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I’m Every (Bit of a) Woman – Not!

Just over two years ago (January 2023), I wrote a piece about there being need for ‘women-only’ spaces. At the time, I felt I was putting my head above a parapet to advocate for this. In that, the trend was that a man, any man, could show up at a…

What Are the Police For, Again?

Intrigued. Confused. I have no idea what the hell is going on. All of the above. Jenny Murray recently wrote in her newspaper column that she was nearly a victim of a finance scam. She had answered a call from a ‘No Caller ID’ named Dan who told her (in…

The State is in a State!

Well, blouse and skirt me! A single mum of eight, Marie Buchan, is in a state of distress. She has to get off her comfortable rear end and get a job. Why? Her very generous welfare benefits of £26,000 a year are being cut to a “measly £23,000”. And she…

Happy New Year?

It is only mid-January. And I am already in a huff! Why? I will tell you in a minute. Over the past few days, I have had an invitation to my alma mater (well, one of them), the one where I completed my law degree. This is an invitation to…

Make Crime Pay?

Who says, crime doesn’t pay? Whoever did needs to think again. The phrase “crime doesn’t pay”, I believe, is an example of a Victorian saying that was meant to encourage morality and work. It is supposed to mean that crime or any illegal method of earning is not a profitable venture,…

BB (Bad Boys) at the Beeb

The BBC – that is, the British Broadcasting Corporation – can’t seem to keep themselves out of trouble. What have they done wrong now? Well, let me tell you. But before I do that, let’s look at the case of Jay Blades. You know Jay Blades, that lovely amiable character…

Déjà vu? Huw!

Here we go again! Another celebrity [remember my piece on Katie Price?] comes before the courts, magistrates court that is, charged with a serious crime, and is basically let off. Huw Edwards. That’s who we are talking about just now. That doyen of the great British Broadcasting Corporation who, whilst…

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Silence is Not Golden – It’s Criminal!

I am absolutely horrified. I have just heard about a case of sexual abuse. Familial sexual abuse. This is bad. Really bad. But it’s worse than that. Much worse. Here’s the case. Andrea Skinner, a Canadian woman, now aged 58, was sexually abused by her stepfather, Gerald Fremlin, her mother’s…

Rough Justice – Tell Me About It!

Hey up! This can’t be right. Prisoners residing at His Majesty’s pleasure, claiming and getting state benefits? When they are already being housed, fed, and looked after at taxpayers’ expense? Something wrong here, methinks! It has come to light (although the practice has been in place for years) that nearly…

Don’t Sushi Me!

Just over a year ago, I took myself off to Aberystwyth Crime Festival. From the train station, I took a taxi up to my lodgings. As the kindly Welsh driver removed my luggage from the boot and placed it on the ground, with a nod and a wink he told…

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