Bending the Law

Murdered on her husband's orders, this WPC was lauded by Met boss Ian Blair. But as a chilling Mail investigation reveals, she was a vice madam with a criminal record. Worse,the police knew all about it. So why WAS Nisha Patel unsackable?

The fact is that there is little doubt that she was involved with the vice ring while serving as a special constable in the Met.

Indeed, she habitually used her status as an officer to threaten creditors. She also threatened a businesswoman that she would be investigated on the police national computer. On top of all this, she was even fined £10,000 for tax evasion.

They asked the question, and Notareargunner will offer one answer. An immigrant, married to an immigrant, given preferential treatment because political correctness forbids the calling a spade a shovel. They say hers is a victimless crime. Tell that to the thousands of women and children who are sold around the world to satisfy the lusts of the rich and depraved.
A nation who can Knight a despot like Robert Mugabe has proved itself capable of indifference on an enormous scale. If I am guilty of xenophobia, racism and homophobia then it is because I have lived a full life and experience first hand the consequences of Liberal Minded Correctness. If they want to give reward for endeavour, then give Dennis Shambley former Royal Marine, an OBE for facing up to Labour in their heartland of Wigan.

The Church wakes up!

The Conservatives cannot remove the sleaze tab. Labour is inept, incompetent and also corrupt. Lib Dems are Lib Dems. And the Church of England is a toothless tiger. Where are the Cromwell's, the leaders, the men of conviction and faith in the British Nation?
Not in the Political Arena - as yet.

clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk Church attacks Labour for betraying Christians The policies of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have helped to generate a spiritual, civic and economic crisis in Britain, according to an important Church of England report.

The trough thickens

We have had Giles Chichester personally benefiting from payments of £445,000 to his own family service company based at his home, Den Dover authorising payments of £758,143 to his wife's profiteering service company also headquartered at his home. Blatant and unacceptable self dealing says Guido. Too Right says Notareargunner.

The Daily Politics do listen to viewers. Yesterday, they read out an email which corrected the misconception that Service Personnel get free food and lodgings. They do not, except when in the field. Well Done the Daily Politics for at least investigating this terribly misleading situation. By the way, do Firemen have to pay for sleeping at the station? NO! So why do service personnel have to pay to sleep in camp?

Answers to the Minister of Defence through your MP - who's probable busy readjusting his/her expense claims.

Top Tory in Europe only partially goes

He Says "Whoops-a-Daisy", We Say "Corrupt"

Admiral Giles Chichester leader of the Conservatives in Europe, MEP for the South West of England and Gibraltar
Conservative MEP with special responsibility for Devon and Cornwall and to his self?

What an ignoble way to besmirch the family name.

Conservatives not telling about their expenses.

This morning's Telegraph reveals that David Cameron has "demanded" a "full explanation" from Mr Chichester. If such an explanation is not forthcoming it is suggested that Mr Chichester will be removed as leader of the Tory MEPs.

It's vital that the Tory leadership get answers to a range of questions. Open Europe's Neil O'Brien has identified three key topics:

1. Why are some Conservative MEPs refusing to answer basic questions about how they handle their expenses? Why won’t they name their service providers?
2. What “services” exactly are being provided the MEPs “service providers” and who are they employing?
3. Have other MEPs or their relatives been paid - either directly or indirectly - by the service providers which they have paid their expenses into?

The Conservative Party's MEP selection process was constructed so that all sitting MEPs were re-adopted. Grassroots members were excluded from what was a centralised and undemocratic process. The party leadership needs to make amends by making tough requirements of the MEPs it has protected. Some MEPs like Chris Heaton-Harris already operate a full disclosure policy - see this section (below) of his website. All MEPs should do the same.

MEPs also get a "General Expenditure Allowance" which is currently £2896.17 per month. This is meant to cover all sorts of things including: Office rental, telephone lines, computers etc, mobile phone costs, travel within my region and the UK, newspapers/magasines, stamps and other postage, office equipment, etc etc. There have been some stories in the newspapers about MEPs being allowed to pay for a "additional voluntary pension" from this allowance. Whilst it is true that you can do this, MEPs are expected to repay this money (which is deducted at source). Anyhow I have not been a member of the scheme since 2004.

I use Alliotts Accountants in Guildford as my "Service Provider". They ensure that all the money I have allotted to me for staff is spent correctly, that the correct tax, national insurance and other deductions are made and report this annually to the European Parliament services.

I do currently employ a member of my family to work for me. My wife, Jayne, is my UK Diary Secretary and I pay her £1,000 per month (gross). Should you wish to meet with me about European issues, either in Brussels, Strasbourg or (preferably) the UK, please hit the “Contact Chris” link on the left-hand menu and we can start the ball rolling.

