Blue Dwarf

Former teacher; history, archaeology and travel enthusiast; for free speech; against hyper-racialised multi-communalism

[Leo Kearse - see me on tour! Links in bio @LeoKearse]

Pakistani Muslim nonces a girl, gets two years.
21 year old British kid angry that police helped kill a British kid throws a traffic cone, it hits nobody, gets 3-5 years.
But remember, there's no two-tier policing.

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

Senior figures at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, under the command of Andy Burnham, have cautioned firefighters who support Reform UK over their political views.

In a further chilling assault on free speech, staff have also effectively been urged in an email to report colleagues who support Reform.

Fire brigade bosses have also said they are seeking legal advice on what to do about firefighters who decide to stand as Reform UK candidates. This is despite the fact that, unlike police officers, there is no legal bar preventing firefighters from participating in national or local politics.

In their email, fire brigade bosses Mr Petch and Ms Ahmed said: ’We are aware that some staff members have chosen to represent Reform UK in their local areas. We know this may cause concern within our network and wider.

’The individuals involved have been spoken to, to make it clear that as members of GMFRS (Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service) our core values and professional behaviours must be displayed at all times.

’The service is currently seeking formal legal guidance… to ensure we are protected from all perspectives and that our inclusive culture remains safe.

‘Our priority is and always will be ensuring that every member of this network feels supported, respected and safe at work.’

They also confirmed that they would be consulting the Fire Brigades Union on the matter.

In his role as Mayor of Greater Manchester, @AndyBurnhamGM — who is also tipped by some to be a future Prime Minister if he wins the Makerfield by-election — is also Greater Manchester’s Fire Commissioner, responsible for overseeing the service.

General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, Lord Young of Acton, has now written to Mr Burnham to raise concerns about the chilling effect this has on free speech.

Lord Young said that the ‘clear implication’ of the email from the fire brigade bosses was that ‘representing Reform UK constitutes an inherent threat to the institution’s culture and values and is to be treated as morally suspect’. He also highlighted that no action appears to have been taken against firefighters who support other political parties.

The letter also states: ‘Staff are further invited to report colleagues who support any groups that go against the service’s values, which effectively amounts to an instruction to inform on colleagues for their political beliefs.

’The email will create a chilling effect on the free speech of GMFRS employees who support Reform.

’The practical effect is that a public fire and rescue service governed by you is treating the lawful political activity of your electoral opponents as a reputational risk to their employer.

‘Regardless of whether this reflects your instruction, it reflects your governance; and a public office-holder who permits his institution to demonise or chill the speech and political activity of those who support his principal electoral rival cannot claim to be discharging that office with the impartiality it demands.’

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[Anthony’s Bar & Grill @AnthonyGri10669]

@AllisonPearson @HolbacheRd Requiring the police to treat people differently according to their race, skin colour, nationality or religion was an idea so stupid, mad and wicked that only the Left could have dreamt it up.

[Daniel Hannan @DanielJHannan]

A new poll shows that, by more than 2 to 1, British voters would rather keep the right to set their own regulations than have greater access to EU markets.
That is the only question that truly matters, and is why talk of joining the EU is for the birds.
https://t.co/PjnS9oP8MU

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Er … Firefighters in Manchester who support Reform UK have been cautioned over their views by bosses.

And staff are being urged to snitch on colleagues who express support for Reform.

so when Starmer said “Free speech is one of the founding values of the United Kingdom, and we protect it jealously and fiercely and always will.” … that was just disinformation 🤡

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Oh look … here’s Rachel from accounts not doing “foreign Interference”

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

NHS doctors are under pressure not to section psychotic black patients to avoid appearing racist

The Telegraph has uncovered numerous examples of NHS policy documents and mental health bodies calling for detentions of black people to be reduced to tackle inequality ⤵️
https://t.co/d52oTzIQlV

[Allison Pearson @AllisonPearson]

The public would be stunned if they knew the police have become an identity politics cult.
True believers only.
Officers with common sense who want to catch bad people are not promoted or driven out.
We need a new police to protect decent people like Henry Nowak.

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Oh look here’s a Labour MP spreading misinformation that Nigel Farage is a “danger to democracy”

Er … and then says misinformation needs to stop. She should start with herself.

