Before Sir John Gielgud Was Knighted, Whitehall Probed His ‘Notorious’ Gay Life

Sir John Gielgud was considered one of the greatest stage actors of the 1950s, famous for his portrayal of Hamlet and comic roles such as the lead in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

However, before being knighted in 1953, he was looked into for his “notorious” private life as a gay man during the height of his fame, The Mail on Sunday can disclose. 

Gielgud, later star of Hollywood films such as Arthur, Gandhi, and Chariots of Fire, was the subject of ‘special enquiries’ by civil servants. 

The inquiries are detailed in government papers that have been obtained by this newspaper under freedom of information laws and which are published for the first time today.

The MoS asked the Cabinet Office to provide copies of documents relating to the awarding of honours to Gielgud, which also included references to his private life and his homosexuality.

The documents show that civil servants were keen to ensure they could rely on the star’s discretion before awarding him one of the highest honours in the land. 

A 1977 document includes the note,Kn ‘He was the subject of special inquiries in 1949 and 1952; these proved positive. No papers kept.’

In 1953, officials considering his suitability for a knighthood compared him with ballet star Anton Dolin. One wrote: ‘He is more discreet than Dolin but all the same notorious.’

Gielgud, who died in 2000 at age 96, was knighted in the Queen’s Coronation Honours. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and fined for ‘cottaging’—meeting men for sex in a public lavatory—in Chelsea, West London.

His arrest was part of a clampdown overseen by Home Secretary David Maxwell Fyfe, who regarded male homosexuality as a ‘plague’. But Maxwell Fyfe’s stance would not appear to have been shared by theatregoers.

A terrified Gielgud had assumed reports about his arrest while he was appearing in a production of A Day by the Sea in Liverpool would end his career. Instead, he was greeted by a standing ovation.

The Cabinet Office papers also reveal Sir John was considered for a life peerage in 1990.

Gielgud never discussed his private life or his arrest in public. He once told a fellow actor: ‘I do admire people like you and Ian McKellen for coming out, but I can’t be doing with all that myself.’

One actor said last night, ‘Even if they did note his notoriety, it didn’t stop them from honouring him. It’d be interesting to know if notoriously promiscuous heterosexuals were subjected to the same scrutiny.’

Last night, the Cabinet Office declined to respond.

Sir John Gielgud was convicted of ‘cottaging’ (persistently importuning for an immoral purpose) in a public lavatory just off the Fulham Road. He was fined £10 and advised to consult a doctor.

The number of convictions for gross indecency increased significantly in the early 1950s. It was forbidden for males of any age to engage in sexual relations with one another, and those who did so frequently received harsh jail terms.

It was a time when ‘pretty police officers’ acting as ‘agent provocateurs’ enthusiastically engaged in witch hunts, which were encouraged and supported by the established Church, the popular press, and then the Home Secretary, and the judiciary up to and including the Lord Chief Justice.

Authors Rupert Croft-Cooke and Alan Turing, who assisted in cracking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park, were among the people detained.

Sir John Gielgud was widely respected as one of the greatest actors Britain had ever seen. Although he never denied being homosexual, Gielgud always made an effort to be discreet about it.

Gielgud experienced the highs and lows of being a public figure in 1953. He lived and worked in a period when male homosexuality was outlawed and public opinion was harsh.

He received a knighthood for his work for services to the theatre but was arrested for ‘cottaging’ in the same year.

Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of his arrest, and he felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some believe that his case helped the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.

In Response To His ‘Islamophobic, Racist’ Remarks, Lee Anderson Is Suspended From The Conservative Party 

Lee Anderson has been suspended by the Conservative Party after he refused to apologise for ‘Islamophobic, racist’ comments where he claimed that London Mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by ‘Islamists’.

A spokesperson for the party’s chief whip, Simon Hart, said the decision had been made following the former Tory deputy chairman’s ‘refusal to apologise’ for the remarks made on Friday.

Pressure had been mounting on Rishi Sunak to take action over the comments from the Ashfield MP, with Mr Khan saying the ‘deafening silence’ of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet amounted to condoning racism.

