse community, then the last thing which should be done is to be perceived as covering up covid-19 information about the BAME communities. They did not ask for this, and they know, the same as everyone else in Leicester, that this issue must be responded to positively rather than ignored.
Many Leicester firms have vowed to ignore lockdown.
Finally, dozens of small and medium-sized manufacturers, mainly Asian, have vowed to ignore the government lockdown.
They maintain that they cannot afford to lose any more money.
They say it is up to them and their workers to decide on any risk they may be taking.
Although that approach may be annoying to a number of people, others will have great sympathy, as so many thousands of people of all ethnicities are suffering severe financial hardship because of lockdown.
The government has made it very clear that financial support will continue to reduce, so people feel they have no option but to work in order to survive.
The government could never afford a lockdown in the first place
The home truths are coming to bite the government, they could never afford to finance a lockdown in the first place, so should never have adopted a totally unproven policy.
Government and advisers out of touch with the suffering public
It is noticeable that a number of the scientists linked to the government have been making comments such the government came out of lockdown too early, or that more local lockdowns must be imposed.
These people have not had to suffer any loss of earnings and nor have the politicians or public servants. They simply do not live in, or understand, the real world.
Another fundamental point is that people, and not just the young ones, want their freedom back.
They, like many others, are simply not convinced by the government’s reasons for lockdown.
Why would they be when they have seen this policy fail.
The government will have to do what they should have done in the first place and that is to target resources using only evidence-based medical measures.
In order to convince them to do that, some people are going to have to stand up to them, and soon!


politicalite--2020-07-01--DEFUND THE BBC: Campaign To Defund ‘Biased’ BBC Gathers Pace

