Fifteen illegals arrested; none came here by boat. We are incapable of enforcing any sort of temporary visa scheme. We lose track of thousands every year on the seasonal worker visas. It’s so easy to escape untraced into the shadow economy and if caught use the asylum loophole.

Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?

Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year Read more ➡️ bbc.in/3K0J2RE

A Polish man has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for smuggling 61 firearms into the UK, following an NCA investigation. FULL STORY ➡️ nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/polish-na…

I know Melvyn Bragg had to call it a day at some point, especially given he's now 85. But one cannot pretend that this is anything other than a massive loss to an already denuded and hollowed-out BBC. His brand of popular intellectualism is basically non-existent there now.

A man alleged to be involved in the smuggling of migrants into the UK has been arrested by the NCA. FULL STORY ➡️ nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-suspe…

Angela Rayner sold her share of her former family home at market value to the trustees of a trust of clinical negligence damages for her 17 year old son, who is disabled. As this is self-dealing and her son lacks legal capacity, a court would have approved the transaction

Not a fan of "at least it's HONEST yeah" as a reason for abandoning a moral framework.

Yes, Rayner's rhetoric around tax is bad. No, this doesn't make this any less beyond the pale.

Giorgio Armani, legendary Italian designer, dies aged 91 bbc.in/4na6t9r

Man guilty of sex assaults that led to protests outside asylum hotel in Epping, UK bbc.in/4m1x9bF

⚖️ A police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of blackmail and perverting the course of justice. PC Marie Thompson, 29, demanded money from a man to prevent details of his arrest being made public. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/y4VIt

Tottenham Hotspur announces departure of Executive Chairman Daniel Levy.

Levy steps down as Tottenham executive chairman bbc.in/3I65Y1m

R v Kebatu Defendant, who was based in Epping hotel, convicted of several sexual offences. judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

"Man and woman charged after Dundee 'axe and machete' incident involving schoolgirl "Police Scotland said the decision was taken to charge the pair "following extensive enquiries". dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…

One killed and at least six injured in mass stabbing in Canada bbc.in/3I6vC65

I'm sorry, but that Report is objectively meh Does the ECHR constrain UK immigration policy? The Report says it doesn't because (1) ECHR recognises the right of countries to control their borders and (2) it only ruled against the UK three times Both of those are non seq

"Dress Better For England" - why dressing well is good for society, and a real act of rebellion. Me The Critic (link in thread...)

- A woman raped to death recovering from a stroke on an NHS ward - Expected to make full recovery - Nobody reported or noticed any of the massive blood loss in her bed after the rape (for 48 hours) - She died from blood loss - All the evidence destroyed bbc.com/news/articles/…