I am sure we are all still remembering Michael Jackson. I found this on you tube, “we are the world.” I believe Michael co wrote this with Lionel Richie. It’s quite fantastic.
July 2, 2009
We Are The World – Michael Jackson Lionel Richie
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June 26, 2009
Yesterday when we heard that he had been rushed to hospital we thought this was a paparazzi wind up. This morning when we heard that Michael Jackson had passed away it left us wondering. Jackson is dubbed the king of pop, the man that broke down cultural barriers with his music in the United States; and then his music began talking in the same language the world over. Perhaps the man was given a hard time. We heard today that Jackson was the first Black artist to drop the colour bar the world over. R.I.P.
June 24, 2009
The floodgates open: The BNP get 1 million votes.
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Readers please find a below comment from a BNP support to a previous article. Firstly we think the reader is a BNP member, and he states that 1 million people voted the BNP. We wonder how many were radical racists and how many were just average people discontented with politics. He doesn’t seem to make this clear. He says also that the BNP are now mainstream and are here to stay, but the following is the worst review I have ever had.
“Get used to it. Above all, keep up the lies, untruths, deceptions, exadurations and out of date half truths, your pathetic transparent bleatings provide.” I have to correct the commentator when he says he has a right to belong to his own ethnic group, i.e. the BNP. The BNP is not an ethnic group, some would argue it is a racist party; an ethnic group is different. Still we think Nick Griffin is a dangerous individual. Anyway this is what the BNP commentator says.
If you really want to adress racism in Britain you would do well do to start here:
1. Watford Asian Community care
2. Watford African Caribbean Association
3. National Black Police Association
4. Metropolitan Black Police Association
5. Black Londoners Forum
6. Black Information Link (BLINK)
7. Operation Black Vote
8. Federation of Black Housing Organisations (FBHO)
9. Black Training Enterprise Group
10. Southwark Black Heritage Organisation
11. The Action Group for Irish Youth
12. Asians In Media (AIM)
13. Barfi Culture (Asians)
14. Black Britain
15. Black Enterprise
16. Black net Community
17. The Black Presence In Britain
18. Black Search
19. Black UK Online
20. Board Of Deputies of British Jews
21. Chinatown Online
22. Clickwalla (Asian)
23. Dimsum (Chinese)
24. Doncaster Chinese
25. CEMVO
26. Every Generation (Black)
27. Jewish.Co.UK
28. Jewish Telegraph
29. MMLondon (Asian)
30. Red Hot Curry (Asian)
31. National Association of Nigerian Communities – UK (NANC)
32. Barnsley Black and Ethic Minority Initiative
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BELONG TO MY OWN ETHNIC GROUP ie The B.N.P. , a non violent democratically elected party. Nearly ONE MILLION of us voted for the B.N.P. It`s not a “flash in the pan” We`re now mainstream,growing and here to stay. Get used to it. Above all, keep up the lies, untruths, deceptions, exadurations and out of date half truths, your pathetic transparent bleatings provide focus on the important issues. Issues that only the B.N.P. dare talk about.
June 22, 2009
Folks Met County Mounty is going, PC Platic Fuzz is going, Max is going? Anyone else in police blogging left to help me set up a Police Bloggers Association?
Sergeant Twining.
June 18, 2009
I have to disagree with you on this one; you have caused no embarrassment to Lancashire. The embarrassment has been caused yet again by some in the media. Your writings have been regarded as literary, and for this to come from a DC, is an admirable indictment on you, your family and parents. You have brought a sense of Orwell to the art of police blogging. I read your articles in The Times. You are all I expected you to be. It is just a shame that Lancashire might not have had the foresight to recognise your clear ability to engage the community, or perhaps their hands were tied.
If you recall when I interviewed you we met in Southall. Hell! Do you think we were followed by The Times that day? Alas a brave Force would have recognised your achievement and asked you to perhaps amend a few things, but they would have allowed you to continue writing. However, the media has essentially stopped you. As for your family I agree that they are at a place where they don’t want to be, but that is down to the fame and your ability as a writer.
Sadly, I knew your identity as you had inadvertently disclosed it to me sometime ago, but like true friends I let you know so you could correct the cause. As for us this decision to out you it causes big problems. I for one do not want to lose my anonymity because the right wing have had some interest in my blog. For followers of the Nightjack blog here’s a copy of my interview with Nightjack reprinted. I won’t be deleting this though.