Smearing political opponents as a danger to democracy is the actual danger to democracy 💣

[Mark Steyn @MarkSteynOnline]

Looking for something to watch this evening? Check out the Queen of #Noir, Barbara Stanwyck, in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers.

#RicksFlicks #SteynOnline

https://t.co/icRkZQgDr6

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

“Twenty-five years ago, the political class was more willing to engage in open debate.”

Today, there is an attempt to cast legitimate criticism of prevailing orthodoxies — whether on diversity, Islam, immigration, or climate change — as misinformation, disinformation, or hate speech.

At the heart of the free speech crisis is an unwillingness on the part of the promoters of these policies to defend them in public.

Instead of engaging in good-faith debate, they portray critics as beyond the pale.

In this relatively recent phenomenon, people are increasingly realising that if they challenge a certain cluster of prevailing orthodoxies, they are likely to be cancelled.

We must push back against this.

Watch the General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, Lord Young, speaking at our event in Belfast 👇

[RajaGili @RajaGili]

@stuey_beef What type of prime minister avoids the topic and family for 6 months, and then invites them for a photo op only after the video comes out and the public is outraged?

[Stuey Beef 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @stuey_beef]

Ask yourself: what kind of force drafts an official statement three days after a teenager’s death that effectively paints him as the aggressor — and only rows back when the family’s fury makes it politically impossible?

What kind of chief constable signs off a culture where the priority, in the immediate aftermath of a fatal stabbing, is not “how did we fail him?” but “how do we protect ourselves?”

The IOPC has already confirmed it is investigating the officers’ contact with Henry, including the use of handcuffs and first aid, yet Hampshire briefed The Telegraph that there is “no indication of misconduct” and that all officers are merely “witnesses”.

This looks less like accountability and more like an early attempt to lock in a “nothing to see here” narrative before the watchdog has even finished.

When a chief constable presides over a force that handcuffs a dying boy, drafts victim‑blaming lines, meddles in a live trial, and then rushes out exonerating briefings for his own officers, the problem is not rogue PCs — it’s the man at the top.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

Scotland Yard has been captured by the “woke mind virus” and no longer treats citizens equally under the law, a veteran police officer has claimed.

Read the full story here ⤵️
https://t.co/aSE9nQUyOI

[Stuey Beef 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @stuey_beef]

Look at the timeline.

2020: George Floyd is killed in the US. British police chiefs declare it a “pivotal moment for policing in the UK” and begin rewriting race‑related policy around activism, not British conditions.

2022: the Police Race Action Plan is launched, building the narrative of “institutional racism” and demanding “real change”.

2025: the NPCC enshrines anti‑racism guidance that says racial equity does not mean treating everyone the same and warns about “over‑policing” some groups.

2026: an 18‑year‑old Briton is murdered, protests erupt, accusations of two‑tier policing go mainstream, and the same leadership suddenly claims the wording was “clumsy” and needs to be “clarified”.

Meanwhile, a senior Met representative talks openly about a “woke mind virus”, skill‑loss on the front line and a decade‑long obsession with identity metrics over competence.

In just a few years, the priority has shifted from tackling crime to policing statistics and discourse. The public can see it.

The rank and file can feel it.

The question now is whether anyone in government has the courage to rip this ideology out of policing completely, and restore a simple standard: one law, applied without fear or favour, to everyone.

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

🚨NEWS: Hampshire Police, responsible for handling Henry Nowak's murder, had previously received a video of Vickram Digwa firing an illegal gun in his back garden but did nothing

[leilani dowding 🌸🚜 ☮️ @LeilaniDowding]

I’m at a loss for words regarding the state of our country … 😫

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Can the government explain to me why this UK trained British doctor can’t get a post yet are still giving visas for foreign doctors at her skill level?

It is immoral that the very best of our own educated young people can’t get NHS jobs & migrants can!

[William Clouston SDP @WilliamClouston]

Very sad. There are many causes - such as high energy prices and Labour’s tax on jobs but there is something even bigger. In Tesco you can buy Chinese made plates which look unnerving like Denby - knock-offs effectively - at a fraction of the price.

We continue to delude ourselves that ‘free trade’ is fair trade. It isn’t and the long-term costs to our society of this wanton de-industrialisation is devastating.