title - The Thoughts of Charles Henrycover pageThe Dogs Head

31/7/2007

ABSENT-MINDED

Filed under: — Charles @ 2:05 pm

Seeking to defend his absence in Rwanda during the Oxfordshire floods, David Cameron said there are no longer any national boundaries. I wonder how that went down with traditional Tory voters. I suspect that Mr Cameron’s “decontaminated” progressive Conservatives have a curtailed future.

When Mr Cameron is booted out, there could be a place for him in Gordon Brown’s Labour Party of all the talents.

Robert Craig Somerset

. . . don’t be silly ! . . gordy own’t go ! . . .

. . . . you can’t ‘av two pryministers ! . . . . .

In Robert Craig’s criticism of David Cameron’s unfortunate timing with his visit to Africa;(at least he’s concerned about our ‘Balance of Payments’); the place that China is now ‘taking over’ to ensure its world trading dominance; I really do wonder how anybody who supports the Party that can boast ‘The Winter of Discontent’, when bodies weren’t getting buried and the rubbish piled up in the streets, crawling with rats; . . the Party that had to be stripped of all principle; dry cleaned and sterilised and be taken over by a group of the biggest Con-Men politics has ever known, can have the nerve to talk about ‘DECONTAMINATION’.. . . . . . . . . But then nothing really changes does it! . . Same Party! . . The rubbish is still piling up in the streets. . . . Although I fancy there are an awful lot more vermin around this time!

Charles Henry

IF CARING CAMERON STICKS TO PRINCIPLES HE CAN BECOME PM

Filed under: — Charles @ 2:04 pm

cond. If Cameron abides by his principles, and makes ethical principles the priority of his party, I certainly think that he will win the trust, and even the votes, of the British electorate.

Jeremy Cusden, Gillingham

Ethical principles. Does that include proudly boasting he can kill deer with one shot and he intends to revoke the hunting act? Dream on Mr Cameron!

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

Kathy; when this country eventually gets completely overrun with Roe deer (if they are not culled) that are all infected with Mycobacterium bovis; the TB that is now beginning to threaten the human population world wide; many strains of which are now resistent to anti-biotics; are you just hoping they will all start dying from sarcoptic mange like the foxes do?. . . Or will you just have another tantrum? . And I was beginning to get to like you because I thought you were intelligent!

Charles Henry

Gosh, that was a close one, Henry ‘nearly liking me’. Perish the thought!! I wonder if you think we should cull humans with TB and other bacteria too! Answer to all ills, kill it!

And there’s me thinking you and your cronies killed foxes and deer for fun when you are really doing it to save the world! How altruistic.

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

Have you ever met anyone dying from TB Kathy? . . It doesn’t just affect the lungs you know. . They didn’t take MRSA seriously until it is almost too late. . Don’t take my word for it. . Do some proper research yourself.. . . . Niccolo Machiavelli wrote.. . . . . . “It happens then as it does to physicians in the treatment of Consumption (TB), which in the commencement is easy to cure and difficult to understand; but when it has neither been discovered in due time nor treated upon a proper principle, it becomes easy to understand and difficult to cure. The same thing happens in state affairs; by foreseeing them at a distance, which is only done by men of talents, the evils which might arise from them are soon cured; but when, from want of foresight, they are suffered to increase to such a height that they are perceptible to everyone, there is no longer any remedy.”

Charles Henry

30/7/2007

DAIRY COWS and Norah

Filed under: — Charles @ 1:34 pm

THE LIVES OF DAIRY COWS ARE NOTHING LIKE THE TV ADVERTS. . . . . . Western Daily Press

The Sun is really shining Norah; so all working farmers will be far too busy to answer your anguish today. . . It’s only us ‘decrepits’ that will have the time. . . Of course all mothers miss their offspring when they leave home; but the only thing I can think is that cows must have very short memories; because funnily enough; just one ‘hollar’, “cows,cows,cows” and they come trundling up across the ground happy as lambs, looking forward to being milked, and having a few nuts.

Charles Henry

Well what do you expect from someone who supports killing foxes etc for fun, a conscience or understanding!! Animals=commodities, says it all really!

