Nicholas Bragg

Call this out for what it is: We have all witnessed the quite disturbing scenes of predominantly black school aged children behaving appallingly in Clapham yesterday. There is a combination of factors as to why this took place and I am going to point them out without fear or favour. 1. Parents. This is your failure. The children are an extension of you. You have abdicated responsibility & chose to be ‘friends’ with your children instead of being the architects of authority, discipline & boundary setting. Instead you are weak and your children know you are, thus diluting any respect that they would naturally have for you. 2. Schools. When people like Katharine Birbalsingh & her elite teachers speak about standards, discipline and teaching children in a ‘no excuses environment’ many of you turn your noses up. However, do you really believe that children who attend her school ‘Michaela’ would behave this way in public? Neither do I. Schools and how they operate are a barometer of where this country will be in the near future. This alone should be ringing alarm bells but unfortunately it is not. 3. Parliament. Those that are legislators in this country are way out of sync with what is required to churn out functioning useful youngsters in this society. With Labour MPs seeking to legalise voting for those aged 16+ I am only surprised that they were not in Clapham giving out flyers telling these youngsters that they are only robbing shops because of ‘white people and slavery’. Vote Labour! 4. Police The police were totally useless yesterday. The police on the ground? No. Their bosses? Yes. Scotland Yard and Chief Superintendents are mostly now chosen for their senior roles based on politics, sexuality and wokeness. At least 100 youngsters should have been arrested, publicised widely, hurried through the system and severely punished. A clear message needed to be sent. It wasn’t. This is why it will now be a continual occurrence. 5. Social Media. 99% of these ‘link ups’ are organised via social media platforms. These companies must be subject to criminal injunctions when their platforms are used to promote chaos. Further, if found guilty then the penalties should include eye watering fines and three year imprisonment for their managing directors. Lastly, the age to use Social Media should rise to 18 years. Conclusion. Many of the youngsters will claim they were ‘just having a laugh’. That may well be true. Families who were locked in the stores or staff working in those stores would surely disagree. That behaviour was disgusting and you parents should point that out. There is a time coming where some of these parents should be criminally liable for their actions of their bloody children. We are blessed to be in a country like this despite its many faults. We also have many opportunities and are frittering them away. Do better and stop the damn excuses. Control your children.

@Mrjamieohara1 Were Conte and Mourinho not

We’ve got a top manager 👏🏼👏🏼

Imagine having England there and above France and Portugal. Jesus

Clapham High Street on a normal British afternoon: replacement in full swing. Packs of the usual cultural enrichers swarming the road like they’ve just been air-dropped in from the world’s worst corners, blocking traffic, screaming, forcing actual English locals to scatter while shops pull down shutters faster than you can say “diversity is our strength.” This isn’t a one-off “youth event.” It’s the predictable Friday night special when you’ve spent decades importing people who despise the civilisation they’re colonising. Clapham used to be a decent patch of South London where a man could walk without checking his back. Now it’s another exhibit in the great British enrichment experiment: hooded hordes treating our high streets like their personal hunting ground, police nowhere to be seen, and the rest of us told to celebrate it. Funny, isn’t it? How every time these vibrant gatherings happen, the pattern is identical, chaos, fear, excuses about “boredom” or “socio-economics,” never the glaring demographic truth staring us in the face. We’ve replaced our own people with this, street by street, and the bill keeps coming due. the obvious truth staring every native in the face, we’ve been steadily replaced, street by street, and the price is paid in lost safety, lost community, lost England. Carry on like this and there won’t be a single high street left that feels British. The enrichment experiment has failed spectacularly. Time the adults in the room admitted it before the whole country looks like this every single week.

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Totally underrated what this man did for the country and incredible that he got us where we did. Definitely wasn't appreciated enough...

@real_shirelass @Thetoffeeman22 No she wasn't.

Jill Dando was going to speak out about a huge trafficking ring within the BBC and the Establishment. She knew how filthy and evil the corporation was, she knew the BBC covered up for the likes of Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall, and MI5 took her out as they didn't want to be exposed. Jill had the goods on many of them, so they had to move in quick and murderer her. The BBC should be taken down and arrests should be made. The BBC is a cesspool of swamp creatures who are involved in murdering, rape, torture of innocent children. Jill Dando wanted to save the children, like many others. But if you spoke out against the establishment and try to expose them, you get disposed of. Never forget Jill Dando.

@AvonandsomerRob They got the right man!

Scott Mills, Rolf Harris, Phillip Schofield, Stuart Hall, Huw Edwards. You're not telling me that Jill Dando was randomly murdered, are you?

