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Wilt

9/11

We have photos somewhere of the twin towers before and after 9/11 but in their absence (the portfolio runs into hundreds of thousands) I offer this picture in remembrance of the victims – a day of infamy that Wilt watched live on TV and was sat, open mouthed in front of the TV in disbelief. for days.

Whatever Wilt felt, which was considerable distress, was only a miniscule of a miniscule of the emotional distress of his relatives/friends in New York who looked on in horror from across the river.

This scene is at Arlington Cemetery in Washington – befitting we believe of our sentiments on this sad anniversary – therein are at rest heroes of freedom.

And what was Calleja doing at the time? Complaining of course, and since. That kind of puts her in perspective, does it not? TWAT.

Wilt

Wheelie Bin

From BBC News

This BBC article caught my eye due to the rather unusual sea rescue of a wheelie bin - what a plonker.

You can just imagine the unnamed fellow saying, ‘see you later darling – I am going to retrieve the bin.’ And the reply ‘yes dear.’

Several hours later he ends up in hospital – it’s like something out of a Monty Python sketch.

It also caught my eye because of the location, Red Wharf Bay on Anglesey – one of Salty Dog’s favourite locations. The little village/anchorage has a wonderful beach, a pub (very important to Salty Dog) and a little cafe. The pub grub, be warned, is expensive and overpriced although tasty. The cafe on the other hand is reasonably priced and equally tasty grub can be had.

If you prefer, take a picnic – we gather you can dump your leftovers in a local wheelie bin now understood to be tethered to the sea wall.

There is nothing else there, not even a shop and the hotel up on the hill where we once stayed closed several years ago – that was before we bought our own north Wales abode.

When the tide is out you can walk for miles and Salty Dog gets to play in the pools left behind by the receding sea. Plan your walk carefully, cos when that tide returns it does so at greater pace than many can run.

Wilt

Humour In Death

Wilt Portfolio

In case you had not noticed (for which you could be forgiven) Wilt is back in the UK – he is off again Monday flying out to a warmer climate much against his better wishes, but the client demands it.

Wilt just hopes the return flight on Tuesday evening is not interrupted or delayed, as the following day he is off to Egypt on his sojourn.

Anyway, Wilt has been in a bit of a quandary for a couple of days, deciding whether or not to appeal a Court matter in which he acts as a Guardian – he is still in a quandary over it. Serious stuff is at stake. A real head in the hands affair.

However, Wilt will search his conscience a little further before arriving at a decision.

In the mean time Wilt was listening to the BBC Radio 4 Six O’clock News tonight which reported that in Australia the Catholic Church is to ban certain bespoke musical renditions from funerals in favour of more sombre music as the coffin disappears behind those curtains.

Among the banned musical choices hitherto used in Australian funerals is Queen’s ‘Another Bites The Dust.’

Fucking brilliant Australian humour - me thinks Wilt will have that song at his funeral.

Another, welcomed, falling off the office chair in a fit of laughter moment. How do these BBC folk keep themsewlves from laughing when reporting this stuff? Now my head hurts having landed not very softly on the carpet.

Wilt

Fair Comment

From the Wilt Portfolio

It would appear CAFCASS are protesting against fair comment, not by simply protesting but by referring the matter to the GSCC. See the Blog post here from Allan Norman (of Celtic Knot).

The question not posed by Norman however is how the matter managed to get from the GSCC conduct team, through a Preliminary Proceedings hearing and finally onto a full Conduct hearing? The GSCC officers could have knocked the complaint on the head as an obvious malicious complaint, attempting to silence not only Charles Place but indeed post a warning to others who might disagree with CAFCASS.

So, although the GSCC tribunal Committee might have done the right thing (and they did), there is no analysis of how it got before the Committee in the first place. What were the GSCC officers up to bringing this matter before them?
How much wasted resources and thousands of pounds were spent on this wasteful exercise, and really was an admonishment necessary given as Norman observes:

“One irony of this case is that the social worker concerned remains employed by CAFCASS apparently carrying out "valuable work for us to a good standard" according to its chief executive. Misconduct is defined as conduct which calls into question suitability to remain on the register. CAFCASS did not even believe it called into question his competence or suitability to be employed by them, so why bring the complaint?”

