A Jewish Copper

Admit it: Your kid mispronounced a word three years ago and now the whole family says it that way. What's the word in your house? (We still say 'pasketti' and I’m not stopping anytime soon.)

Ash Sarkar tries to ‘correct’ Dr Myriam Francois as she says that Jews are privileged and wealthy. “Individuals” prompts Ms Sarkar? “Group” doubles down Dr Francois. It is part of her argument that Government funds are being unduly spent defending a minority against a secondary racism, using a classic antisemitic trope about Jewish wealth. It might be ironic were it not so darkly dangerous too. She is effectively arguing that because there are some Jewish billionaires in Britain, all Jews are therefore wealthy and privileged and they cannot possibly be as vulnerable or maligned as is being claimed. It is hard to know where the ignorance ends and the prejudice begins. Were Dr Francois to spend any time in Britain’s Jewish community, she would see families struggling with poverty, families that are comfortable, and families that are wealthy – just like any other community. In any event, nobody deserves to be maligned for their ethnic or religious background, regardless of their wealth. According to our analysis of Home Office figures, Jews are more than nine times more likely to be the targets of hate crime than any other religious group – and these figures are not even complete, such that the true scale is likely to be even worse. It is insulting that Dr Francois dismisses the reality that British Jews are living through – to the point that a majority of them no longer see a future in this country – because she found some Jewish names on the rich list. The fact that she was even looking is telling. This is the face of ‘educated’ discourse about Jews in Britain, from an Oxford-educated doctor of philosophy and broadcaster for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and the Islam Channel.

🚨 Met chief Sir Mark Rowley shamelessly blames shops for shoplifting epidemic – while his own force ignores 94% of reports Rowley whinged retailers "don't report anything" properly or supply CCTV – but supermarket bosses, staff and MPs brand it utter rubbish, saying shops have given up because police routinely refuse to attend or investigate low-value thefts. Real reasons shops stopped bothering: - Police policy: No attendance or charge unless theft over £200 (government guideline to "focus resources") - Charge rate nationally: Pathetic 5.9% – meaning 94% of reported cases go nowhere - Staff told "it's not worth it" as officers openly say they won't act on "minor" shoplifting - Co-op alone suffers 1,000 incidents daily but sees zero police response most times Critics slam Rowley for gaslighting victims while knife crime soars and thieves walk free – classic deflection from a force that's given up on basics.

Ladies, how would you react to being taken to spoons for a romantic valentine's meal?

London has 1,460 fewer officers than a year ago - so what better time to introduce new mandatory paperwork for every time an officer dares to stop a vehicle... What an absolute waste of time. It will make policing less productive. It will make London less safe.