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

Pray there is not another war in your lifetime Kathy. . Many in this country will surely starve. . It’s really such a pity your mind has been so poisoned by your ‘teachers’. You are probably a very nice person really. . . I could be offended, but I have seen it all before, and I have seen people change when they experience real life taking care of animals; so that would just be churlish.

Charles Henry

‘Taking care of animals’, really taking care of them, is something I do on a daily basis, rescuing, rehoming and campaigning for better conditions for them. Whereas you, enjoy hunting them, watching them being torn apart and use them as commodities. Yes, I am a nice person, caring, compassionate and do everything in my power not to hurt others, be they human or animals. Norah Pound is quite right in her asessment of the dairy cow and your answer to her letter says it all.

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

If the animals that you do take care of didn’t have ‘cells’ to protect them whilst in your care; and didn’t have to be ‘put down’ if they can’t be found good homes; but never-the-less were vulnerable to fox attack; what would you do then Kathy? . . . Have a tantrum!?

Charles Henry

CRUEL PRACTICE

Filed under: — Charles @ 12:18 pm

Recent letters on cub hunting are a reminder that foxes have been deliberately bred to have cubs, so that new hounds can be trained by killing the young cubs. This happens in August. This is a wicked cruelty and happens in a civilised, Christian country.

Do the Queen, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, certain bishops and clergy know about this practice?

Rev H W Jones Swindon

I am sure the Queen and others know full well about this Rev and they care not a jot. Unfortunately there are some in this country who get fun from harming the vulnerable, and we know who some of them are don’t we? Those who harm animals or anything vulnerable are despicable and may they reap what they sow, it is called karma!

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

I feel sure the hunters wouldn’t deny that ‘cub hunting’ takes place; breaking in and selecting the young hounds. But the suggestion that hunters have ‘captured foxes’ to breed them from is fanciful. . . . I understand they only go cub hunting in the early mornings at certain times, and I feel sure they must know where to take then to be in the vicinity of an appropriate ‘earth’. . . It’s a great pity you and the Reverend don’t care about the the foxes victims Kathy. The dead poultry and lambs, or other livestock attacked whilst they’re giving birth. .

Charles Henry

‘Fanciful’ my foot, LACS have evidence of this if anyone cares to ask them, as for the dead vitims, as I am sure the Reverend, like myself, also cares about them, if only the farmers would care for their livestock properly they would not be killed by the fox, who is only trying to survive, just like the rest of us! And lets face it, killing for pleasure is what you hunters do all the time !

Kathy Musker, Cheshire

The hunts certainly have no need to build artificial earths in this ‘neck of the woods’ Kathy. . We are overrun by mangy foxes. They are the spill-over and dumpings from the city, and there is now very little hunting. . . However if is true that LACS discovered artificial earths because there was a dearth of foxes for them to hunt; and these would still not be ‘captive’; then at least they were maintaining a healthy fox population in those areas; which is surely better than what we have now; a mangey population that is randomley shot or found dead or dying a lingering death from Sarcoptic Mange. . . Why do you think the word VULPICIDE originated?. . They wanted to maintain a healthy population. . . Yes to Hunt! . Survival of the fittest. . . Shooting does not do that, and it was frowned upon when there was regular hunting.

Charles Henry

27/7/2007

LIFE IS WONDERFUL

****** FABIANISM IS THE ART OF DECEIT *****

***************** GRADUALISM ****************

**** IT IS AT THE HEART OF NEW-LABOUR ****

AND IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO STOP THEM

Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the TUC was in the West yesterday to look at the level of exploitation in local workplaces. Following new concerns about the conditions of migrant workers, NIGEL COSTLEY, regional secretary of the TUC, sets out to explode some myths. . . They are concerned for the Migrants!!

