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Diary Blog,16 June 2026

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Amazing clips of film.

Woolwich Crown Court is high-security. Prisoners are brought to court via an underground tunnel from the nearby Belmarsh Prison. I once had a friend at the Bar who, in the 1990s, did quite a lot of “heavy” crime there, crimes such as security-van jobs and the like.

Craig Murray was H.M. Ambassador to Uzbekistan at one time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray, and is now rather dissident.

As previously blogged, the Ukrainian Ambassador whom I accompanied sometime around 1995 to the UK’s biological warfare (etc) centre at Porton Down, Wiltshire, is now the director of a bio-lab in Ukraine: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhiy_Komisarenko.

If any reader wants more information on that, use the blog search box.

Well said. Political leadership is not the same as being an Army or Royal Marines officer (you cannot simply command people and events, and decisions have to be more nuanced). As the tweeter says, neither is political leadership similar to being a senior legal figure such as the DPP (you cannot simply lay down rules and regulations and/or threaten to use “the full force of the law” when people do not agree).

Come to that, political leadership is also unalike to being a top-level businessman, as Trump is proving to the world. Not everyone wants to “make a deal“. Some people will not “make a deal” under any circumstances, because they or their group, clan, or people are motivated not by a quantifiable outcome such as profit and loss, but by ideology, or religion, or even a wish for “death or (and/or) glory”. Such people often do not much care if they themselves end up worse off (objectively) without a so-called “deal”.

Talking point

People, years ago, thought that Starmer-stein would be a Prime Minister fairly dull but at least intelligent, reliable, respectful of the idea of “a society under law”, and not likely to go off the rails in any serious way.

Well…people got the dull Prime Minister, but they also got a power-mad former bureaucrat willing to have protesters imprisoned for years for doing such petty crimes or non-crimes such as posting “inflammatory” tweets that few read and by which none were “incited”; same goes for idiotic young or not-young men willing to throw a few plastic wheelie bins towards a line of riot police.

The British people got, not a dull but reliable (and ethical) Prime Minister, but a petty tyrant forcing the entire nation to give large amounts of personal information to Israeli and other companies before being “allowed” to post on, or even use and/or read, Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube etc.

They also got a Prime Minister willing to light Jewish-supremacist candlesticks in the windows of 10, Downing Street and in Trafalgar Square, and one willing to throw away enormous amounts of money “supporting” the Jew-Zionist/Ukrainian-thug regime in Kiev, while British people struggle without help.

The British people also got a crazed Prime Minister presiding over a migration invasion of enormous proportions, one which he has no plan to stop, and no intention of stopping.

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[“Head of the armed forces Sir Richard Knighton today: “We will have to dial back our activities and our exercise and operational activity if the level of resource funding that is available to us does not increase.”

Speaking at the G7 today, Keir Starmer made clear there will be no more money forthcoming.

John Healey’s resignation speech in the Commons later should be box office.”]

Ah, yes…I remember that Knighton person “cosplaying” in camouflage gear in Kiev a year or so ago [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Knighton].

In reality, any money spent on “defence” at present is money totally wasted. There is no threat from Russia or anywhere else to the UK, not in terms of ordinary warfare. The threats are all from the migration invasion or are from within the society— the demographic changes, the exploitative finance-capitalism tearing society apart, and the collapsing fake “democratic” political system.

Britain should not be getting involved in Ukraine, the Middle East, or the Indian Ocean. It is pathetic, anyway, now that our Empire is long-gone, given away by the LabCon traitors now all too ready to wave the flag around to “support” the thuggish and corrupt regime Ukraine, or the appalling Israeli state.

Indicates low enthusiasm for all existing parties. Translates to a Commons with about 284 Reform UK MPs (about 42 short of an overall majority), 93 Cons (weak official Opposition unless they make common cause with Reform, either coalition or other arrangement); Greens 68, LibDems 68, Lab 62, SNP 45 [etc].

That would probably be good for social nationalism. A Reform or Reform/Con government would be a disaster but, as Lenin said “worse will be better“…

Once again, as in all polling for a long time, Starmer would lose his seat on those figures, as would any Labour MP in Makerfield (probably including Burnham, if he wins the upcoming by-election).

