Fuck Blair

A Leicestershire trader has been fined for displaying shirts bearing a rude slogan about our Dear Leader Tony Blair.

Burly, fun loving, Tony Wright, 60, from Burton Lazars,in Leicester was busy at the Royal Norfolk Show last week. So was PC Plod.

A "member of the public " snitched on him and Plod swooped on Tony's stall selling countrywear and T shirts emblazoned with the slogan ( not unpopular in country fox hunting , anti wind farm circles) "Bollocks to Blair".

Plod decided the display of these T shirts could, "cause alarm or even distress". Out came the notebooks and pre-prepared forms and Tony was given an £80 fixed penalty notice. An act in their eyes of lese majeste, no less, as our Norman forefathers would have had it, an offence under Section 5 Public Order Act, 1986 as Plod would have it.

Tony can and claims he will appeal because he is guilty of an offence only if he;

* (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,

Given the solid yeomanry that visit such events, and this is not the first time he has sold these shirts, he could reasonably say that he neither insulting, threatening or abusive and that ;

* (a) that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, or

Finally there are many who would support him, if in the unlikely event it reaches court would claim that ;

* (c) that his conduct was reasonable.

* (4) A person is guilty of an offence under section 5 only if he intends his words or behaviour, or the writing, sign or other visible representation, to be threatening, abusive or insulting, or is aware that it may be threatening, abusive or insulting or (as the case may be) he intends his behaviour to be or is aware that it may be disorderly.

This is however not the first time that this sort of nonsense has happened. Slim, petite, and thoroughly wholesome, peachy country lass (Charlotte Denis, 20, a gamekeeper from Gloucestershire) was arrested for wearing her "Bollocks to Blair" T-shirt at the Midlands Game Fair last year. She was stopped by the Police as she left the Countryside Alliance stand because of the "offensive" slogan and arrested - see report in Horse and Hound. She was later released without charge or explanation.

Patience Wheatcroft in the Sunday Telegraph April 30th 2005, tells of Julia Gobert, who was distributing leaflets in support of the Conservative candidates outside Earl's Court tube station in London wearing a jacket with the slogan - PC Plod told her to change her clothes.

Two British Transport Police very politely informed her that she would be arrested unless she removed the jacket. Someone, had told the police that the slogan was offensive, and the police claimed that this left them with no alternative but to act. (Remeber Plod marching with the Muslims calling for beheadings, Jihad, etc.,)

The offending T shirt and many other items of country clothing are made by Splash and you may order items on line here. Lord Patel has organised a special 50% Discount for his followers and readers. Quote 50 PCT/ LP when ordering.

You can if you want, join the British National Party here who make great play of this story here. Sorry no Discounts available.

Now you know why those guys are dying in Helmand, Basra etc.,

DEPARTMENT OF INTERESTING FACTS

The noble and hard working Lord Carlile of Berriew produces an annual report on terrism (this is his 4th) (Ouch 66 page PDF alert) ... snuck away is this fascinating tidbit,(Para 64. Page 22) as the compliant Belgians let Dubya rattle through the Swift database ....£9,318 of allegedly terrorist cash was seized in 2005 under the Terrorism Act 2000 - and that was a single seizure (Appendix D Page 56).

Write to him at 9-12 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR if you wish to express any views you may have on the working of the Terrism Act 2000.

Otherwise you might write to statistic spouting, George Orwell quoting, Gordon Brown wannabe Prime Minister who told the Royal United Services Institute, Feb 13th 2006 that the Gubment are spending.....

1.£75 million extra for the Metropolitan Police
2.£135 million for the Regions(not sure if this includes the previous two figures)
3.Spending on the Security Service MI5 doubled to £2 Bn.
4.£ 2 Bn. a year on Counter Terrorism and Resilence

... and ask him what the fuck we get for that.