Western Daily Press (Features/Letters. 27th. July)

The New-Labour propaganda machine is in full swing today Editor. . . .There is that word again; BOOM! . . Life is wonderful everybody! . . . . . . Council Tax is NOT really Sky High! . . . . House Price inflation is NOT putting owning a home out of reach for our young people!. . . . . Pensions have NOT been destroyed and people do NOT really have to work till they drop! . . . . Getting a Doctor at weekends is NOT a problem!. . . . . . M.R.S.A is ONLY A FIGMENT OF OUR IMAGINATION! . . . Banking is NOT now more profitable than Manufacturing!. . . . . . The UK is NOT almost the most over crowded place on the Planet! . . . . The gap between the very Rich and the Poor is NOT at an obscene level!. . . . Foreign truck drivers are NOT now causing a disturbing number of motorway crashes!. . . . Crime is NOT A PROBLEM ANYWHERE! . . In fact there IS NO CRIME anymore! . . . . . There is NOT a problem with discipline in any of our schools! . . . . . And none of this could be Gordon Brown’s fault anyway because he has NOT really been in No. 11 all these years and been Chancellor of the Exchequer! . . .

And the WAR! . . .WHAT DO YOU MEAN? . . WHAT WAR!!!??

. . . . . . well ah!! . . i nu dat ! . . . . .

. . . . dey finks weem aw stoopid. . . . .


. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

26/7/2007

WE MUST GET EU CRISIS AID

Filed under: — Charles @ 8:50 am

Western Daily Press

In her letter “Can MPs help?” (Your Say, July 18), Mrs M Duckett raises with readers the idea that there should be a national disaster fund to help the victims of the recent floods in the UK.

Mrs Duckett and other readers may be interested to know that the UK Government can apply for EU Solidarity Funds to help with the clear-up operation.

My Liberal Democrat colleague for Yorkshire and the Humber, one of the worst affected areas, Diana Wallis MEP, is working with local organisers to apply pressure to ensure the UK Government takes this action.

In view of the recent floods in Gloucestershire, I have also written to Prime Minister urging that the Government makes an application for this funding.

Graham Watson
MEP Member of the European
Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar

“But it’s OUR money in the First place Mr. Watson. . The EU HAS NO MONEY. . . If you people in Europe weren’t so proliferate (and profligate) and dishonest with our tax money in the first place, there would be plenty to go round. . . . . You are part of the problem! . Not the solution!. . How much did you say they pay you? . . And how big are your expenses?. . . AND JUST HOW BIG IS YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT!!??” .

Charles Henry

. . . . too bleedin’ rite !!! . . .



‘FORGOTTEN HEROES ARE NOW HISTORY’ (W.D. Press)

I understand that most of the youth today in the UK don’t do “stuff” such as history.

Perhaps their real world began the day they were born.

Churchill? Where’s that? Walking recently from Hampstead Heath, I was reminded of this when I noticed that a commemorative plaque to George Orwell (aka Eric Blair) had been taken away and also that the small stone effigy of his head had disappeared from over the shop door where Orwell worked (circa 1935) at Hampstead.

Animal Farm? 1984? Wozzat about? I sense Orwell is perhaps not politically appropriate for these giddy, spinning times.

Mr T MacManus
London

That is why they had to turn ‘Big Brother’ into a ‘game’ Mr.McManus. . The deceit of ‘Fabianism’ in the Media and in Government knows no bounds. . . Big Brother is no longer just ‘watching us’. . . He is now brainwashing all our children! . . And you thought North Korea was bad.

Charles Henry

‘HERE WE GO, IT’S SHAUN HERE AGAIN’.(W.D. Press)

Here, in my letter, I would like to ask the question, why is “here” used so often?

Here, in this paragraph, I would like to ask, is BBC 1 News the worst offender?

Here, in this sentence I wish to state that I’ve used the BBC 1 News service for most of my life.

Here, in this sentence I would like to state that I have dropped the BBC 1 News for its repetitive use of the word “here".

And, finally, here I am asking why?

Shaun Smith

“Hear Hear!”

Giles Bradshaw, Rose Ash

“I spec you means “Yer, Yer!” don’t you Giles?!”

Charles Henry

NEITHER LEADER WILL WITHDRAW FROM EU.(W.D. Press)

While I agree with the general sentiments expressed by Edmund Goodland, “Brown must put our own interests first” (Your Say, July 21), I was not clear whether he was more concerned with Gordon Brown’s attitude concerning Britain and the EU or the English contribution to the EU, although they are inextricably linked.

Our PM has made clear his policies regarding the EU and an English Parliament which leaves very little opportunity for discussion or alternative opinion.