Very true, but that is where the vast bulk of the population is.

There may be oblique or indirect ways for people, whether as groups or as individuals (“lone wolves”), to sabotage and rebel.

Again, very true, but “prepping” in the UK is not the same, nor can it be, as prepping in the USA, Canada, Russia etc.

See also:

https://ianrobertmillard.org/category/prepping

See also:

Leaving aside the schools issue, one thing is clear: Labourite drone and careerist Bridget Phillipson knows little or no history, despite her mixed history/languages degree from Oxford.

The Gestapo did not march “hundreds of thousands” (of any types) anywhere. I presume that the idiotic woman is confusing or conflating the Gestapo with the S.S.

The Gestapo was a quite small organization, largely made up of former detectives from the Kripo (criminal police). Its job was to track down spies and saboteurs etc, which it did mainly by sifting through denunciations sent in by citizens.

In fact, 95% of the work of the Gestapo was to examine, then dismiss denunciations made by people either mistakenly or maliciously. There were usually only a few Gestapo officers in even quite sizeable towns.

The Gestapo operated almost invariably in civilian clothes, and did not march columns of prisoners anywhere.

Disappointing but certainly not surprising, these days, to find such ignorance in a woman who not only read History (period studied not known to me), but also is now Secretary of State for Education…

Incidentally, the only non-political jobs that woman ever had prior to getting in on the old MP racket were 2 years as an office worker at her local council, then for about 2 years as manager of a charity founded by her own mother: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Phillipson.

Another small settlement (500 inhabitants before the war, and now probably few, certainly not more than 100).

Russia needs a gamechanger. Urgently.

[“Starmer’s turning the UK into an authoritarian dictatorship, where people are too scared to speak out

Its planned social media ban is being sold as child protection. Look closer and it affects every adult too.

To keep under-16s off X, TikTok, YouTube and the rest, everyone has to prove they’re over 16. That means tying your ID to your accounts.

We’ve seen where this leads.

Under the existing Online Safety Act, sites like Imgur and several adult platforms simply blocked all UK users rather than handle the verification.

Civil liberties groups like the Open Rights Group are already warning about who holds that data and how it’s protected.

Set that against a country with a track record of arresting people over online posts, and the worry writes itself.

When your name is attached to everything you say, you start watching what you say.

It’s the oldest trick in the authoritarian playbook, the same instinct that kept people quiet under every communist regime of the last century.

Starmer calls it protecting children. Funny how the protection always seems to involve knowing exactly who said what.

And the people who do speak out and stand up, like Tommy Robinson? He was arrested under the Terrorism Act so police could seize his devices and see who he’s been communicating with.

The UK is slipping into tyranny, and the voices that can speak out will soon be silenced.“]

You have to bear in mind, also, that those tested were tested after having been prisoners for some time, on restricted diets and, in some cases (Streicher, in particular) subject to ill-treatment amounting to torture at the hands of Jews in American uniform.

I was tested in the 1980s at 156 or 155 (I forget, but think the former), but of course that was about 40 years ago. In any case, IQ is only one factor of importance. “EQ” is also very significant in terms of how the individual functions in society, for example.

Not as straightforward as often thought. Marilyn Monroe was (apparently) on or above the IQ level of Einstein. In the old phrase, “it makes one think“…

“Antifascist”/”antiracist” idiots usually do try the old “racists are knuckledraggers” (etc) line; a couple even tried to characterize me that way on Twitter, many years ago. Not worth discussing; certainly, there is no need for anyone on “our” side of the “argument” to self-validate or self-justify.

Get them out or get them gone. Whatever it takes.

There are several ethno-cultural “communities” in the UK that should be removed (and read that however you like), not just one.

Interesting point, and probably correct.

Like a box of Soviet chocolates: different shapes externally, but all with the same filling.

Those people (and those behind them) would have us at war, and entirely unnecessarily, and hugely devastatingly, with Russia. Healey even mentioned it in that speech (“…war with Russia within 5 years“…).