A spokesperson for Mr Hart said: ‘Following his refusal to apologise for comments made yesterday, the Chief Whip has suspended the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson MP.’

A Conservative source was defending Mr Anderson last night and this morning before he was stripped of party support at around 3 pm this afternoon.

This comes after Sadiq Khan hit out against Anderson earlier this afternoon for ‘pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred’.

The ex-deputy Tory chairman said on GB News last night that Khan, the first Muslim Mayor of London, is controlled by Islamists and that he has ‘given our capital city away to his mates’.

Mr Anderson said last night, ‘I don’t actually believe that these Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they’ve got control of Khan, they’ve got control of London, and they’ve got control of Starmer as well.

‘Again, this stems with Khan; he’s actually given our capital city away to his mates.

‘Beware, because if you let Labour in through the back door, expect more of this and expect our cities to be taken over by these lunatics.’

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Khan said the comments from the senior Conservative MP ‘pour fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred’.

He added, ‘We’ve seen over the last two days confirmation that over the last few months, there had been an increase in anti-Muslim cases by more than 330%. 

‘I am afraid the deafening silence from Rishi Sunak and from the cabinet is them condoning this racism.

‘I am afraid it confirms to many people across the country that there’s a hierarchy when it comes to racism.

‘I think it’s really important to call out antisemitism, it’s really important to call out misogyny, it’s really important to call out homophobia, but surely it must also be important to call out anti-Muslim hatred.

‘My concern is there will be people across the country—people who are Muslim or look like Muslims—who will be really concerned about entering into politics because they know that if these are the comments being made about me by a senior Conservative, what chance do they have?’

Following his suspension, Mr Anderson said: ‘Following a call with the Chief Whip, I understand the difficult position that I have put both he and the Prime Minister in with regard to my comments. 

‘I fully accept that they had no option but to suspend the whip in these circumstances. 

‘However, I will continue to support the Government’s efforts to call out extremism in all its forms, be that anti-semitism or islamophobia.’

He said he was not sure why members of the cabinet were not ‘calling this out’ and condemning Anderson’s words.

This morning, the Defence Secretary said he ‘wouldn’t phrase things like that’, when asked whether Anderson’s comments about Sadiq Khan were acceptable, but he stopped short of condemning them.

Lee Anderson speaks as a voice for those who feel they’re no longer afforded one in their own country.

Nice, hardworking British families will hopefully send these disgusting racists to the political trash of history. We don’t want nasty racists in our nation, but these Tories think they can win the next General Election by encouraging hatred as a diversion from all their years of failure.

It’s time for Rishi Sunak to call for elections. We’d like to think that this will make things better, but in reality, it won’t since politicians only speak for themselves and never the people.

I’m still waiting for any of you raging, shrieking Brexit votes to explain literally how this man literally handed London to his mates on a plate.

Ninety percent of the populace understands the truth; why doesn’t this administration just accept it?

Lee Anderson should not have to apologise for speaking out and for daring to support hard-working, law-abiding Brits. Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, and David Cameron have shown they are not working for us, the people. They were too busy ignoring the truth and giving our highest-ever taxes away to fund war et cetera, while leaving the country to be taken over by crime, anti-social behaviour, and extremists. Khan needs to be dragged out of office because he is the enemy of the state.

Some thought that Khan was doing some good things, like cycling highways, but his awful renaming of Overground Lines was a tragic confirmation of the relentlessly woke times we live in, and this man clearly needs some severe psychiatric help.

Rishi Sunak is a child in big man pants. He was never our choice; he wasn’t even elected.

With Brexit, life has become quite miserable. Even though it wasn’t great before, it’s now considerably worse.

Rishi Sunak is a disaster. To be honest, every leader they put in place is a disaster.

The Tory Party has been infiltrated, and it can’t be saved. You can’t tell who’s who anymore, and have you noticed that Rishi Sunak gets rid of anyone who’s a threat to him?

Sadly, England is in the toilet, and those born here will be lost forever.

All politicians know how the general public feels, and they all know what we want. The trouble is, they’re only in the job for what they can get out of it. They’re not there to benefit the British people. Gone are the days when politicians wanted to change the country for the better. Now they only want to make changes to increase their own wealth and power.