I fail to understand how any English who are not completely satisfied with the present fiscal situation should expect anything other than cosmetic changes in the above from a Labour Government whose support and popularity seems to be holding up without making any change.

Nor do I believe any radical changes will come from the Conservative Party. Since Edward Heath’s time it has blindly followed the same course, signing endless commitments in favour of the EU. Unfortunately, Cameron is not the man to challenge this, or withdraw from the EU.

As all three main political parties are in favour of the EU and England paying its contribution, together with monies to Scotland, Ireland and Wales through the discredited Barnett Formula, perhaps it is time for a new political party to speak for the English, and if some readers think this is a step too far, may I remind them that our PM took a public oath acknowledging the rights of the Scottish people.

As the saying goes: “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”

N F Hancock
Swindon
Wiltshire

You are right in what you say N.F.Hancock. Our Democracy is far from perfect, but it’s all we have at the moment; and whilst the livings of so many revolve around State funding and State employment, there will be no quick solution. . It was deceitful people who set this whole Maelstrom in motion, and it we will take great wit and ingenuity to disentwine ourselves whilst retaining our integrity. . . Integrity is something many now know very little about. . . Particularly those behind this whole ‘FABIANISED’ state in which we are all now embroiled, thanks to New-Labour.

Charles Henry

25/7/2007

Will EU give us Crisis Funding?

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:55 am

“I seem to remember that the EU were very quick to offer crisis funding when central Europe last suffered severe floods.

I do hope that we will see the same swift offer of help from Brussels bureaucrats to this country in this time of need.”

Dr Don Gibson
Yeovil

And it’s OUR money they’ve been giving away in the first place Dr. Gibson! . We must demand a referendum on the New ‘fake’ Treaty. . It’s just a Constitution by another name. . . These deceitful people have to be stopped.

Charles Henry

I REPEAT! . .
THESE DECEITFUL LIARS MUST BE STOPPED NOW! . . .

THIS WILL MEAN THE END OF THE UK AS AN INDEPENDENT NATION. . .

WHERE HITLER FAILED, THE EUROPEAN SOVIET WILL HAVE SUCCEEDED!

WETLANDS HAVE WORSENED FLOODS

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:49 am

The Editor
Letters
Western Daily Press

Published 25th. July 2007

Dear Editor

:| It has crossed my mind that, for many years now, we have had enthusiasts undoing all the drainage schemes that agriculture had put in place, from many lifetimes’ experience, because they wanted to see wetlands and wildfowl.

This has certainly happened on the Somerset Levels and I feel sure it must have happened in other places, and so must have contributed greatly to the present difficulties.

I am sure questions should be asked.

Yours

Charles Henry

Good Money following Bad.

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:00 am

“So, faced by a reported £5 million-plus overspend on the new Redland Green School, how does Bristol City Council respond to the public via its public relations spokespeople?

A humble apology to council tax payers for the blunders of the previous Lib Dem administration which racked up the overspend, perhaps?

A sword-falling by the £120,000-a-year director of education who oversaw it?

A cut to the large numbers of highly paid deputy directors in the children and young people’s department, maybe?

Or an overdue pledge to recoup some money by cutting the same department’s huge expenditure on external consultants?

No. We are told by the council’s PR boss “the council has brought in an external construction consultancy to help establish the facts about the additional costs".

More consultants. Brilliant. Council tax payers will certainly sleep well at night after reading that!”

Richard Wyatt
Bristol

Yes Richard! . . You just couldn’t make it up. . . They think it grows on trees. . .

Charles Henry

24/7/2007

HOUSING CRISIS FOR THE YOUNG.

Filed under: — Charles @ 4:43 pm

Yes Tony Probert, for once you are right. . . There is a a crisis blighting the lives of many young people; and it has been caused by the financial management of our country by New-Labour. . . No amount of posturing or hyterical outbursts by fawning-Fabians or socialist acolytes, can disguise this gross mismanagement. . . The crisis in both the nations future pensions and the housing market, can be laid squarely at the feet of the, now Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. . . . The last time the FTSE 100 was anywhere near 7000 was nearly 10 years ago because of the stewardship of Kenneth Clarke. . .

