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It is inevitable that, being who I am, this blog will contain a fair bit of comment on legal matters, including those cases which come before me in court. However, it is not restricted to such and may at times stray ‘off-topic’ and into whatever area interests me at the time.

All comments are moderated but sensible and relevant ones, even critical ones, are welcome; trolling and abuse is not and will be blocked.

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Thursday 16 May 2013

Cold Calling

I'm sick and tired of being called at all times of the day and night by telephone sales persons, almost always based in some foreign land who 'aren't selling anything' but nevertheless want to know everything from my sock size to who supplies me with gas and/or electricity.

The latest is the official-sounding British Development Board and their salesperson Kelly.

This is a spurious organisation who exist to gather information about you and sell it on to other firms, so they can 'target' you with even more cold-calling.

For an hilarious response to such calls watch this on You Tube.
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Radstock Town Council, and a flag.




This is the banner of Saint George, the English flag, the foundation of the Union Flag, the basis of the Royal Navy's ensign, the flag of the Church of England and the banner of the land of birth of Eleanor Jackson, the (predicably) labour councillor on Radstock Town Council who persuaded her colleagues that to fly their country's flag would offend the town's 16 Muslims!

This is the banner behind which the English triumphed at Agincourt, that flew over Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar and to which Eleanor Jackson owes the very freedom she enjoys to critise it.

This dysfunctional set of politically correct councillors, led by their labour party leader Lesley Mansell, have banned the use of this flag for 20 years, despite the Muslim Council of Britain actually encouraging the use of the St George's cross as a symbol of inclusivity, something the petty bourgeoisies of Radstock seem unable to comprehend.

If I lived in Radstock I'd have the largest English flag I could find flying from my rooftop, and no doubt the blinkered intolerant councillors there would throw every petty regulation they could find at me - and I'd see them damned!