ACCUSATIONS of liberal bias in its news reporting have prompted calls for the BBC licence fee to be axed .
Yes , a lot needs fixing , but such a blanket approach could kill the Beeb as we know it – including the good bits .
This year has proved that nothing is beyond reproach .
And what was once one of the world ’ s leading media organisations is under threat .
A grassroots campaign on Twitter to Defund The BBC amassed over 50,000 followers in 48 hours .
Unlike its commercial rivals , the BBC is financed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200– annually per household ) , levied on under-75s who own equipment that can receive broadcasts such as a TV , laptop , mobile phone or games console .
This insurgency against such a respected global brand is , incredibly , being directed by a student in his bedroom .
According to James Yucel , “ we ’ ve got one aim really , and that aim is to scrap the BBC licence fee.
” The University of Glasgow student confirmed he had received both positive and negative feedback , and added “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to p**s off back to Eton , which is rather funny to me as a state-school kid ; my mum is a teacher and my dad is a painter and decorator.
” While Yucel didn ’ t attend the former school of Prince Harry and Prince William , he is ideology driven .
He ’ s the treasurer of his university ’ s Conservative Association .
Yucel disclosed this during a talkRADIO interview , but the admission was clipped by the edit posted on Defund The BBC ’ s Twitter page .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to declare my impartiality… I ’ m a member of the Conservative Party , I voted for Boris [ Johnson ] , that was my first vote.
” The thrust of his gripe is political .
Yucel continued : “ The issue is the BBC will regularly introduce their guests to their audiences without their political backgrounds.
” “ We ’ ve had many occasions where a doctor or a teacher has made themselves on BBC Newsnight for example , and the BBC has failed to report that they are for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his followers are rank-and-file members of the public .
Higher-profile supporters include former Conservative and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell , ex-Labour MP Kate Hoey and Conservative commenter Toby Young .
The most vocal is Laurence Fox ; his support is no surprise as he was pilloried after a controversial appearance on political panel show Question Time in January .
Fox waded into the Meghan Markle race debate , the BBC was flooded with complaints and according to Fox , an actor who also releases music , his records have now been blackballed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fuelling the anti-BBC sentiment are strong feelings , aired frequently on social media , that it is too liberal and anti-Brexit .
Yucel ’ s campaign , by accident or design , has been timed to perfection .
After some of the Black Lives Matter protests turned into anarchy , police were attacked and a Winston Churchill statue was defaced in London .
In Bristol a statue of former slave trader Edward Colston was hauled down and thrown into a river .
The BBC ’ s coverage took the kid gloves approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officers injured during largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London.
” Footage showed a bike and debris being hurled as a horseback cop landed on the ground when the spooked animal bolted , with the BBC reporter saying : “ The officer knocked herself off her horse… ” These missteps came in the wake of presenter Emily Maitlis being rapped for breaking BBC impartiality guidelines by expressing her disdain at Boris Johnson ’ s support of his adviser ’ s alleged lockdown breach .
She vented : “ Dominic Cummings broke the rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s shocked the government can not .
” And current affairs programme Panorama also had its fingers burned when it transpired the experts who ’ d appeared in an episode highlighting the Conservative government ’ s poor performance during the Covid-19 pandemic were either Labour party activists or supporters .
This has all combined to create a snowball effect .
For generations of Britons , with the exception , possibly , of today ’ s youngsters , the BBC has played a central part in their lives .
One reason was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proliferation of channels and streaming services .
But it was mainly down to the fact its shows and coverage were of a high standard .
Local and national news felt up to date and dependable .
Even today , the content is ad-free , attracts quality names and is diverse because of the public service remit .
A great example is Top Gear , a car show that morphed into a lifestyle/travel juggernaut .
It was sold to several other countries and when its three presenters left the BBC , they signed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) deal with Amazon .
Documentary maker Louis Theroux is another who arguably wouldn ’ t have flourished in the same way on another network .
The crux of the matter is it ’ s now 2020 .
Social media and online platforms have eaten traditional newsgatherers alive .
No one wants to wait for a piece that ’ s meticulously edited and takes hours to create .
By the time it airs , everyone already knows all the salient points – the online world is faster and more effective .
What Defund @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an issue with the organisation ’ s news coverage .
But instead of removing the entire licence fee , maybe there ’ s a case for addressing the key problem ?
Sort out the news operation in isolation rather than jeopardise the whole corporation .
After all , the world still needs content that isn ’ t profit driven .
And no commercial rival covers local events like the BBC .
Plus many regional newspapers no longer attend courts or sporting events due to staff shortages .
Neither is there anyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Service content in 40 languages .
Defund The BBC , if successful , would spell the end for the entire BBC .
It simply can ’ t transform itself into a commercial streaming service like Amazon Prime TV .
Yes , for too long it has tried to serve too many masters .
And now is the time for it to plan what course it is going to take in future .
But the old girl needs a refit and some modifications ; she doesn ’ t deserve the scrapheap .
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ACCUSATIONS of liberal bias in its news reporting have prompted calls for the BBC licence fee to be axed.
Yes, a lot needs fixing, but such a blanket approach could kill the Beeb as we know it – including the good bits.
This year has proved that nothing is beyond reproach. And what was once one of the world’s leading media organisations is under threat.
A grassroots campaign on Twitter to Defund The BBC amassed over 50,000 followers in 48 hours.
Unlike its commercial rivals, the BBC is financed by a licence fee (£157.50 –about $200– annually per household), levied on under-75s who own equipment that can receive broadcasts such as a TV, laptop, mobile phone or games console.
This insurgency against such a respected global brand is, incredibly, being directed by a student in his bedroom.
According to James Yucel, “we’ve got one aim really, and that aim is to scrap the BBC licence fee.”
The University of Glasgow student confirmed he had received both positive and negative feedback, and added “I think I got one telling me to p**s off back to Eton, which is rather funny to me as a state-school kid; my mum is a teacher and my dad is a painter and decorator.”
Politically motivated
While Yucel didn’t attend the former school of Prince Harry and Prince William, he is ideology driven. He’s the treasurer of his university’s Conservative Association.
Yucel disclosed this during a talkRADIO interview, but the admission was clipped by the edit posted on Defund The BBC’s Twitter page.
He confessed, “I’m going to declare my impartiality… I’m a member of the Conservative Party, I voted for Boris [Johnson], that was my first vote.”
The thrust of his gripe is political. Yucel continued: “The issue is the BBC will regularly introduce their guests to their audiences without their political backgrounds.”
“We’ve had many occasions where a doctor or a teacher has made themselves on BBC Newsnight for example, and the BBC has failed to report that they are for example, Labour or Momentum activists.”
“This is an absolute disgrace.”
Most of his followers are rank-and-file members of the public.
Higher-profile supporters include former Conservative and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell, ex-Labour MP Kate Hoey and Conservative commenter Toby Young.
The most vocal is Laurence Fox; his support is no surprise as he was pilloried after a controversial appearance on political panel show Question Time in January. Fox waded into the Meghan Markle race debate, the BBC was flooded with complaints and according to Fox, an actor who also releases music, his records have now been blackballed by the BBC’s 5Live radio station.
BBC is ‘too liberal’
Fuelling the anti-BBC sentiment are strong feelings, aired frequently on social media, that it is too liberal and anti-Brexit.
Yucel’s campaign, by accident or design, has been timed to perfection.
After some of the Black Lives Matter protests turned into anarchy, police were attacked and a Winston Churchill statue was defaced in London. In Bristol a statue of former slave trader Edward Colston was hauled down and thrown into a river. The BBC’s coverage took the kid gloves approach.
It ran the headline “27 police officers injured during largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London.”
Footage showed a bike and debris being hurled as a horseback cop landed on the ground when the spooked animal bolted, with the BBC reporter saying: “The officer knocked herself off her horse…”
These missteps came in the wake of presenter Emily Maitlis being rapped for breaking BBC impartiality guidelines by expressing her disdain at Boris Johnson’s support of his adviser’s alleged lockdown breach. She vented: “Dominic Cummings broke the rules – the country can see that and it’s shocked the government cannot.”
And current affairs programme Panorama also had its fingers burned when it transpired the experts who’d appeared in an episode highlighting the Conservative government’s poor performance during the Covid-19 pandemic were either Labour party activists or supporters.
Trusted by Britons
This has all combined to create a snowball effect. For generations of Britons, with the exception, possibly, of today’s youngsters, the BBC has played a central part in their lives.
One reason was that there wasn’t the current proliferation of channels and streaming services. But it was mainly down to the fact its shows and coverage were of a high standard.
Local and national news felt up to date and dependable.
Even today, the content is ad-free, attracts quality names and is diverse because of the public service remit.
A great example is Top Gear, a car show that morphed into a lifestyle/travel juggernaut. It was sold to several other countries and when its three presenters left the BBC, they signed a reported £160 million (over $202mn) deal with Amazon.
Documentary maker Louis Theroux is another who arguably wouldn’t have flourished in the same way on another network.
The crux of the matter is it’s now 2020. Social media and online platforms have eaten traditional newsgatherers alive.
No one wants to wait for a piece that’s meticulously edited and takes hours to create. By the time it airs, everyone already knows all the salient points – the online world is faster and more effective.
What Defund The BBC has shown is that many have an issue with the organisation’s news coverage. But instead of removing the entire licence fee, maybe there’s a case for addressing the key problem? Sort out the news operation in isolation rather than jeopardise the whole corporation.
After all, the world still needs content that isn’t profit driven. And no commercial rival covers local events like the BBC. Plus many regional newspapers no longer attend courts or sporting events due to staff shortages.
Neither is there anyone who attempts to match the BBC’s World Service content in 40 languages.
Defund The BBC, if successful, would spell the end for the entire BBC. It simply can’t transform itself into a commercial streaming service like Amazon Prime TV.
Yes, for too long it has tried to serve too many masters. And now is the time for it to plan what course it is going to take in future.
But the old girl needs a refit and some modifications; she doesn’t deserve the scrapheap.
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politicalite--2020-07-01--HE’LL BE DAMMED: Brum Weed Trafficker Arrested After EIGHT YEARS on Run