24/07/07 FTSE Opened at about 6624

At this time the FTSE 100 stands at 6569.0 AND FALLING.
Down over 55 points. (Midday 24th. July 2007)

And now at this time the FTSE 100 stands at 6454.3
Down over 170 points. (6.0pm. 25th. July 2007)

And now at this time the FTSE 100 stands at 6251.2

Down over 373 points. Over 5% (6.0pm. 26th. July 2007)

And now at this time the FTSE 100 stands at 6215.2

Down over 409 points. Over 6% (6.0pm. 27th. July 2007)

Charles Henry

23/7/2007

HUBRIS PERSONIFIED

Filed under: — Charles @ 7:43 pm
. . yer ! . . . dist see michael schumacher on sunday ? . . . .

. . . it wer da f1 german grand prix ! . . .

. . . . an ee ad ta give dat ron dennis da bleedin trophy! . . .

. . . ar anty lil nerly wet ‘erself laffin’ ! . . .



I think you are being rather cruel ‘Errol’. . . . He is the finest racing driver the world has known so far, . . but it was a pleasing moment wasn’t it. . . . I am surprised you can even spell his name. . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

22/7/2007

ACTIVISTS WIN OVER SCIENCE. . . . . . . . . . . [But for how much longer Mr.Brown?]

Filed under: — Charles @ 9:16 am

Editor
Letters
Western Daily Press

Published 22nd. July 2007

Dear Editor,

:| It is very unfortunate that Professor John Bourne, who had such a high-profile position in the Institute for Animal Health during the BSE inquiry, has now set himself against veterinary colleagues and farmers and aligned himself with animal rights activists in the Mycobacterium bovis and badgers, and bovine tuberculosis controversy. We all know that BSE became a political disease. Furthermore, we all now know that the subsequent threat from vCJD never materialised.

To this day, its true cause remains unproven, yet it cost the agricultural industry millions of pounds and had an immeasurable cost in human misery.

[Omitted from original letter by the editor]

[Did Professor Bourne not learn anything during that time?]

Overwhelming scientific evidence?. . I don’t think so. . Just a motley crew who set out to cause mayhem, when ‘appeasement tests’ were attempted, to try and prove that black is white.

[A reference to the totaly disrupted KREBS culling trial that is discredited by the Irish trials that proved conclusively that culling has to be the way forward.]

We have been here before. The problem had been almost eradicated until some imbeciles allowed the clamour by neurotics and animal rights activists to protect badgers, to succeed.

Yours

Charles Henry

21/7/2007

BROWN MUST PUT OUR OWN INTERESTS FIRST

Filed under: — Charles @ 4:05 pm
. . . but i fawt dass wot ee wus sposed ta do ! . . .



Don’t you wish you were a nerd ‘Errol’? . . .

. . . aint i ?. . . woss a nerd ?. . .



The following is a letter from the Western Daily Press ‘Errol’. . They are the thoughts of someone with whom I mostly agree. . . I hope Gordon Brown reads it. . . He may well succeed if he can address all these things, as well as mend all the fractures caused in the countryside by this most malicious of all Labour governments.

His father was a Presbyterian; a Church of Scotland minister. . He will share many of the traditional values held dear by rural communities throughout the United Kingdom. . . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

Dear Editor,

We have a new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who quickly stated the changes he intended to make to benefit our people, and make such changes that will ultimately guarantee a Labour win in the next election. Before that day dawns, though new initiatives have been expressed for education, there is of course the Iraq and Afghanistan conundrum to be solved. Can Britain afford to pay for many more years of this?

There are items of strategic importance that must be undertaken, of equal importance to England and millions of English people, namely our continued partnership in the EU which is costing Britain more than £40 billion a year in hidden costs, made up from our taxes and Brussels regulations, not to mention the massive administration costs, and the “fraud".

This enormous amount of finance our Treasury never tells of, we could better spend ourselves, individually to our requirements, rather than continue the farce of subsidising smaller countries such as Greece, Portugal and others which have smaller populations, and have grown fat at our expense.

Britain’s cost will continue to escalate while we have the “open border policy” which neither France nor Germany wants, or has agreed to since the enlargement of the EU by those poorer satellite Eastern European countries.