Lutfur Rahman’s Running Of Tower Hamlets Council Is Being Reviewed

Government inspectors are being sent into Tower Hamlets Council after concerns about how it is being run under its independent mayor, Lutfur Rahman.

They have been asked to look at a range of issues, including how money is spent and senior job appointments.

Mr Rahman was removed as mayor of the east London borough in 2015 after being found guilty of electoral fraud but was re-elected two years ago.

The mayor expressed his disappointment but also his willingness to work with others. 

The review will look at budgets and financial planning, the appointment of senior management posts, the use of policy advisers, and the “policy and practice of grant-making.”

The former chief executive of a London borough, Kim Bromley-Derry, has been appointed to lead the inspection.

The inspectors have been instructed to report back by the end of May on “whether the standards expected for effective and convenient local government are being upheld.”

Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) officials have become concerned by the “significant churn” of top officers at the council since Mr Rahman took over.

Three senior management positions in the areas of communities, housing and regeneration, and children’s services are now open. Four director positions are also up for filling by the council. 

It is understood that the council’s monitoring officer, fulfilling a key legal role, has recently decided to leave.

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The government has also asked inspectors to look at “the use of resources for elections, the maintenance of the independence of the Returning Officer, and the arrangements to bring services such as Tower Hamlets Homes and leisure services in-house.”

Ten years ago, government-appointed commissioners were brought in to oversee Tower Hamlets following a Best Value study conducted in 2014. 

Councils undergo Best Value assessments to make sure they are providing services that are affordable, effective, and efficient while also continuously improving. 

In a letter to Mr Bromley-Derry, a DLUHC official said they were “concerned” with the authority’s ability to comply with its “Best Value Duty”.

It says DLUHC Secretary Michael Gove wants assurance that Tower Hamlets is “continuing to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which its functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.”

It adds that the appointment of a handful of advisers to Mr Rahman creates “the risk of a ‘dual council’, sidelining officers of the authority in decision-making, which, in turn, risks replicating the circumstances in which decisions were made up to 2014 that were corrupt and/or failed in the authority’s Best Value Duty”.

It appears that London is the epicentre of global terrorism, shielded by the state and legal assistance.

It is mind-boggling that only in Great Britain can state and local governments provide financial support to organisations such as these, but I doubt this will surprise anyone reading this article.

Our government is the enemy within, but only because we let them.

There should be a Downing Street probe as well, but I bet your bottom dollar that won’t happen, and nothing will be done about this lily-livered set of career politicians. Just how big did the writing on the wall have to get before reality finally set in?

Welcome to Great Britain in the 21st century, where if you want real change, you have to scratch some politicians or MPs anus in the hope that it might ejaculate some form of reform.

Hamas’ Attack On Israel Triples Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes In Britain 

After the Hamas terror strikes in Israel on October 7, there has been a more than threefold increase in anti-Muslim hate incidents in the UK, with British Muslim women being the target of most of these occurrences. 

Islamophobia watchdog Tell MAMA recorded 2,010 cases of possible hate crimes against Muslims since Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, in Israel four months ago—335 percent of those compared to the same time a year ago.

Sixty-five percent of the 535 documented instances of abusive behaviour—which includes assaults, threats, and vandalism—were directed at British Muslim women. 

According to Home Office figures obtained by the Mail, Muslims have been the target of hate crimes for the most number of years, accounting for 44% of all instances, for seven consecutive years.

Tory MPs demanded last night that the government take further action to combat hate speech directed towards Muslims. 

Former minister Paul Bristow said: ‘There has been a sharp rise in Islamophobia across the country in recent months, and I know first-hand from speaking to my constituents in Peterborough how worried they are about these rises.

‘What has taken me back is just how blatant Islamophobia can be without being called out.

‘I have spoken to many British Muslims who want to see the bloodshed in Gaza end, but fear speaking up on issue could lead to anti-Muslim attacks. This should never be the case.’

The government and everyone in society should do more to prevent Islamophobia and assaults on people because of their beliefs, according to Mark Eastwood, a Tory MP and member of the APPG for British Muslims. 