A BIRMINGHAM drug trafficker has been arrested in Amsterdam after nearly eight years on the run in an NCA operation .
Mark Liscott , 59 from Great Barr , was jailed in 2005 for the large-scale supply of cannabis resin in the Midlands , but fled after being released on licence in 2012 .
Liscott was apprehended on the morning of 24 June following an Amsterdam Police operation .
Officers , acting on intelligence that drugs were being traded , raided a house in the centre of the city .
Liscott attempted to evade capture by jumping across neighbouring balconies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , he was successfully apprehended .
Liscott is wanted by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit ( EMSOU ) in the UK .
He is required to serve the remainder of his nine-year prison sentence , and is suspected of involvement in other drugs offences following his release on licence .
Liscott was made a subject of Operation Return , the NCA and Crimestoppers campaign targeting UK fugitives potentially on the run in the Netherlands .
Paula Pinches , Head of the NCA ’ s International Crime Bureau , said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest of Mark Liscott shows once again that international law enforcement agencies will catch up with long-time fugitives from UK justice .
“ However long they ’ ve been on the run and however protected they feel within criminal circles abroad , we never stop working to ensure there is a reckoning for them .
“ The NCA operates globally to fight serious and organised crime , and to protect the UK public from the violence and exploitation that that results from the class A drugs trade.
” Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Despite the current pandemic , the dogged determination of international and UK law enforcements agencies hasn ’ t stopped and a great amount of effort went into tracking down Mark Liscott .
“ It is extremely satisfying , not only to the officers who worked on the original case , but to those who have been pursuing Liscott since he became one of Britain ’ s most wanted fugitives .
Regardless of how much time has passed , Liscott has always been on our radar , and I ’ m glad his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
”