I’m quite sure Mr Brown will not relinquish entirely the Treasury reins so, if he intends to win in 2009, he has to rectify English human rights for our own people, shutting the immigration door that his predecessors nonsensically opened, and stop using the rhetorical smokescreen of Britain’s “desperate need” for labour.

He has to double his efforts in securing Britain’s borders, start the repatriation of immigrant terrorists and felons, not waste taxes keeping them in prison.

Little by little, England, its culture and origins are being consumed from without, and we must prevent this. We owe to future generations of our children no less than clarity of purpose. It is only by honest politics that this new reformation can start or succeed.

Edmund J Goodland, North Somerset

20/7/2007

THERE WAS NEVER A CASE TO ANSWER.

Filed under: — Charles @ 4:34 pm
. . . it took a long bleedin’ time din it ! . . .



Indeed ‘Errol’. . . . . That seems to be how the law works these days. . . Someone points the finger. . . They arrest an innocent person. . . Then they give them Police Bail. . . . Then they spend months or even years, justifying their fat salaries and expenses. . . Then after the person has had their reputation trashed, the C.P.S. announces there is no case to answer. .

There never was a case for anything other than a government enquiry. . . this was about how politics is run and funded. . . What is the difference between an incompetent, Trade Union backed MP like John Prescott being given high office; and competent wealthy business people getting a seat in the House of Lords ? . . Until we have an elected Second Chamber this won’t be resolved. . We will continue having governments that keep making bad law. . . Make them Lords by all means. . Most politicians talk more sense when they reach pensionable age and have mellowed, than at any time beforehand. . .

The Police spokesman who on Channel 4 News, compared the Blair Goverment with Robert Mugabi, should be suspended inmmediately without pay. . . And I vote Conservative. . . They are paid to protect us; not have opinions. . . That is why we pay politicians. . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

NO WAY TO TREAT A HUMAN BEING

Filed under: — Charles @ 4:14 pm

“A hospital doctor had to be led screaming from a court yesterday after hearing she may be jailed for killing a motorcyclist by driving dangerously. Dr Thuli Whitehouse, from Bristol, collapsed in the dock after a jury ruled the crash she claimed she could not remember was caused by her driving error.". . Western Daily Press

. . . . Bugger da foxes !! . . . wot abowt peeple? . . .



Dear Editor,

:| The Western Daily Press is constantly being used as a vehicle to accuse good people of being cruel to animals; particularly the vermin the fox, and they are very often encouraged by sections of The State.

Here we have a case where a HUMAN BEING whose life and daily work has been given up to becoming a doctor and to saving life; has been put on trial for causing a death. . . Any suggestion that the loss of life she is accused of causing can have been anything other than an aberration or a terrible accident, that she bitterly regrets; is obscene. . . . . . . But do we hear even a murmur of complaint from the animal rights activists now??. . . .

It is of course a terrible tragedy for the family concerned, but do they or does anyone else really believe that the days of torture the lady has already endured leading up to the trial; and now the days she has to endure awaiting sentence is in any way a moral way for a civilised society to behave? . . I sincerely hope that the voice of the Western Daily Press can bring this ladies suffering to an end. . She will have her whole life ahead of her to bear her remorse.

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

19/7/2007

A Sordid Activity of the Countryside Alliance.

Filed under: — Charles @ 7:17 pm

The Editor
Letters
Western Daily Press

Dear Editor

:) I thought it only right that I drew your readers attention to more of the sordid activities of the Countryside Alliance; first highlighted by Chris Gale Animal rights activist (July 19th.).

This recipe for some illicit concoction called SLOE GIN has been circulating in Alliance circles for some considerable time and is now taken REGULARLY by many of its members. . . It is apparently over 70% proof! . The recipe follows, but it should only really be read by consenting adults.

Please warn everybody not to ever take dogs in fields with cows and calves when looking for sloes. In fact it is probably best not to take a dog in any field with cows, bulls, heifers or any young bullocks or steers.(castrated males). And it might be an idea to have a quick word with the farmer first. . . It’s good manners; but his wife might have her eye on the sloes herself anyway, and she may then be more dangerous than any of the cattle.

