Trafalgar Day

Horatio Nelson : May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country and for the benefit of Europe in general a great and glorious victory; and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature of the British fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Saudi Prince jailed”for life” for murder of servant

I read that the murderer, who will serve a minimum twenty year term, apparently, may apply for asylum in the UK after his sentence is served, since homosexuality attracts the death penalty in his native Saudi Arabia. (as does murder, incidentally, but perhaps murdering your servant doesn’t count if you are a member of the Saudi Ruling family?)

Apart for the question of why a life term does not mean life imprisonment in the UK, what on earth is this country doing providing asylum to foreigners who commit offences in this country which would result in their receiving the death penalty if returned to their own country? Is this more Labour Luvvie stuff?

As a nephew of the Saudi Ruler is there a concern that he may be set free, if shipped back immediately rather than remaining a burden on UK taxpayers for the next twenty years? Or is the concern that he would be provided with an appointment to present himself in Chop Square on the first available Friday following his return?

This is a C&P

And I apologise, a bit, for being lazy, but I thought it made some interesting points.

Meat is how we convert indigestible vegetable protein into something we can eat. If you eat a cow, you are eating grass or grain in concentrate form.

If veganism is so good for the body, why was there not a single naturally evolved vegan culture? It is because veganism is not sustainable in a hardscrabble subsistence culture. In the bush you eat what you can find when you can find it. There are no freezers, refrigerators, ships from Chile loaded with fresh grapes or planes loaded with berries showing up. It takes a huge infrastructure to support a vegan. The amount of energy consumed just transporting their food and keeping it from spoiling is tremendous. Continue reading “This is a C&P”