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Can Anyone Enlighten Me?

What did 29 Year Old Mark Duggan do for a living?...Just curious.

Mark Welland ● 5565d12 Comments ● 5562d

Words fail!

Didi anyone see the London news on ITV after the News at Ten last night? A reporter interviewed two idiots who supported the looting. They were both hoodied up with basbeall caps underneath the hoods and scarves covering their entire faces. I nearly threw up hearing their pathetic bleating, we're hungry, we ain't got nuffink, we ain't got no youth clubs or anything. The reporter bless him, tried to elecit some intellegible answers from these morons as to how any of that could possibly justify what had gone on. Answer was there none, although one did admit his parents would be disgusted. What planet do these feral hooligans live on - have they not seen the pictures and reports from Somalia and Kenya? That's suffering, that's not having enough to eat. Of course there was no mention of getting off their rears and actually trying to do something themselves. Someone needs to tell these scumbags the world does not owe them a living and they don't know when they're well off. Had I been that reporter I think I would have had great trouble stopping my hands from grabbing them by the throat, useless, ignorant, greedy specimens.

Vanessa Smith ● 5563d3 Comments ● 5562d

What's the betting the "Poor Little Rich Girl Thief" gets off?

As the rioters are taken to court we see again the old adage that "money talks" still rules in England.A millionaire's daughter, arrested driving a car alleged to contain £2000 of loot from Comets, pleads not guilty and is released on bail. The case is set for 21st September. Meanwhile, the 2 boys in the car with her are remanded in custody as all plead not guilty.  Stupid boys! Why didn't you have a rich daddy too?No doubt daddy will be out today seeking to find the best liar money can buy (a barrister of course) to ensure that his poor little misunderstood tea-leaf daughter is able to invent a story blaming the 2 locked up boys for everything that happened. Out on bail, she has over five weeks to rehearse and perfect the lies.I can see it now - "I justed wanted to go home. They forced me to drive them. I'm a nice little rich girl and we don't do things like this."Apart from the unfairness of locking the boys up and letting her out on bail, for me this reinforces my belief that my refusal to serve on a jury at Isleworth last summer because of the blatantly unfair nature of the class-ridden English legal system was the correct call.Children of the wealthy have less justification for taking part in roiting and looting than anyone else, but I bet they will be the ones who get off most lightly. Pleas of mitigation - "He/She is from a good home" - Response from rich judge with little contact with real life - "I accept that - community service/suspended sentence. Don't worry about jail - that's for the poor whites, ethnics and other scum."We should also not forget that many of the biggest thieves in the Parliamentary expenses scandal are still in office and a few are even in Government. As usual, the streetwise paid their ill-gotten gains back and got off with a warning while a few of the dopes were prosecuted and sent down. This is demonstrated clearly when we read Tory Lord Hanningfield's protests that he only made the claims he did because others told him it was OK, and the unbelievable stupidity of Labour's Elliot Morley taking a £3000 Rolex into prison and being robbed of it.Until we have a legal system free of class prejudice and a parliament made up of honest people I fear that the "let's get something for nothing" mentality will continue to rule the streets.

John Connelly ● 5564d16 Comments ● 5562d

Andrew Gilligan mugged

I know it's a horrible thing for a good Christian boy to say, but I'd be lying if I tried to pretend this would spoil my day too much:http://tiny.cc/e2wug

Phil Andrews ● 5565d17 Comments ● 5562d

Cameron talked tough on sentencing rioters but ...

"David Attoh, 18, was arrested in Hackney, with two Burberry T-shirts. Attoh, who was due to have an interview for an apprenticeship on Tuesday, admitted theft and was fined £150. The magistrate told him: "Don't get in trouble again. You have a bright future."source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/courts-sit-round-the-clock-to-administer-fasttrack-justice-2335675.htmlHow nice of the magistrate to show such concern for the criminal's well being.

Ian Fillingham ● 5563d12 Comments ● 5562d

The footbridge at the bottom of Cathine wheel road

I came across a delightful painting on the wall of Brentford library, It was painted in 1953 and depicts a lovely, old stone bridge, with three girls on it and The Brewery Tap public house in the background, It was painted by F.W. Ayling. My question is can anyone remember this bridge? does anyone know why it was replaced? and when? And does anyone know anything about Ayling? was he local?

Amelia Margaret Stodel ● 5570d11 Comments ● 5564d

Anyone else lost water pressure in the past hour?

My water seems to have been turned off. Anyone else having similar issues in or near The Butts?

Anthony Flynn ● 5565d1 Comments ● 5565d

ealing on fire

just heard ealing is on fire nandos and looting in asda park royal cant believe what is going on anyone have any news ?

Debbie Dewar ● 5566d5 Comments ● 5565d

rubbish TV reception on the Dock!

For the past week or two, we have had extremely poor TV signal strength. Initially, we completely lost the BBC channels, now we only get BBC! Is anyone else in Brentford Dock area experiencing this? Oddly, it seems to mainly occur in the evenings...