Russia has 6,000-7,000 nuclear weapons of various types, including massive missiles, some of which cannot be intercepted en route. Do those willing to fight Russia (and why? To support the corrupt, shambolic, and brutal Jew-Zionist/Ukrainian-thug regime in Kiev?) really want to risk these islands becoming a charred and radioactive wasteland?

No thank you.

Britain should leave NATO, cultivate better relations with Russia, take Russian oil and gas at cost price (I think that easily achievable in the right circumstances) and, in Russia, find a ready and huge market for British goods and services, including our people’s great overall skill-set.

Carns may well climb higher. Exceptional. However, from what I have seen and heard so far, possibly (and, in view of his support for Jo Cox and her activity, probably) ideologically unsound.

I am all in favour of the UK being, in Carns’ own words, “able to defend itself“, but that must be distinguished from fomenting entirely unnecessary wars which are likely to entirely destroy this country and its people.

I can see Carns being appealing to many voters, though.

Carns’ speech is wrong in its characterization of the Attlee government of the mid/late 1940s. That excellent historian, Correlli Barnett [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlli_Barnett] made the point in his several books that the UK tried to do three things after 1945 (retain a global military presence, re-tool British industry and commerce, establish or improve the Welfare State), but only had the wherewithal to do two of those properly, and thus did all three but inadequately.

Having said that, Carns made a pretty good speech there, objectively.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Carns

I have seen, however, from Carns’ tweets and interviews on domestic matters, that he is very weak in areas outside his core comfort-zone of defence etc.

I am generally opposed to the death penalty, but there are exceptions. This is one such exception.

Only social nationalism can save this country now.

At the end of the day, Andy Burnham is really just another Labourite drone, with little or really nothing new to say, let alone do.

What a nice idea.

Israel, as a state, as a society, is no worse than most of the Arab/Muslim states in the region, in overall terms —indeed, in some respects better— but is the hub of worldwide Jewish power and influence. That is why I oppose it.

[“Iran has managed to survive the attacks and even bring Washington to its knees, writes the Ynet portal.

Iran withstood serious attacks and, relying on its remaining strength, managed to bring the United States to its knees,” the portal states.

“The problem lies with the United States. They have shown their weakness: their word is no longer their word, their power is no longer power, and their blockade is no longer a blockade.”

“These were supposed to be the best days of the United States as a world power,” but “the grand names of operations against Iran – the American β€˜Epic Rage’ and the Israeli β€˜Roaring Lion’ – have been shattered to pieces,” it adds.

According to Ynet, Israel has not seen such a consensus in society for a long time, between the left and the far right, that the American-Iranian agreement, expected to be signed on June 19, is a “strategic defeat” for Israel and a “failure” for the United States and moderate Sunni states in the region.

“Trump is determined to reach an agreement. Hardly any leader of a great power has ever shown such zeal, which is a sign of weakness,” Ynet believes, adding that even “the demonstration of power now boils down to Trump’s AI-generated videos portraying himself as a global superman.

“It’s hard to believe, but that’s exactly how it is: never before has such a powerful state shown such a terrifying weakness towards a country that was considered to have suffered a severe defeat,” the portal emphasizes.“]

Those who live will see“…

[“Zelensky keeps bragging online while frontline troubles mounting for Ukrainian army Fresh off the G7 summit, Zelensky once again tried to rattle President Putin and Russia with threats of a “harsh winter,” projecting an image that NATO’s latest tech upgrades had given him the strategic upper hand. But for all the polished optics flooding Ukrainian and Western media, the reality on the ground tells a very different story.“]

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gara_Garayev; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Beauties_(ballet)]

Diary Blog, 31 January 2025

Morning music

Historical note

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin

Charles Edward Coughlin (/ˈkΙ’Ι‘lΙͺn/ KOG-lin; October 25, 1891 β€“ October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian–American Catholic priest based in the United States near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed “The Radio Priestβ€Š” and considered a leading demagogue,[1] he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts.[2]

Coughlin was born in Ontario to working-class Irish Catholic parents. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1916, and in 1923 he was assigned to the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan. Coughlin began broadcasting his sermons during a time of increasing anti-Catholic sentiment across the globe. As his broadcasts became more political, he became increasingly popular.[3]

Initially, Coughlin was a vocal supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal; he later fell out with Roosevelt, accusing him of being too friendly to bankers. In 1934, he established a political organization called the National Union for Social Justice. Its platform called for monetary reforms, nationalization of major industries and railroads, and protection of labour rights. The membership ran into the millions but was not well organized locally.[4]

After making attacks on Jewish bankers, Coughlin began to use his radio program Golden Hour to broadcast antisemitic commentary. In the late 1930s, he supported some of the policies of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The broadcasts have been described as “a variation of the Fascist agenda applied to American culture”.[5] His chief topics were political and economic rather than religious, using the slogan “Social Justice”.

