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Father and Son Killed on the Isle of Man TT Race Today

STATEMENT ISSUED AT 18:30 ON 10 JUNE 2022 10th JUNE 2022 STATEMENT ISSUED FROM THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACES With a deep sense of sorrow, the Isle of Man TT Races can confirm that Roger Stockton, 56, and Bradley Stockton, 21, from Crewe, Cheshire were both killed in an incident on the second and final lap of the second Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races. The incident occurred at Ago’s Leap, just under one mile into the lap. Roger and Bradley were father and son, and driver and passenger respectively. Roger was an experienced TT competitor, with today’s race marking his 20th TT race start. He competed at the TT regularly from 2000 to 2008, before then returning in 2010, 2017 and at this year’s event. In his career, he claimed a total of twelve top-20 finishes and four top-10 finishes, as well as 10 Bronze Replicas. Bradley was a newcomer to the TT and finished his first TT race on Monday, securing an impressive 8th -place finish alongside his father. 2022 was their fifth season racing together, and Roger and Bradley were regular podium finishers and frontrunners in the British F2 Sidecar Cup Championship, finishing second in the championship in 2021. The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to Roger and Bradley’s families, loved ones, and friends. In total this year there have been five killed at the Isle of Man TT Races I love Motorcycling I'm beginning to think I must be quite mad.

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Police officers struggling as pay lags 20% behind inflation

Police officers are waiting outside supermarkets at midnight until their pay lands in their bank account so they can afford to shop for food, the Police Federation of Wales annual conference has heard. John Partington, PFEW Deputy Secretary, told the conference that officers are struggling, having not had a pay rise since 2020. Their pay lags 20% behind inflation over the past decade. He said: “They are not just relying on food banks; it’s payday loans and going to family and friends for extra money. We’ve got evidence of officers waiting outside supermarkets until midnight; waiting until their pay goes into their bank account before they can shop. “You look at the last pay award, which was £250 for the lower paid officers. You start taking out National Insurance and pension… and it’s not going to do anything for them. So there are big problems going ahead. We’ve relied on food banks for quite a while now and it’s only going to get worse.” Inflation is at a 40-year high and police pay currently lags 20% behind the cost of living. Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, has already warned rising food prices is a ‘major worry’ for the UK. PFEW National Secretary Alex Duncan referred to comments by Redditch MP Rachel Maclean this week that people who are struggling to pay the bills should consider getting “better-paid jobs”. Alex said: “With seven out of 10 police officers already thinking about leaving, maybe that will be the outcome. That doesn’t sound great for the British public or the police service.” Alex said the PFEW would be working with the Government to improve relations after it withdrew from the Police Pay and Remuneration Body last year – but that any new mechanism needs to be truly independent. He said: “We withdrew after years of frustration… We are keen to re-engage. The answer is not to sit outside the tent for forever and a day. But there needs to be meaningful engagement and that involves dialogue between us and Government. And I do hope moving forward that that dialogue goes ahead. Because to date, sadly, it hasn’t.” Alex referred to the latest PFEW Pay and Morale survey, which found that 93% of officers strongly agreed that the police are undervalued by the Government. He added: “93% of cops don’t feel the Government values them. There is clearly a real feeling that they are not being properly valued. So we need to talk, and get things back on track, and it’s in everyone’s interest to do that.” Well I personally think they are doing very very well a Constable after their intial training of fifteen weeks is earning £26,199 a year rising to £41,130 after four years a Sergeant pay is £46,227 an Inspector £57,162 and lastly a Chief Inspector salary per year is £61,725

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UK Foreign Secretary: "We Cannot Rest Till Ukraine Prevails and Vladimir Putin Fails"