Keelin Hart ● 5566d2 Comments ● 5565d

No violence, but a gang in Brentford......

.....30 to 50 people walked through the Butts at 22:30ish, police sirens shortly after near market place / magistrates court, then they decendsed on the island according to a friend who lives there. No real damage or volence yet by the looks of things but this is madness....never felt threatened here in the last 10 years.

Paul Bolt ● 5565d0 Comments ● 5565d

Utterly utterly unacceptable

Odd word to use don't you think?

Sarah Felstead ● 5567d15 Comments ● 5565d

Is Theresa May in charge of Immigration???

I cannot believe what I have just read, Mrs Rashida Chapti age 54 a resident of Malawi before coming to England(just how long has it been since Malawi has been a British Colony) Mrs Chapti traveled on a British protected passport first issued when the family lived in Malawi then a British Colony. She moved here with her Mum & Dad 6 years ago,she applied and was granted naturalization and became a British Citizen(why on earth did this happen when she had a husband and 5 grown sons plus 2 daughters at home)Theresa May quite rightly has said no to her 5 boys,2 daughters and husband gaining the right to live in our country!! She hasn't seen her husband but once in 6 years also one of her sons,and yet 2 live in Africa!! The rest live in India this gets more confusing.Yet we as a Nation are being accused of being "racist & discriminatory" for saying no!Bloody European Law Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights, which protects the right to a "private and family life" also Article 12, the right to marry! Well lets get rid of the interference of Europe once and for all, this guy does not even speak English and is not prepared to learn, If the courts reverse Mrs Mays decision that will automatically mean 7 Council houses plus Benefit straight away allocated to people who have never contributed to our society.Mrs Chapti has said that she is fighting for her husband and all the others who deserve the chance to come to the UK to be with their partners. If she loses she will go to the European Court!!!In future Check!!! We already are over crowded it is time to say NO!! If that doesn't work, then lets have a Referendum!!

Dawn Hardy ● 5571d16 Comments ● 5566d

London Road Road Woks

Can anyone remember when Thames Water said these would end?  Thanks

Simon Groves ● 5566d0 Comments ● 5566d

Recommendation for a good GP

Hi thereI am looking to change my GP. Are there any recommendations in the Brentford/Gunnersbury area?Thanks for any input.

A Knight ● 5566d3 Comments ● 5566d

local cat feeder/sitter

Anybody know a reliable,reasonably priced, local Brentford cat feeder/sitter?

Mariette Labelle ● 5579d3 Comments ● 5566d

BBC Miranda on Brentford High St

Did anyone see this last night? Miranda was outside Barclays on the high st dancing to "It's Raining Men". I find the show very funny. You can see it here at 1.10. Blink and you might miss it:http://youtu.be/_9NhZGgDoPk

Justin Anderson ● 5567d1 Comments ● 5567d

Home Insuarance Take Care!!! Read It Carefully!!!

Our roof has leaked because of the dreadful rain that we have had lately, it has gone through the bathroom ceiling down the back of the tiles through the hallway ceiling and the wallpaper. Never having claimed on insurance before I rang Morethan to whom we pay a premium of 963.45 per annum less loyalty discount & commission it comes to 468.00 per year however this does not matter. They have checked the weather back to May and in there estimation we have had no bad storms. Not withstanding hailstones!!As far as they are concerned it is down to wear & tear irrespective that a new roof was fitted 25 years ago.So we ourselves have to repair our roof, redo our bathroom and replace our ceiling paper and wallpaper in the hallway whilst all these years without a claim we have thought that we were insured. Why have we paid this insurance for the last 27 years when we were not covered although we have paid over 12 Thousand Pounds Premium we should have put the money in the bank it would have come in handy now!!.Needless to say I am cancelling our Policy!So people Check and double check your insurance policy because it does not count and you only find that out when you try to make a bonifide claim!!!

Dawn Hardy ● 5572d23 Comments ● 5568d

Sunday Roast

Hello Brentford.I've just moved to the area and am looking for a pub for a Sunday Roast this weekend.  Any recommendations?Many thanksPaul

Paul Scullion ● 5578d14 Comments ● 5569d

Attention Isleworth - Lennie hasn't been home.

If you live around the Twickenham Road back down to the St. Margarets area would you please keep a look out for a long haired black cat, he's not big and has a pathetic cry, he's been gone since Monday. We know he roams the Cole Park allotment area frequently and is a master hunter, and a scruffy devil, he is chipped and has a blue collar and an I.D. capsule on that. Any sightings would reassure us he's O.K.

Vanessa Smith ● 5579d22 Comments ● 5569d

Studio or 1 bed available for a few weeks?

Hello there. I am having some work done to my house and will need a studio or one bed for a few weeks - any offers? Needed from next weekend, 5th Aug, or it's the Travelodge for me...Matt

Matt Harmer ● 5576d5 Comments ● 5571d