A similar question, Allan, applies to the GSCC officers.

It just goes to show that the GSCC are still a very dysfunctional organisation incapable of deciding what role it fulfils.

Wilt

A Nice Man

From Microsoft Windows Vista Professional

We believe Hague has been dealt a very bad deal – as much as Wilt supports blogging, and indeed Guido http://order-order.com/, there was little excuse for this blogger news (gossip) having been promulgated – it was at best mischievous and at worst pure effort to undermine the standing of this otherwise extremely able parliamentarian, and his wife. See article here from the BBC.

The Times, in my print copy,*** gave a good account of the fiasco, albeit not uncritical of Hague for his lack of foresight of how others (the press) might make further mischief of the debacle. This does not help blogging, in the least. Some bloggers of course rely upon facts, documentation and/or qualified opinion – like Regulator Watch.

*** We do not subscribe to the electronic version (like Watchful).

The Sunday Times also has a very thoughtful and interesting article on that chap Julian Assange, the founder of Wikeleaks, who is now having his private affairs, we read, much against his better wishes being published – allegations of sexual assault, although it is far from certain, reading between the lines, if it was anything like that, actually.

You see, what goes around, comes around, eventually – hence the despair of Elizabeth (‘Disgusted of Leamington Spa’). Indeed Mr Coulson BBC article might yet find himself the wrong end of his affairs becoming more public.

Meanwhile, carry on Mr & Mrs Hague – you have our support too.

Wilt

Flight

Well we have an early morning flight to catch – business overseas again until Wednesday evening. We have the laptop and will be keeping in touch.

In the mean time we hope, unlike before, Elizabeth and co will refrain from attacking Regulator Watch – she has rediscovered the site again but has been remarkably restrained in accessing it, for the moment. Perhaps she is writing a long letter of complaint to Google.

From Wilt Portfolio

Fortunately ‘Blogger’ is hosted in the US and falls under both California and Federal law which achieves three things: first Google (who operate Blogger) will not act on threats of legal action (they require a Court Order), second they will not arbitrate and third they are very strong on this thing called ‘freedom of speech.’  That appears to be something that is declining in the UK.

We have also stiffened up our site conditions and those who access the site have been assumed to have read and it and there is that the so called ‘Adult Content’ screen which greets you before accessing Regulator Watch – no excuse then (not that there ever was in reality) for Elizabeth logging on several times a day/night and then complaining of being ‘Mrs Disgusted’ of Leamington Spa. If you don’t like it, go to some other Blog.

And of course Calleja can post her own comments if she wishes, to express her freedom speech – she has never had that difficulty before in talking to the press and media or posting/faxing/emailing numerous persons or agencies. So go on Elizabeth, go for it.

The other day we wondered, given all the recent hassle, why were we doing all this. There are of course a host of reasons, like the antics of the GSCC, Ofsted and the like – but also because of this article generated by Elizabeth in the Spectator of all places. It is such utter fucking rubbish, indeed the article was published without consultation with anyone other than Elizabeth. That, in part, is why this Blog persists – it is to ‘out’ charlatans and utter fools, to redress the balance for reasonable thinking people and ensure that there is a voice for ‘Joe Public.’

I will return to that article and tell you the truth (or at least a different version of the truth) that is actually based on facts and actual evidence, not that “big black folder” which Elizabeth manicures to fit her highly edited version of events.

In the interim take a look at that article (have a good laugh – I did) and then remind yourself that the foster parent, Elizabeth Calleja, has been ARRESTED and placed on CONDITIONAL BAIL  for HARASSMENT- does that fit the image of the woman portrayed in the Spectator?

Anyway, all our old regulars are back and the regular traffic on Regulator Watch has been unaffected by the move. We thank again our friends who assisted tirelessly in the process. We thank all for their kindly messages by phone, posts on the Blog and by email.

We are off...... Flight to catch, and so bloody early on a Sunday.

Wilt