‘Muslims in my constituency in Bolton have contributed so much to the wider town and region; they should be praised for this contribution, not persecuted.’

Just over half of the cases recorded since October 7 included online hatred, such as threatening British Muslims in a future ‘civil war’ or being told to ‘f*** off to a Muslim country’.

One now-banned account on X, formerly Twitter, asked users who would win in an ‘upcoming civil war in Britain’, giving them the option of ‘British’ or ‘Muslim’ people.

The startling statistics were released less than a week after a Jewish security charity said that anti-Semitic incidents in the UK hit a record high in 2023, illustrating the rift brought about by the Middle East crisis. 

In 2023, the number of anti-Jewish hate incidents reported by the Community Security Trust increased to 4,103 from 1,662 the previous year. 

I’m hoping that this will all end quickly. Drama and frenzy are popular. Still, another bandwagon will most likely appear shortly.

What they shouldn’t be doing is putting those ridiculous flags in places. If they don’t want to integrate into our society, then they should just leave. Nobody is forcing them to stay.

The more serious problem is the overt anti-British sentiment that permeates our nation on a daily basis.

Why is this going on in our country? It has nothing to do with us, and demonstrators should be fined because no other country would allow it.

This is what happens when people move to our country; they try to force their beliefs on others already living here, yet our authorities side with them.

Our government has created an alien nation, so expect alienation.

If their values don’t fit our values, they are, of course, free to leave at any time they want.

I really don’t recognise the country that I grew up in. Not that I like it any less, but I wouldn’t want to be a young person now, and given the way it is, I certainly wouldn’t bring children into it. 

A Disgraced Police Officer Shared Photos Of A Mother With Ex-Partner After Responding To 999 Call

A family has been left sickened after a police officer took photos of a dead mother’s body and shared them with his ex-partner while responding to a 999 call.

In May 2020, Ashley Langford, 47, found his partner Kelly unresponsive at their home in Harlow after she had taken her own life.

After Essex Police learned of Hinkins’ activities in late 2022, the Counter Corruption Unit launched an inquiry. 

Hinkins, of Haverhill, Suffolk, resigned from the force in March 2023 before the misconduct procedures could be completed, but not before he was charged with and guilty of the criminal offence of misconduct in public office. 

Having two boys, the youngest of whom is currently 16 years old, Mr Langford expressed his amazement and dismay at Hinkins’ length of service in his position prior to his resignation. 

‘In May 2020, my partner took her life, I found her, rang emergency services, and whilst getting grilled in my own kitchen in my house by the police,’ Mr Langford said.

‘It turns out that the other one is upstairs taking photos on his own phone of my dead partner, and he’s decided to share them. I didn’t find this out until December 2022.

‘He wasn’t ex-police at the time. He was on an emergency call to me and found my partner hanging, and then you deal with that. I didn’t find out from the corruption people until two years down the line. 

‘I was sort of dealing with what I had to deal with, then got this sprung on me. As soon as that was sprung on me, I think it cost me my career. I had to go off sick; they didn’t want me back because of my anger issues. They ill health retired me at the age of 47, and I loved my job.’

He added that his and his son’s faith in the force has been deeply shaken, and when his children see police now, it ‘triggers’ something in them.

He continued: ‘[Hinkins] resigned in March 2023, my partner was found in 2020. So he’s carried on for three years with a lovely, fat salary after what he did. He was only in my house because he was helping my family in our desperate time of need. 

‘I had four police grilling me in my kitchen because they had to do that in case I had done it. How do I know he didn’t take more pictures? The police said he didn’t do that, but how do you know?

‘I’ve been trying to deal with my partner’s death, and then you get that put on you. When you call someone in need, you don’t expect them to do that.

‘I was just in shock. How can someone do that in that situation? I was there, and my boy was there. My partner was dead on the floor; they come in your house and they do that. I don’t understand the mentality of those people using his power [like that].’

Paying tribute to his partner, Mr Langford added, ‘She was fantastic; she would help anyone out. She was a waitress. She was very outgoing, loved looking after people and going the extra mile.’

When Hinkins sent messages to people on dating apps in 2018 and included images of himself in police gear, the police opened an investigation into possible misbehaviour. 