DESPITE SLOES BEING A WELL KNOWN RURAL APHRODISIAC AND LIBIDO ENHANCER, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT YOU DO TRY NOT TO EAT TOO MANY OF THE SLOES BEFORE BOTTLING BEGINS.

RECIPE FOR SLOE GIN.

First pick your sloes from blackthorn hedges in October or November when they are most ripe - probably after the first frosts.
Take a litre bottle of gin, and then DRINK HALF A LITRE.
Cut or prick the sloes and drop into the half-empty bottle so that they displace the remaining gin to near the top.
Add one wine goblet of sugar (approx 150g). All you have to do now is turn or agitate the bottle daily for a week, then weekly for a month or two … by which time it will be ready to drink (but it is really best kept until the next winter).

The Sloe Gin Calendar

JANUARY:.. Celebrate New Year with your own sloe gin.
FEBRUARY:.. Sloe gin and champagne for Valentines Day.
MARCH & APRIL:.. Look out for the emergence of white blackthorn blossom in otherwise bare hedgerows - and make note to return in the autumn for the sloes.
MAY:.. If you haven’t done so already, remove sloes from last year’s bottles. There is no benefit from leaving them in the gin for more than 6 months. Decant sloe gin and store in cool dark place until required.
JUNE & JULY:.. Young sloes are very evident on blackthorn bushes if you look through all the leaves.
AUGUST:.. Sloes acquire their typical ‘bloom’ and look good - but DO NOT pick yet! Allow more ripening time for best results .
SEPTEMBER:.. Make a bottle or two, but only if you must!
OCTOBER:.. October is probably the best time to pick your sloes (but can depend on location). Traditionally you would only pick after the first frosts of the year. Sloes bottled now can be ready for this Christmas and New Year
NOVEMBER:.. Still a good month to make sloe gin, but a little bit late for this Christmas.
DECEMBER:.. Christmas holidays are a good time start sampling the bottles you started in October. Christmas presents of your own sloe gin are also always much appreciated by friends!

Best Regards

Charles Henry

17/7/2007

RUSSIA. . “SERIOUS CONSEQUENCIES”

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:46 am
. . . . shit. . . . ar anty lil awways sed ! . . . .

. . . we needs ar bleedin’ farmers ! . . . an’ ar miners ! . . .

. . . . weem a fuckin’ island ! . . . .



I do wish you wouldn’t keep swearing ‘Errol’. . . . That’s another part of this Broken Society David Cameron refers to. . .

Aunt Lilian is right of course. . . It was very foolish of Government to leave us so dependant on others for so much of our food and energy needs. . . . I just hope it’s not too late to turn it around. . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

14/7/2007

GORDON BROWN IS LIKE SCROOGE!!

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:02 am

Gordon Brown is like ‘Scrooge’ compared to George ‘Dubya’ Bush. . . . He was always so quick to take our money from us to fund the Government’s Gravy Train; and to home all the new European Immigrants; but he is now dilatory in the extreme when it comes to giving money back to re-home the indigenous population to which it really belongs!

Like the Advert Says! . . “But it’s MY MONEY!". .

. . . Yeh! . . das wot ar anty lil reccons! . . .

. . . woss dillatery mean?. . .



The Media weren’t at all slow in criticising George ‘Dubya’ Bush for his response to the New Orleans Hurricane disaster, but Gordon Brown’s response to the flood disaster victims in some parts is not far short of ‘Criminal’. . . Families being left to survive in the communal conditions of emergency shelters so long after the rains fell, is just not acceptable in the 21st Century ‘Errol’. . . “Come back Tony!". . At least he knew how to buy votes! . . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

11/7/2007

THE WIND OF CHANGE

Filed under: — Charles @ 2:10 pm

The Editor
Letters
Western Daily Press

In reply to ‘Tory Alternative’, July 11th.

Dear Editor,

:| William Hague would certainly not have considered joining UKIP as Mr.Craig seems to think I was suggesting. . . He aspired to be the leader of our great country not the skipper of ‘a packet-steamer going nowhere’.