After the outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters forced the cancellation of Golden Hour. In 1942, the Archdiocese of Detroit forced Coughlin to close his newspaper Social Justice and forbade its distribution by mail. Coughlin vanished from the public arena, working as a parish pastor until retiring in 1966. He died in 1979 at age 88.[6][7][8]

[Wikipedia]

It seems that Father Coughlin’s views were a more politicized, and more American (though he was born and brought up in Ontario), equivalent of those espoused by those of the great G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, and others of a Roman Catholic or an Anglo-Catholic ideological background prior to the Second World War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilaire_Belloc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton

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Leaving aside the rights and wrongs, “IQ” can only take you so far. My own IQ was once measured (40 years ago) at 156, easily within the top 1% of the population, yet I have not taken over leadership of the world and, at age 68, time is running out, at least in my present incarnation.

Looking at most politicians, commentators, business leaders etc in our society, intellectual mediocrity is more likely to lead to “success” than a stellar IQ.

Interestingly, it is claimed that Marilyn Monroe had an IQ equivalent to that of Einstein, which must make one question the basis for IQ’s societal prominence. We are only at the early stages of understanding what makes the brain, the human personality, and society, work.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/31/tired-mood-changed-ukrainian-army-desertion-crisis

When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Viktor* was ready to die for his country. He volunteered to defend Kyiv as enemy tanks appeared and joined Ukraine’s armed forces. In the spring of 2023 he was fighting in the village of Tonenke, near the eastern city of Avdiivka. β€œWhen I arrived I was super-motivated. If necessary I would give my life,” he recalled.

Gradually, however, he became disillusioned. The battle was furious. β€œThe Russians would smash our positions to the ground,” he said. Senior Ukrainian commanders gave unrealistic orders. Then, while he was defending a ruined building, a panel fell on his shoulder. After receiving injections to reduce the pain, he was told to return to the front. β€œI realised I’m nobody. Just a number,” he said.

In May that same year, Viktor left his position to seek further medical treatment. He did not come back. His commander marked him down as awol. Viktor is one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who have abandoned their units. The exact figure is a military secret, but officials concede the number is large.

The issue of desertion has made headlines in Ukraine. Last week the government launched an investigation into the 155th Mechanised Brigade. Fifty-six soldiers disappeared while training in France. Hundreds of others are said to be missing.

After three years of war, Ukraine is desperately short of soldiers, especially infantry. This has made it easier for Russia’s army to advance in the east. There are structural issues too. New brigades have been built from scratch. They performed poorly.”

[Guardian]

As noted on this blog for the past couple of years.

Russia is winning, slowly. The Kiev regime may collapse later this year. There may be a general advance of Russian forces later in 2025.

More tweets

Still clapping?

See also:

Discussion on GB News TV about why both “Labour” and “Boris”-idiot’s “Conservative” government have encouraged migration-invasion. The Coudenhove-Kalergi Plan is the reason. It is a conspiracy, not a mere conspiracy theory...

UK demographics

White British births have fallen to a record low! New figures have revealed that White British births now make-up just 55.6 per cent of all live births in England and Wales. But at the same time, the British population is skyrocketing, with the latest reports published in the press predicting that our population will surpass 72.5 million by 2032!

The meteoric rise in population is largely being driven by mass immigration. Both legal and illegal migration into Britain are now at an all-time high and the last up-to-date figures we released show that net migration has reached over 900,000 per year. This is shocking in itself, as that is more people than live in the city of Manchester!

[statement released today by the group Patriotic Alternative]

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[Moscow State University]