In an exclusive meeting conducted at a very secret location in the depths of Southall, (and yes Southall is nice for shopping); and at a very local, (and well known), Curry House, Sergeant Twining met up with and interviewed the (now) infamous Jack Night.
Get the low down as Sergeant Twining speaks to the man not only dubbed as the “twinkle toes” of police blogs but who also looks like Christiano Ronaldo. We all know him as Night Detective.
Q Jack Night first may I present you with a Twining Oscar. Tell me Jack, you have all of a sudden emerged from nowhere on the blog scene. Why have you been in the wilderness?
A I have just been policing for the last 15 years. Like a lot of officers, I heard about Copperfield and when I started looking around, I found Gadget and Bloggs. I started reading them and then I started posting comments. Of course Gadget and Bloggs are gateway blogs and before long I was mainlining yourself, TUPC, WhichEndBites, Dickiebo and PCSO Bloggs to name but a few. There did come a point in February this year when I realised that some of my comments were getting as long as the original posts and I decided to have a go myself. I am still not sure if I am stoking a fad or not. I do enjoy writing it.
Q You read my blog? I have to say the others are kind of good. Gadget is scary though, Bloggs just funny, WEB I think has a heart of gold, TUPC is a bit of a ninja warrior from Metrocity and PCSO Blogger has some good youtube videos. Do you have an agent? Whoops sorry. You didn’t mention ASNT, responseplod, Gazza, BAWPC, Southwest and Franky. They are all pretty good too. Where did you learn to write?
A Tempting to say “at school” but I have always been an avid reader and I suspect that I have absorbed some published literary styles along the way. I laugh out loud at P.J. O’Rourke and I am sad enough to have queued to have William Gibson sign a book for me. There are still some evenings when I look at the blank post screen and wonder what to write. Up to now an idea has always come along.
Q I read Harry Patel, sorry Harry Potter. I find that quite interesting. You really do seem to care about race relation’s. Why?
A It just seems wrong not to care about race relations. Unless we can find some way to rub along together its going to cause a lot of grief. I don’t think we will ever get total harmony because over the sweep of history, that’s usually not how people are with strangers. I will say that before you pass opinion on someone else’s culture and beliefs, it is probably best that you understand said culture and beliefs properly. By this I mean that to comment on say women in Asian society, it may be best if you actually understand it on a deeper level than that available in the daily newspapers. If there is a lesson for race relations in history it is that the majority can quickly be whipped into a vengeful and misguided hysteria by rhetoric. Once roused, if prompted people are capable of terrifying cruelty.
Q On a serious note you are one of a few to realise how cruel tokenism and rhetoric seem to be. Our managers cannot see the wood for the trees and we have let a false industry develop. That false industry will never achieve support for the operational bobby in policing communities. You write well. When is your book coming out?
A Not sure if I am going to do one yet.
Q Did I ask, have you an agent? Whoops sorry. Who inspires you in world politics?
A Well I picketed at the old South African Embassy for a while so I would have to say Nelson Mandela, but at the moment, there really isn’t an active world figure that inspires me. In history, I admire Oliver Cromwell.
Q I am sort of inspired by Monty Panesar. I like him. He’s a world figure. You mean EE Bloggs doesn’t inspire you, honestly! Come on NightJack. She inspires Mr Mcnulty and Jacqui Smith. Are you sure she doesn’t inspire you? Shall we have some tea yaar? You get the cheque Jack, I’ll get my coat.
June 16, 2009
Those of you will know the Aloo Chaat’s of this world. They are often seen in the wings of Chief Officers, they turn out at events, and rubber stamp mostly everything that Chiefs say. I did say that I would report on what goes on inside the world of policing. Here goes.
Well Special Interrogation officer Aloo went to see Chiefsy some time ago. They had tea and cakes. The meeting was about the BPA. The correct line of communication would have been via me, Sergeant T Twining. So who knows what they discussed. Straight after this meeting Aloo went to meet with my second in command, I call her Poppadom Rock, and Aloo advised Ms Rock that Chiefsy would be happy if she took over the leadership and direction of the BPA.
Thankfully Ms Rock trusted me and told me what Aloo had said. To test this out I asked Aloo in what capacity did he go and see Chiefsy? Aloo replied, in a private capacity.Funny thing is he missed the bit about back stabbing me. Aloo didn’t even tell me he had this meeting; I had to ask him. Interestingly Chiefsy didn’t tell me of the meeting either. Alas Aloo is used and he allows himself to be used. I would be foolish to make this up; believe me this happened.