The police stated that after reviewing the evidence, they could find no evidence of misbehaviour and that the case was closed as a teaching tool. 

Hinkins allegedly snapped himself in his squad car and while on patrol in uniform, and even pledged to bring his handcuffs to a stranger he agreed to meet for sex in a flat above a bistro. After hours, he sent nude selfies to women he contacted through the website Plenty of Fish, The Mirror reported at the time.

Hinkins also appeared to have interrupted one shift supervising a vulnerable prisoner to send messages to a stranger. He told the woman: ‘I’m on a constant watch with a guy in custody who keeps throwing himself on the floor of the cell in an effort to break his own neck.’

His messages were discovered by a close friend when he left his computer unlocked. He told one would-be date: ‘Yes, I’m a policeman I may have to place u under arrest, cuff u up and interrogate u.’ He then sent a ‘cheesy selfie’ on duty after bragging about attending a fight. At the time, Hinkins said: ‘I deeply regret this situation and any embarrassment I may have caused Essex Police.’

A spokesman for Essex Police said: ‘The actions of Russ Hinkins have caused a great deal of distress to those involved, and through our investigation, he has been held accountable. The work of our Counter Corruption Unit revealed the extent of Hinkins’ actions and led to his charge and conviction.

This appears to be the new norm for police conduct.

What has become of our law enforcement agency? They are a complete failure, and the taxpayers foot the bill for their reprehensible actions.

We now have heinous police officers wearing that once illustrious uniform.

How many more instances of police misbehaviour that go unreported have included the abuse of authority and confidence?

This is actually a very sad read. You expect different from serving police officers. This is now a highlighted flaw within the police force and a lack of monitoring.

Without a doubt, this individual was just another bad apple in the corrupt police system. That’s why they are despised by everybody.

There appears to be little regard for either the living or the deceased.

He worked as a policeman. He acted without humanity, decency, or compassion—qualities that are no longer expected of a police officer.

An Amazon Worker And A Wheelchair-Bound Building Manager Fight In The Lobby Of Notting Hill Tower

In the foyer of a tower block in Notting Hill, an incredible altercation occurs between an employee of Amazon and a building manager who is confined to a wheelchair. 

Ramin Razzaghi, who is in a wheelchair due to a workplace injury, was left traumatised by the incident, which was caught on the residential building’s CCTV cameras on February 15.

Fighting back tears, he told MailOnline: ‘I have been left emotionally, physically, and mentally drained. I have injured my ribs and my jaw. I just ask myself, “Why?”.

In footage obtained by MailOnline, Mr Razzaghi is seen confronting the Amazon worker at 112 Notting Hill Gate in west London because he often ‘leaves parcels wherever he wants’.

The delivery man is then seen trying to exit the premises after placing his packages on the reception desk, but Mr Razzaghi in his wheelchair is pursuing him. 

The delivery guy tries to escape while Mr Razzaghi tries to pull the worker back, and the building manager is pulled from his wheelchair. 

The building manager is seen punching out in an attempt to defend himself, but he ultimately falls to the ground beside the Amazon employee. 

Mr Razzaghi, who is lying on the ground outside of his wheelchair, anxiously clings to the legs of the Amazon employee as the delivery man tries to exit the building, and the two of them make it outside onto the street.

At this moment, a second man shows up and gives Mr Razzaghi a forceful blow to the head in an attempt to rip him off the Amazon employee. In graphic footage, he then repeatedly strikes Mr Razzaghi’s face while he lies defenceless on the ground.

After that, the Amazon employee returns to the tower block to retrieve a few of the things he left behind during the confrontation.

Speaking to MailOnline about the shocking incident, Mr Razzaghi explained: ‘The Amazon worker is a reoccurring deliveryman that comes very often. The problem with him is that he always leaves the parcels wherever he wants—on the floor or by the door.

‘This time when he came, I was outside the building with my niece. I stopped the man before he came in and asked him, “Could you please take the parcels up to the individual doors?”.’