When the European project was launched it was like a great super-tanker with a dozen Masters, none of whom could agree on the final destination, or the course that should be set. . . . It has only narrowly avoided becoming the next Titanic as it continues to steam ahead blindly towards every iceberg. . .What is now becoming clear is that all other political parties are becoming extremely rattled as David Cameron continues to set the political agenda. . He is sure to be aiming to start turning this hulk of Super-Tanker into a Cruise Liner from which we all can benefit. . And one thing you can be sure. . It will have to change from being a polluting ‘Torrey Canyon’ into a many masted ‘Clipper’, securing our trading links and our independence when he joins them on the Bridge and sets the ‘Moonraker’ (the moonsail). . . I think it’s called ‘The Wind of Change’ Mr.Craig.

Yours

Charles Henry

8/7/2007

HAS HE GOT THE HUMP?

Filed under: — Charles @ 10:30 am
. . . . fernando’s got da bleedin ‘ump i reccon ! . . . .



No I don’t really think so ‘Errol’. . . They are professionals. . . Anyway if anyone should be feeling a bit put out by Lewis Hamilton’s phenominal success, it is Jenson Button! . . . Jenson hasn’t ever really had a car yet that is on the pace. . . . He is a true racer and always a gentleman; and I am sure he freely acknowledges that rooky Lewis is an amazing talent. . . He has also always enjoyed Michael Schumacher’s fullest respect! . . . . .

If we could get both him and Lewis in a top team wouldn’t that be really great for British F1 . . . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

5/7/2007

POOR GORDON HAD ‘A QUESTION TIME WOBBLY’

Filed under: — Charles @ 2:18 pm
. . . well it only felt like 5 days i spec ! . . .

. . . . iss da same out yer ! . . .

. . . i wer jest waitin’ fer a bus up ta ar ediffs ! . . . .

. . . . an i’n still yer ! . . . .



Yes ‘Errol’ these are very testing times for the Prime Minister. . . . He will have learn some new skills now Tony has left him to clear up on his own. . . I am sure I could hear Cherie sniggering. . . . Some women can be so cruel. . . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

3/7/2007

BRITISH JUSTICE. . WHAT A MAD WORLD

Filed under: — Charles @ 11:22 am

I have been informed, and I believe these things are true.

A MAN of 77 was jailed yesterday after taking the rap for his son’s speeding offence; . . to spare him a driving ban.

Robert Logue said he was driving his son’s Audi sports car after it was caught by a speed camera.

His son, also called Robert, was snapped near Boston, Lincs, going at 51mph in a 40mph zone.

Robert Jnr, 51, had nine points on his licence and faced a six-month disqualification. He was shopped to police after boasting about the scam.

Both were jailed for three months at Lincoln Crown Court after admitting perverting the course of justice.

Judge Michael Heath said they “struck at the fabric of justice".

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A PAEDOPHILE convicted of raping and abusing his step daughters has been given bail , and has left the UK for a holiday.

Pervert Anthony Hayes, 51, had denied two counts of rape and four of indecent assault.

The offences happened in the Eighties but victims Emma Bissiker, 31, and sister Kate Baker, 29, did not take him to court over their ordeals until they were adults.

Judge David McEvoy told Hayes at Shrewsbury Crown Court that he faced a substantial spell of imprisonment.

But the judge then adjourned sentencing for TWO MONTHS and released Hayes on bail to give him time to sort out financial matters.

He flew off to Turkey with third wife Michelle.

Mum-of-three Kate said: “This is very disturbing. Families nearby will have no idea he is a convicted sex offender.”

“We feel flabbergasted and completely let down by the system. He should have been jailed as soon as he was found guilty.”

The Crown Prosecution Service said the bail conditions did not include a ban on travelling abroad.


. . yer ! . . dat ain’t never rite is it !

. . . wot fuckin’ arse’oles. . .



. . . da jugges i meens ! . .



Yes ‘Errol’; . . You couldn’t make it up. . . .

. . . . . And would you please stop swearing. . .

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

STOP PRESS!

Gordon Brown wants to lower the voting age to 16 years obviously hoping to bolster the Labour vote. . . This will clearly put even more political power in the hands of University Lecturers and Teachers, many of whom have already been blatantly politicised by this New-Labour Government. . . The Fabian Society clearly already have their deceitful eyes on this susceptible captive audience; and now even more, want to challenge the parental influence. . .

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