As the violence in Ukraine enters its seventh week, the full horrors of Vladimir Putin’s barbarism are becoming ever clearer as Russian troops are forced into retreat from towns including Irpin and Bucha. Indiscriminate attacks and horrifying brutality against innocent civilians, including summary executions, rape and torture, must be investigated as war crimes, and the UK will fully support any investigations by the International Criminal Court. Everyone across the United Kingdom continues to applaud your bravery and resolve, standing up for Ukraine’s future, Europe’s freedom and the security of the world. The UK stands with Ukraine and is leading global efforts, supporting your country to ensure Vladimir Putin loses. We have stepped up with our allies and partners to strengthen our Ukrainian friends in your fightback and to hit his regime where it hurts with sanctions. But we are not stopping there. This week, I flew to Poland to see the great work we are doing on the ground to tackle the human cost of Putin’s war. The UK is proud to have led the way as the first country in Europe to start sending weapons to the people of Ukraine. We have sanctioned more individuals and businesses than any other nation. We are also one of the largest humanitarian donors to the country, helping you, our Ukrainian friends through your darkest hour. We know Putin has been blindsided by the strength of the response he has faced. He thought the people of Ukraine would either wilt or welcome his troops with open arms. Instead, you are more likely to greet them with a British-built NLAW tank buster. The Ukrainian army is also kitted out with British-made Starstreak anti-air missiles. The UK has set the pace in sanctioning Putin and his henchmen. We warned alongside our G7 partners that Russian aggression would have severe consequences and have followed through since with the strongest sanctions they have ever seen. But our job is far from done. If Putin was serious about peace talks, he would have called a halt to the shelling of innocent civilians and pulled his soldiers out of Ukraine for good. We can, and must, do more to make him think again. To get peace, we must keep being tough. That means doubling down alongside our allies and partners on what has already forced Putin onto the back foot: sanctions against his regime and meaningful weapons for Ukraine. Our sanctions are having a dramatic impact on the Russian economy. That has only been possible by joining forces with our friends to harness the G7’s economic muscle, as countries who represent over half of the world’s net wealth. However, that will not be enough to cut off the funding for Putin’s war machine. We need to go further and faster to crack down on those filling his war chest. The UK is already leading by example in going after those bankrolling the Putin regime. We have hit 16 Russian banks and are cutting out our imports of Russian oil this year. We are zeroing in on other industries complicit in this hideous war like diamonds. And we are slapping Putin’s lapdogs and cronies with sanctions. There can be nowhere to hide. We have sanctioned Putin’s personal propagandists such as Maria Zakharova, and many others who peddle his fake news - with the anchorman Sergey Brilev only the latest. We have recently hit Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, who has been dubbed the "butcher of Mariupol" for spearheading the barbaric siege warfare against the city. We are turning the screw on Russian oligarchs by grounding their jets and seizing their superyachts. They cannot wash their hands of this illegal invasion. Strength is the only thing Putin understands and that must keep defining our response. We need to continue hitting his regime hard with further sanctions. We must ensure Putin is never able to threaten Ukraine again. The world can see the untold horrors caused by his aggression, including evidence of appalling acts against innocent civilians by the invading forces in towns such as Irpin and Bucha. We have a moral duty to act, which is why the UK is providing £220 million in humanitarian support. We have been packing up trucks with food and water to help your towns and cities surrounded by Putin’s forces, with the first deliveries arriving this week. We have also flown out more than thirteen planeloads of medicine and medical equipment. Last week 15 fire engines and 40,000 items of kit from the UK’s fire and rescue services arrived in Ukraine. At this defining moment, Britain is stepping up in defence of freedom and democracy. We are reaching out to broaden the coalition of free democracies. And we are showing our steel in this mission to stop Putin's war for good. Now is the time to stay the course. Together, we cannot rest until Ukraine prevails and Putin fails. Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

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The Russian Army video made by the Russian Army in The Ukraine 

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Lets hope these talks are fruitful and we have peace

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Britain getting ready for war in 1914 I believe it’s Mountain Ash Railway Station (hope they all made it back home afterwards).

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This is a map of Eastern Europe at the moment it might all change shortly.

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Lets hope common sense prevails.

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One picture from the 1950s and one from the 1890s I’ll leave it to you to guess which is which I’d love to go back to those times if only for a day or so now and again with a time machine.

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In the United Kingdom confiscating properties is quite legal if left empty more than six months that’s why many British people go abroad to live.

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Caerphilly Castle has just been awarded a 5 million pound grant maybe the leaning tower will at last be straightened and the long awaited Drawbridge will the installed.

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An old picture taken of a family buying ice cream in the Rhondda South Wales I love this old photo I think it captures the moment. I bet they enjoyed their ice creams.

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My late Mother was beaten up by a Police Officer and died as a result of her injuries my Late Father met up with the local Member of Parliament however nothing was done the Police in the UK are known as the Untouchables.

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Samuel Pepys 1665

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Sound advise “Knock him spark him” he was Master of the Rolls  

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There’s too many Pratts about.