We have had 11 years of Labour incompetence and ineptitude. Are we to replace it with that old Conservative attitude of 'I know best'? Why cannot we have a ballot paper that simply states that none of the above are fit to represent me?

The New Politician has proved that more public scrutiny is demanded, NOT LESS.

John Burnside

Suddenly, at his home on St David's Road, St Annes on the Sea, on May 21st 2008, former Royal Marine John Matthew Burnside, aged 68.
Cremation at Lytham Friday 30th May 2008.
John was one of the fittest young men of his time. A good runner and a capable boxer, he later became a policeman but left to follow a career in the plumbing trade.

Rest in Peace old oppo.

An unknown Scottish Gem

There has been a wonderful exhibition of artwork on the beautiful island of Arran, and it needs advertising.

ALEXANDRA GARDNER

Scottish artist extraordinaries

Biography

Born 1945

1963-1968 Studied at Glasgow School of Art
1968-1989 Lecturer at Glasgow School of Art

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1974 Lauder Award, Glasgow Society of Artists
1980 Travelling Award to Italy, Scottish Arts Council
1981 Prizewinner, Cleveland (UK) 5th International Drawing Biennale, (Touring Great Britain and America)
1990 Lauder Award, Glasgow Society or Women Artists
1993 Paper Boat Award, Mayfest, Scotland on Sunday

It took quite some finding. Sandie Gardner's work was exciting and imaginative when I first came across it some twenty years ago. Her works of her daughter and some of the larger, luxurious ladies she painted is full of humour and colour. Scotland produces more than bad lager and whisky, bent lawyers and over pompous politicians, Taggart and Billy Connelly. I believe her work is also available at the Portland Gallery in London.

Milliband gaff, or a push in the right direction?

Flit through Sunday news

The families of five British men being held hostage in Iraq are marking a year without their loved ones.

The civilian contractors were kidnapped by armed militants at the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in Baghdad.

Some of their friends and relatives have marked the anniversary with an exclusive interview with the BBC.

Notareargunner wishes the families well and urges the Government to do it's all to get these Brits home.

Bishop: Collapse of Christianity is wrecking British society - and Islam is filling the void

Do they really need to ask why so many Brits have emigrated?

Betrayed: Kirkcaldy sub-postmaster writes blistering letter to PM over closure of thousands of post offices

Why has it taken so long for the electorate to discover that modern politicians seem to be more self-indulgent than their predecessors? Surely noblesse oblige was worth all the cant that professional politicians now fabricate? Within the modern politicians' rhetoric is avoidance and none-answers. What a legacy.

A letter from Zimbabwe

Dear Family and Friends,
Behind every tree, under every bush and around every corner, it seems there is a British enemy waiting to invade Zimbabwe.
"We must maintain the utmost vigilance in the face of vicious British machinations," Mr Mugabe warned as he spoke at his celebration of Zimbabwe's 28th anniversary of Independence.

No one that I've spoken to this week had even the vaguest clue of what a machination is. A few thought it had something to do with machinery or engines, others that it was a mispronunciation of the word imagination. Still others wondered if these mysterious machinations had anything to do with the Chinese ship steaming around looking for somewhere to unload its cargo of death destined for Harare. The ship loaded with 3 million bullets, 1500 rocket propelled grenades and 3000 mortar shells. So we sat on the edge of our chairs this Independence day wondering just exactly where the British are hiding and what their unknown vicious something-or-other means to our daily lives.

Nearly thirty years after Independence the threats and warnings of British plots haven't just worn thin, they've worn out altogether. It is generally agreed that at most there are perhaps thirty thousand white people left in Zimbabwe - a miniscule percentage in a population of approximately 11 million
people. It's way past time for our leaders to stop blaming someone else and accept responsibility for their own deeds and machinations such as those portrayed on the front page of one weekly independent newspaper:
"Hundreds flee Zanu PF Rampage."
"Murder, torture, terror."

It's three weeks since Zimbabwe voted and we are exhausted, frustrated and frightened. As each day passes there is less and less food to buy, more and more reports of people beaten and hiding and still no final election results. Zimbabweans want food and jobs not grenades and bullets. We want our voices to be heard and our votes to be respected. When the South African Transport workers union refused to unload the Chinese cargo ship in Durban this week they showed the way and we thank them for this. Zimbabwe is not at war, it is hungry. Until next week, thanks for reading, love cathy
Copyright cathy buckle 19th April 2008.

Dear Cathy,
Were you one of those not listening to the Rhodesian Army when we were proving what lying, psychopathic cowards the "Freedom Fighters" are? The Katanga were uncivilised thugs then, and is now a legitimate African Government???
Zambia used to survive on the hard work and industry of 6,000 white farmers until the Chinese invested in Zambia's raw materials. Now they will deport the Whites and add to African starvation. And who is to say that Morgan will become a magician and halt African racism and fulfil Zimbabwe's expectations?
Notareargunner.