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Covid Criminals Face Justice Five Years On!
Dodi Wexler, 55, spent two years fighting a £4,000 fine after she mistakenly booked the wrong Covid test for herself and her three children Credit: Eddie Mulholland In a surprising twist, individuals accused of breaching Covid rules are still being called to court, five years after the pandemic's onset. Many claim they were caught out by rapidly changing regulations, resulting in complex and prolonged legal battles. Recent analysis indicates nearly 130 such cases have been heard in recent months. One notable case is that of Dodi Wexler, a Kensington-based artist and American expat. In December 2020, she flew with her sons to the US for Christmas, only to get stuck due to the UK's January lockdown in 2021. On returning, she mistakenly booked the wrong Covid tests, leading to fines totalling £4,000. After nearly two years of legal wrangling, a court reduced her fine to £400. Wexler described the ordeal as "traumatising," asserting that she acted in good faith and was unjustly treated like a criminal. In a similar story, a London real estate consultant endured a legal nightmare after his phone died, preventing him from displaying his negative Covid test upon returning from Paris. Initially fined £1,295, he managed to have the charges dropped by Border Force after proving that his travel was essential. He described the experience as "Kafkaesque," highlighting the stress and financial burden imposed on individuals during the pandemic's legal aftermath. Data shows that, on average, 11 people have been sentenced each month for Covid-related offences in early 2024, long after restrictions were lifted in February 2022. Of the 30,701 people sentenced, 16 percent faced court after all lockdowns ended, with two-thirds sentenced post-July 2021 when major restrictions eased. Critics argue that these delayed prosecutions are a costly misuse of resources, sparking growing calls for an amnesty. Dr. Karol Sikora, a leading critic of the UK's stringent lockdown measures, describes the prosecutions as an unnecessary burden on the justice system. He insists it's time to move on, given the chaotic and rapidly shifting rules during the pandemic. The ongoing saga highlights the debate over how Covid regulations were enforced and the resulting impact on those caught in the legal net. As the world moves beyond the pandemic, questions remain over how justice should be served for past infractions, especially amid claims of governmental mishandling and public confusion. Is it time to leave these issues in the past, or is accountability still required? Based on a report from The Telegraph. 07.04.2025 -
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Trump tells Americans ‘it won’t be easy’
What Trump has done could precipitate nothing short of a major economic crisis. I think he's gone too far, I think he knows he's gone too far, I think his advisors know he's gone too far, but they're too cowardly to say anything, Fox News is starting to say that he's gone too far, and I think that it may be quite difficult for him to pull back from this brink. He may have set in motion a disaster of historic proportions and he could go down in history as being one of the clumsiest, most idiotic, most reckless, and most dangerous men in the history of America. I almost feel sorry for the man at this point, and that's a difficult thing for me to say, but I think the junk that's going to fall onto his ugly face is going to be a horrific thing to witness. Or a joyous thing, if you're not heavily invested in the American markets. -
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Told Him Big C, Got Jomtien and a 400 Baht Stitch Up Instead
Right, so early this morning I says to meself, “That’s it, I’ve had enough of this fake Thai cod and soggy chips rubbish in Patts. I’m makin’ me own fish and chips tonight, proper job.” So I’m off to the large Big C on the Sukhumvit Highway, yeah, to pick up some bits, taters, stuff to make the batter, oil, tin of mushy peas if I’m lucky, and a bottle of Lea and Perrins if the gods are smiling and that. Gotta be done proper or not at all, mates. I hop a baht bus off Soi Diana, nothing flash, just one of them red ones making the looping rounds from north to south, with no one in the back but some scruffy barefoot geezer snoring into his farm hat and a box of what looked like pineapples. I says to the driver, “Big C Sukhumvit, yeah?” It’s a standard 60 to 80 Baht fare for this location when you take one off his usual loop. He gives me the usual blank stare followed by that little nod like he’s Einstein in fake Ray Bans. So I jump in, feet up, vibing out, thinking about me crispy haddock and that first golden bite. Fifteen minutes later, I clock we’ve gone completely sideways. We’re out near bloody Jomtien and I’ve got no clue what’s going on. I knock on the side of the cab and go, “Oi, bruv, where’s me Big C?” Driver pulls over sharp and hops out, looking like I just insulted his nan. Starts wagging his finger and saying, “Private, 400 Baht pay now,” like I booked a bloody limo. I go, “You what? Sod off, mate. You’re taking the piss.” Told him I never agreed to that. I asked for Big C, not a grand tour of the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand. Now I’m starting to get me back up. Then some other geezer comes out from nowhere, standing by a noodle cart like he’s been planted there just for drama. They start with the finger-pointing, talking quick in Thai, giving it all that, and one of them says I’ll have to pay or they’re calling the coppers. I said, “Call ‘em then, go on. Let’s all have a butchers at how this plays out, shall we?” I weren’t about to get mugged off. I told ‘em, “You’re telling porky pies, mate. I never agreed to nothing private or no 400 Baht. I said Big C, full stop. Don’t you fackin' start and all.” If you’re gonna charge somebody a bunch of money above the standard fare then you should make it clear upfront. Bloke starts shouting, trying to wind me up, getting right in my face like he’s gonna get physical. I says, “Wind your neck in, pal. You don’t scare me. You’ve already hacked me right off and I’m two seconds from sitting down on the kerb and letting the whole street watch this unfold.” So I reach in me pocket, take out 200 Baht, slap it on the seat and go, “That’s more than fair for a cocked-up ride I didn’t even ask for. Take it or bugger off.” They weren’t happy, face like someone nicked their winning lottery ticket, but I’d had enough. I turned round, walked off towards Big C, drenched in sweat, shirt sticking to me back, muttering “Fackin’ hell” under me breath. Just wanted a cold bevvie at that point, a pint of Guinness would do me right and a seat near a big screen showing some footy on the tele. But honestly lads, what would you have done? Coughed up the full whack to keep things civil or told ‘em to stick it in his arse like I did? -
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Hundreds of settler thugs rampage against Palestinians in West Bank.
"You cant even criticise the Israeli Government without being called an anti semite"
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