The Beautiful Devon Village of Kentisbeare - 1947!

UK: Yorkshire Puddings Are Made of It – Dead Fish Are Covered in It – On Why the MCC is “Wrong”!

My Dad learned cricket from the rich-boys who played on pristine pitches in the overwise bombed-out city of Leicester. These were Grammar School (posh) boys and my Dad was definitely not allowed to play. He was from an averagely poor working-class background. What he did was cleverly make himself useful to these privileged fools – so that they would slowly let him into a little bit of their affluent world. This is how he learned to play cricket. Many years later, when I was a child, the BBC would screen six-hours of cricket on a Sunday – I think BBC 2 – and my Dad would explain the game to me. This is how I learned to understand the rules of cricket. My Dad went on to found Tiverton Cricket Club as a player-manager – and I used to go with him as a child to roll the pitch a day before each match. On occasion, I would be at the game – mingling with the players – as I was young – I did not grasp “opposing sides” thing too well.

A video of a wicket during Saltburn's win over Norton in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has gone viral for an alleged incident of cheating

UK: Weird News from England – Saltburn Cricket Club ‘Clicking’ Scandal Goes Viral! (29.7.2026)

Anyone who knows cricket – will understand that there is a lot going when the ball is being bowled. Add to this the players talking, shouting, running about, and the noise from the crowd and the general environment, as well as the weather conditions – I would say it is impossible to a) make a loud enough noise to fool the Umpire (simulating a leather ball is hitting a wooden bat), whilst b) doing this so as not to make it obvious you are attempting to cheat. There is now a viral investigation where cricket enthusiasts are watching past videos of Saltburn CC games – to see if the alleged fielder is regularly doing this. A recent video can be seen on the BBC coverage of this story – and it looks to me like a mannerism – but I could be wrong. More evidence is needed. Apparently, despite being local cricket, numerous videos are available of Saltburn CC playing matches – but failing that (the situation may not be obvious whilst filming at a distance) – the players might have to be interviewed and a confession extracted if this matter is to be resolved. There is another possibility. As Saltburn CC seems to be doing rather well for itself – has it fallen victim to malicious intent from an unknown cause?

Glastonbury Tor - Spiritual Centre of England!

UK: My Father’s “Celtic Cross” Has Arrived! (27.7.2026)

I ordered this sometime ago from a small business in the UK – who sent me a wonderful postcard of Glastonbury and a bundle of free incense. Although we are modern people – and not religious – we may be described as “spiritual”. The Celtic Cross, I believe, is pre-Christian, and that the Christians may have encountered it amongst the Pagans – and decided to co-opt it into their religion. All the Celtic Cross means is that the seasons (in the Western-world) are separated into four-seasons. The cross represents this – and this only. A cross like this can be found within Viking and Anglo-Saxon cultures. Christians, for centuries, used two-fishes, and an “X” with a “P” (a Greek character) – and various other symbols (Christ is depicted as using a “wand” at one-point) – but never a “croos”.

A brawl that took place in Sliema earlier in July.

Malta: Foreigners Who Break the Law – Disrespect Maltese Culture – & Are Fined €200 – Will Be Deported! (25.7.2026)

Malta was a British colony founded in the 1700s. Its population is a mixture of indigenous islanders (who possess an ancient culture recorded in the extraordinary archaeology), Moors (Black and Arab Africans), Spanish, and English. Somehow, all these cultures (and languages) mixed and integrated – forming a unique (voluntary) identity. Malta has not been subject to the destructive mass immigration demanded by the US via the EU. Within European countries, millions of workers are forced to migrate for work – thus creating a pool of cheap labour that destroys the economy for indigenous workers (indeed, mass migration is a deliberate policy designed to attack the working-class and prevent strong unions and grass-roots worker organisations from developing). The England voted to leave the EU in 2016 to escape this cycle of imposed cultural and socio-economic destruction. Even so, the Human Rights Act imposed on all EU member states prevent each constituent country from “deporting” those who commit crime. For instance, the UK is NOT permitted to deport individuals representing a certain “Abrahamic religion” (who hail from a third-world country the US has given nuclear weapons to) – when they form grooming gangs that “rape” British children – as the law states this action would be a “violation of their Human Rights”. I think Malta has every right to deport those who do not respect their laws and act appropriately. Of course, Malta is being careful from a legal perspective. This ruling does not apply to Maltese citizens. Furthermore, those subject to this form of deportation (tourists and holiday-makers) possess the right of an instant appeal process. It may be that Malta could well end-up being trapped by the current Human Rights Act – which is written in such an outdated manner that it ends-up protecting the criminals – whilst punishing the law-abiding citizens (who are forced to continue to live next-door to these reprobates because they possess citizenship). What’s odd about all this is that Starmer authorised the deportation of 10,000 Brazilian men, women, and children from the UK (people who lived quietly and did nothing to us) – illegally depriving the children of their British citizenship (these children were born in the UK and were therefore “British”). Starmer decided to target an innocent group in the UK – whilst continuously ignoring another group. Indeed, Starmer placed 12,000 British people in prison for sharing posts about this group’s criminal tendencies. The Human Rights Act needs to be re-written so that criminality is discouraged and not rewarded. We shall see how practical this Malta initiative turns-out to be.

Asteryth Sloane - Maestro

UK: Xia Leon [Asteryth] Sloane – “Award-Winning” British Composer Dies at 26! (24.7.2026)

I’m a person-centred therapist with particular interest and experience in working with survivors of abuse and complex trauma. I believe that therapeutic work is revolutionary in the ways it can go against the grain of the violence and brutality of past and present experiences in both personal and global contexts. As a queer, autistic, blind person, it’s especially important to me to hold curious, authentic, and anti-oppressive spaces for all who come to my practice.

‘Buddha Boy’ Bomjan acquitted by court – Where did he go after release? https://english.nepalnews.com/s/nation/buddha-boy-bomjan-acquitted-by-court-where-did-he-go-after-release/

Nepal: The Curious Case of the “Buddha Boy” – His Paedophilic Conviction – Imprisonment – and High Court Acquittal! (18.7.2026)

What I do not understand is how one court can convict him premised upon the evidence pertaining to over a decade of complaints – and then a High Court “acquit” him of all charges. More to the point, nobody seems outraged by any of this. Either the “Buddha Boy” was set-up and falsely accused by an out of control Nepalese version of “metoo” – or he is a very dangerous sexual predator who has been “let-off” by an equally corrupt Nepalese justice system. So, which is it? Bear in mind that in countries outside of Europe – and not subject to religious indoctrination – the dichotomising Judeo-Christian sense of “good” and “evil” does not exist. Within Buddhist morality, there is the false path of following greed, hatred, and delusion – and the correct path of uprooting greed, hatred, and delusion. As there is no “god” concept punishing each of us for our actions – we are responsible for what we think, feel, and experience. As greed, hatred, and delusion are suffering inducing – it logically follows that non-greed, non-hatred, and non-delusion is the path that does not induce suffering. Of course, all this will be viewed in Nepal as being a product of “karma” – or a type of morally-enthused “cause and effect” pertaining to each individual. For us in the West, as debauched as we are, drunk on the fruits of hundreds of years of deluded imperialism, all this is something akin to a “fetish” form of gossip regarding the exotic “East” – and the strange behaviour of these odd little people!

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