A BIRMINGHAM drug trafficker has been arrested in Amsterdam after nearly eight years on the run in an NCA operation.
Mark Liscott, 59 from Great Barr, was jailed in 2005 for the large-scale supply of cannabis resin in the Midlands, but fled after being released on licence in 2012.
Liscott was apprehended on the morning of 24 June following an Amsterdam Police operation.
Officers, acting on intelligence that drugs were being traded, raided a house in the centre of the city.
Liscott attempted to evade capture by jumping across neighbouring balconies whilst carrying around 18,000 Euros in cash. However, he was successfully apprehended.
Liscott is wanted by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) in the UK.
He is required to serve the remainder of his nine-year prison sentence, and is suspected of involvement in other drugs offences following his release on licence.
Liscott was made a subject of Operation Return, the NCA and Crimestoppers campaign targeting UK fugitives potentially on the run in the Netherlands.
Paula Pinches, Head of the NCA’s International Crime Bureau, said: “Despite his best efforts, the arrest of Mark Liscott shows once again that international law enforcement agencies will catch up with long-time fugitives from UK justice.
“However long they’ve been on the run and however protected they feel within criminal circles abroad, we never stop working to ensure there is a reckoning for them.
“The NCA operates globally to fight serious and organised crime, and to protect the UK public from the violence and exploitation that that results from the class A drugs trade.”
Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby, Head of EMSOU, said: “Despite the current pandemic, the dogged determination of international and UK law enforcements agencies hasn’t stopped and a great amount of effort went into tracking down Mark Liscott.
“It is extremely satisfying, not only to the officers who worked on the original case, but to those who have been pursuing Liscott since he became one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives. Regardless of how much time has passed, Liscott has always been on our radar, and I’m glad his criminal exploits have now caught up with him.”


politicalite--2020-07-01--END OF THE LINE: London Dealer JAILED For Cocaine Supply and Money Laundering

