It pains me to respond to the attention seeking @MatthewStadlen ....
But he's tried to orchestrate yet another pile-on and truth matters.
The exchange with him was at 1am on Monday night. At that time we were relying on sparse footage and interpreting media descriptions.
The official figures were eventually released, based on accurate assessments, after dawn the next day.
I was ACUTELY aware that this disorder would be used (just as Southport was) by the government to introduce more powers of control.
I could see Stadlen priming viewers at home to accept incoming restrictions.
Language matters. Too many people in news media reach for hyperbole to manipulate you - never more so than when an authoritarian government is waiting to pounce.
Facts that emerged the next day:
15 police officers injured.
4 residential properties damaged by fire.
3 residents evacuated from burning homes.
Several vehicles burned.
All unacceptable hooliganism, stupidity and chaos. Life-changing for some involved.
But when I think of 'riots' I call to mind Brixton in 1981 in which 100s of police and civilians were hospitalised.
Toxteth, 1981, in which one person died, more than £10million of property was damaged and 100s were injured.
The Poll Tax riots in 1990 saw 200,000 people in Trafalgar square; 100s of people injured and arrested.
Tottenham, 2011, The 'Mark Duggan' riots - FIVE people died, 1000s were arrested and damage reached roughly £200 million.
2024: Southport, 1000s of arrests and some high-profile jail-sentences including Lucy Connolly for commenting online.
Those are riots.
In 2026, a hot day is an "emergency," feeling a bit down is "depression;" rain is a "flood risk" and being tired is "burnt out."
In my view, the British people should be calmly withdrawing their labour and taking to the streets in their millions right now to force political change, but too many are unwilling to get off the sofa.
It was obvious that this disorder would be used by the government to introduce more powers of control over free speech so on Monday,'s show, I was torn between relaying the unrest and attempting to moderate the hysteria. But I did let Stadlen wind me up and that was unusual on my part.
On the issue of greater social media restrictions I was proven right within 24 hours.
Now let's look at who Matthew Stadlen really is....
Have you ever wondered why a grown man would spend so much time doing unpaid media work, even going to the time and effort of clipping and promoting my counter-narrative views on social media at every opportunity?
I have zero evidence that he is anything other than a trust-fund boy who lives in a big London house and likes being on TV.
He may just be the product of his rarified upbringing.
But if you were to require a malleable asset to nudge the Establishment dial, his type would certainly fit the bill:
St Paul's and Trinity College educated with a father, Sir Nicholas Stadlen who was a High Court Judge. His uncle Godfrey Stadlen was a very senior Home Office civil servant involved in the administrative machinery of UK immigration policy.
His paternal Grandparents were Central European émigré intellectuals who brought Marxist, anti-fascist and Continental philosophical traditions to Britain. His grandmother's work and participation in intellectual circles, especially contributed to debates on Marxism and political theory.
Frankly, The Stadlen family sits in the upper institutional ecosystem of Britain through law and elite education, not to mention Matthew's hard-to-define media career...
So when he is dead-set on making you think a certain way, take a breath, think harder and be extremely wary.
Has this woman gone out to the local non-Muslim community to find out why they are feeling so aggrieved? Not that it would take a rocket scientist to work that one out, but these people do seem a little more dim than the norm.🤦
🚨🇬🇧 | ¡PAÍS HUMILLADO!
Luego del brutal ataque de un africano hacia un norirlandés en Belfast, que generó un estallido social, la Primera Ministra de Irlanda del Norte, Michelle O'neill, publicó un video NO para respaldar o entender a su gente, sino para reunirse con un grupo de musulmanes y africanos para decirles que los apoya y que NO tolerará el racismo de sus compatriotas.
El sometimiento de sus autoridades es TOTAL, ya no hay vuelta atrás. 🤦🏽♂️
To Ms Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Dear Madam Chancellor,
As a UK taxpayer, I feel it’s only fair I get a proper say in where my hard-earned cash ends up — seeing as it leaves my pocket faster than a politician running from a tough question. So here’s my official spending instruction:
✅ First priority: The Armed Forces and their kit. Let’s give them proper equipment, not whatever’s left over after every other department has helped itself. No more sending our troops out with gear older than my first car!
✅ Schools & Universities: No ideological nonsense. Teach reading, writing, arithmetic, history and how to think — not what to think. Let’s turn our classrooms into places of learning, not debating societies for every passing fashion.
✅ New National Police Force. Train them properly, give them the tools they need, and once they’re ready? You can scrap the current setup that seems better at issuing parking fines than catching criminals.
❌ ZERO money for DEI. Not a penny, not a halfpenny, not even a stray coin down the back of the Treasury sofa. If it’s labelled DEI, it’s off the menu.
And finally — send me a monthly receipt. I want it itemised, clear, and honest. No lines saying “miscellaneous” or “consultancy fees”. I want to see exactly where every pound, shilling and modern penny goes — and if there’s a mistake, I reserve the right to ask for a refund like I do when my takeaway arrives cold.
In short: stop spending my money on what feels like dismantling the country, and start spending it on making the UK great again.
Yours in hopeful amusement,
A Taxpayer Who Keeps Receipts
🚨 WHEN FORMER SPY CHIEFS MI6 START WARNING THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE LISTEN
Sir Richard Dearlove did not mince his words.
Britain, he says, is being governed by a "bunch of students" who fail to grasp the dangers facing the world.
His concern is not party politics.
It is national security.
And when a former head of MI6 openly questions whether the government understands the scale of the threats ahead, that should concern everyone.
Because intelligence chiefs rarely speak this bluntly unless they believe something has gone badly wrong.
@TVKev
@GnasherJew@HeidiBachram Arrest, convict and give a hefty sentence. Trial by jury is not a game. An example must be set to ensure this does not set a precedent for future trial by jury.
@SubversiveForce No compassion whatsoever for the policewoman with the fractured back. These people really think having the 'autism' label or being a middle class tw*t with a posh accent should exempt you from justice. It really goes to show just how badly universities are f*cking up .🤦
@GoodwinMJ@temuka1286 This is not the way to gain votes imo. Learn from Brexit's Project Fear. People do not like being told who to vote for imo. You'd have been better trying to negotiate with Restore like adults.
@realMaalouf Imagine spending the life you know you have imagining the next will be better. That is lunatic thinking whatever religion. If only they concentrated on being the best they could in this life rather relying on an imaginary next life when they might in fact just end up as dust🤷
I don’t support rioting from anyone but when BLM did it, Labour said that MPs should speak to the black community and listen to the concerns.
Following the scenes in Belfast, has any Labour MP mentioned speaking to white, working class communities to listen to their concerns?
@itsonlyYC@japan_nobunaga@DaveNicholas555 Don't forget the Greens, the Libdems and their wet liberal, pan bashing, terrorist supporting ilk. They're pretty much a waste of space these days too. It's a shame, once decent parties are now full of total fruitcakes.