@avfcbreaking @PolitlcsUK 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Be some drivel like: I want to take a moment this morning to update you on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the ongoing tensions involving Iran, and what that may mean for people here in the United Kingdom. Let me start by saying this. We are aware of the situation. We are monitoring it closely. And we are engaging with our international partners in a calm, measured, and responsible way. That is the right approach. But I also know that for many families, the immediate concern is not the detail of international developments. It is the very real, everyday pressure on the cost of living — particularly when it comes to fuel. We recognise that. People are seeing prices rise at the pump. They are seeing costs increase more broadly. And they are asking what it means for them and for their families. Those are entirely reasonable questions. Now, it is important to understand that these pressures are being driven by global factors. Movements in energy markets, supply chains, and wider instability all play a role. These are complex issues, and they do not lend themselves to simple or immediate solutions. We are keeping the situation under constant review. We are in regular discussions with industry, with international partners, and across government to ensure that we have a full picture of developments as they evolve. That work is ongoing. At this stage, there are no indications of immediate supply disruption in the United Kingdom. But I do appreciate that the pressures people are feeling are real. They are felt in household budgets, in businesses, and in communities across the country. We understand that. And it is right that we continue to listen, to assess, and to respond in a way that is proportionate and grounded in the evidence. So we will continue to monitor the situation. We will continue to engage. And we will continue to consider the appropriate steps as matters develop. In the meantime, I want to thank people for their patience and their understanding. We will keep you updated. Thank you.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer will address the nation this morning

@thebullensview @pauldraps97 23 Ste.... isnt a baby

🎙️| It was a mixed response for Thierno Barry wasn’t it? How do you as an experienced player deal with something like that, do you put your arm around him in that situation? Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall speaks openly and honestly about being a leader for younger players ⤵️

That brilliant Starmer fuel crisis plan in full: 1. Chair COBRA meeting 2. Blame everyone else for fuel profiteering 3. Call for de-escalation in the Gulf 4. Post more dishonest drivel on X about how Labour are helping working people. 5. Repeat steps 1 - 4.

“You’re making an extra £20 million a day while businesses go to the wall, and the government’s answer is to tell people to download an app to check petrol prices.” You couldn’t make it up. Labour’s James Murray replies tells you everything about modern government. #FuelPrices #IranWar‌

@jmair84 Hes never getting there. You either are or aren't. Be shot come 30. Need legs around him

Mainoo is getting a bit exposed for his lack of athleticism in this second half. The Japanese players are running off him. Good on the ball but off the ball still needs work.

Practising a drinks break. Get to fuck.... Be handy nipping down the attic stairs for a piss in the summer mind 🤣👍

Three most embarassing National Anthem ever that. From the crowd and team

This annoys all the right people.

@deejayfaremi Ere Deji.... Fuck off pal

I can’t believe people like this, with so much influence, think it’s okay to come out and speak so carelessly publicly. Football before VAR was a crime scene. Referees were as bad then as they are bad now, and they had zero opportunities to change even the most egregious mistakes. VAR gives them a chance to correct some of those mistakes. It has made a positive difference! No, it’s not perfect. There’ll be no perfect calls in football. There certainly won’t be, as long as we still have so many subjectivity laws (understandable so) and humans are officials. What you can have is a system to reduce it. Heck, even in a line sport — where most things are black & white — like tennis, there are still controversial calls. There’s no case for the scraping of VAR. Except sensationalism and carelessness.

@PhilB2810 @WeAreTheFSA @premierleague @FA_PGMOL @FA Already made this point. Shouldn't be their decision

@Funtimefreckle @WeAreTheFSA @premierleague @FA_PGMOL @FA Speak to your club, they voted for VAR in the last couple of years with 18 other clubs

Our VAR survey has been in the news this morning, with 75.7% of fans saying they don't support its use. But what do @premierleague and @FA_PGMOL say to the results? See link. We meet regularly with both and will discuss the survey data with officials. thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-var-s…

@MrRyanLeister Said this last year after Wolves asked the question. Clubs shouldn't be speaking on behalf of fans

#VAR | The clubs hold the power here, they could quite easily vote it out - but they won’t Each club should put a vote to season ticket holders & members then reflect that as the view of the club. However, how many clubs actually listen or care when it comes to its supporters?

@EnglandExtra Agree with the post. 2004 for me personally.

Italy 2021 - By far the most painful defeat. I still think about it France 2022 - That penalty miss was brutal Croatia 2018 - Painful but our squad wasn’t that good and we were never beating France Spain 2024 - Not as painful. We sucked all tournament & Spain spanked us

Every day more people believe it shouldn't be changed. It should be scrapped. Get VAR gone.