AN ALBANIAN national has been sentenced to 4 years in jail after admitting cocaine supply and money laundering yesterday at Inner London Crown Court .
Amir Shkrela , 27 , was the subject of an investigation by the Organised Crime Partnership ( OCP ) – the joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service fight against serious organised crime .
Shkrela , of West London was under surveillance by OCP officers on 23 May 2020 when he was seen getting into the passenger seat of a car on Benbow Road , with two bags .
Officers stopped the car as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shkrela .
They recovered three kilos of cocaine from the bag .
A search of his premises led to the further seizure of £181,000 in cash , and a false ID document with Shkrela ’ s picture on .
Yesterday at Inner London Crown Court , Shkrela pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs , money laundering and possession of a false identity document .
He was sentenced to 4 years in prison .
Matt McMillan of the Organised Crime Partnership said : “ This is yet another success for the OCP – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metropolitan Police Service and National Crime Agency are committed to protecting the public and bringing criminals to justice .
“ Taking class A drugs off the streets is always a significant result for the OCP as we are aware of the violence and exploitation that is fuelled by cocaine .
“ Seizing drugs and cash has a major impact on the wider organised crime groups that are involved in drug distribution , and prevents them from investing profits in further offending.
” said the NCA .

AN ALBANIAN national has been sentenced to 4 years in jail after admitting cocaine supply and money laundering yesterday at Inner London Crown Court.
Amir Shkrela, 27, was the subject of an investigation by the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP) – the joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service fight against serious organised crime.
Shkrela, of West London was under surveillance by OCP officers on 23 May 2020 when he was seen getting into the passenger seat of a car on Benbow Road, with two bags.
Officers stopped the car as it drove onto the A40 and arrested Shkrela. They recovered three kilos of cocaine from the bag. A search of his premises led to the further seizure of £181,000 in cash, and a false ID document with Shkrela’s picture on.
Yesterday at Inner London Crown Court, Shkrela pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs, money laundering and possession of a false identity document. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Matt McMillan of the Organised Crime Partnership said: “This is yet another success for the OCP – demonstrating that the combined forces of the Metropolitan Police Service and National Crime Agency are committed to protecting the public and bringing criminals to justice.
“Taking class A drugs off the streets is always a significant result for the OCP as we are aware of the violence and exploitation that is fuelled by cocaine.
“Seizing drugs and cash has a major impact on the wider organised crime groups that are involved in drug distribution, and prevents them from investing profits in further offending.” said the NCA.


politicalite--2020-07-01--NOT SO STRONG AND STABLE: Donald Trump Told May She Was ‘Weak’ During Phone Call

PRESIDENT Donald Trump told failed Prime Minister Theresa May that she was “ weak ” during a phone call , @ @ @ @ @ The firebrand US president reportedly told Mrs May she “ lacked courage ” during her @ @ @ @ @ allegedly told German Chancellor Angela Merkel she was “ stupid ” .
The details of @ @ @ @ @ by Carl Bernstein , one of two former Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate @ @ @ @ @ A source who was part of Mrs May ’ s calls with the president said @ @ @ @ @ prime minister were “ patently untrue ” .
They told Sky News : “ The @ @ @ @ @ easy because she would disagree with him , but the characterisation of his attitude to @ @ @ @ @ him is just nonsense , it ’ s patently untrue.
” Parts of this article @ @ @ @

PRESIDENT Donald Trump told failed Prime Minister Theresa May that she was “weak” during a phone call, it has been claimed.
The firebrand US president reportedly told Mrs May she “lacked courage” during her time in office, and allegedly told German Chancellor Angela Merkel she was “stupid”.
The details of the conversations have been published by Carl Bernstein, one of two former Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate Scandal, on CNN.
A source who was part of Mrs May’s calls with the president said the claims about the former prime minister were “patently untrue”.
They told Sky News: “The conversations weren’t always easy because she would disagree with him, but the characterisation of his attitude to her or her response to him is just nonsense, it’s patently untrue.”
Parts of this article courtesy of Sky News