‘The man nicely agreed to this, and I then let him in the two front doors of the building. Suddenly, as you can see on the CCTV, he left the parcels in the lobby and threw them onto the desk. I then tried to stop the postman by grabbing his bag, and I told him, “Give me your bag now” so I can put the parcels back’.

‘Next thing, he threw the bag into my face and walked out swearing. He was super arrogant and had a bad mouth on him. 

‘He then tried to get me off him but I told him “You know what I will hold you here and call the police”.

‘As soon as I said that, he became aggressive. The only thing I could do is hold onto his legs to stop him from leaving.

‘The conversation dragged outside, and I was still holding onto his legs. Someone came up behind me and tried pulling me off. I thought he just wanted to separate me from the Amazon worker but as soon as I let go, this man started beating me up on the floor.

‘I do not know this person.’

Amazon and the Met Police were contacted for comment. 

Because he thought the delivery driver ought to have delivered the packages to people’s doors, the man in the wheelchair harassed the driver, even though he shouldn’t have.

Deliveries that are not fit for a mailbox should be made in person; however, as delivery drivers have deadlines to meet, this isn’t always feasible.

There should be a concierge and security on the door if there is violence occurring in these kinds of units.

It was not the wheelchair man’s responsibility to interrogate the driver. For a while now, there had been an issue with the delivery from Amazon, and they need to have been questioned about the driver’s actions and his deliveries.

It was inappropriate for the man in the wheelchair to confront the driver. The man in the wheelchair was always going to look bad, especially after onlookers from outside the building intervened and began pounding him in the face. We have not gone far from the bygone era when people used to watch as individuals were hanged, drawn, and quartered as a spectator sport; the police should have been summoned, but all I saw were people standing around in amazement.

Since it is illegal to hold someone for a crime unless you are making a citizen’s arrest, the unfortunate person should have left well alone and complained to Amazon instead of using his authority to carry out this detention.

The guy in the wheelchair might have started the fracas, but he certainly didn’t finish it, and the bystanders outside watching it should be ashamed of themselves. What, are we making kicking the shit out of someone a national sport – next we’ll be seeing it at the Olympics!

Of course, we shouldn’t ignore the fact that the wheelchair man attacked the driver, but he also didn’t deserve to be kicked and punched in the head either.

Disgusting Hospital Food Hinders Patient Recovery And Worsens NHS Bed Shortages

An expert has cautioned that hospitalised patients who are fed subpar food may recover more slowly.

The outcome, according to dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton, is a prolonged hospital stay at a time when the NHS is struggling to fill beds. 

The alert was issued in response to the Mail’s discovery of an increasing number of patient complaints over the standard of food being provided at healthcare facilities throughout the nation, including Glasgow’s renowned Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). 

Yesterday, the Scottish Government intervened in the dispute and declared that it was looking into the situation.

Dr Ruxton said, ‘Nutrition takes on greater importance when people are recovering from illness.

‘The risks of providing poor-quality, unappetizing food in hospitals are greater for those who need lengthy recoveries.

‘Appetite is typically worse in hospitals due to pain, fear, or medication. Meals can be missed because of fasting for operations, tests, or ward rounds.

‘If patients don’t get the nutrition they need, recovery is slower and hospital stays are longer, putting extra pressure on NHS budgets.

‘That’s why it’s in the interests of hospital managers to work with their catering staff to make good nutrition in hospitals a priority.’

Health bosses were forced to apologise this week after serving a patient a ‘disgusting’ meal while he was in the hospital.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it had ‘fallen below the standards’ after an image showing a bare-looking turkey dinner, served at the QEUH, went viral.

Writing on X, the patient’s daughter Lara said, ‘This is the lunch served to my father in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow, today. An absolute disgrace. Disgusting.’

The tweet sparked a flood of similar grievances from patients who had received bland hospital food.

Scottish Daily Mail readers contacted reporters with their own experiences of ‘inedible’ food at the QEUH. One said his care was ‘first class’ but he could not eat the meals.

He added: ‘I spent two lengthy periods last February and March in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. During both stays, the food served was completely inedible.

‘I lived on sandwiches from home, and when I asked nurses if they ate food served on the ward, they asked me if I was joking.

‘Thankfully, care while in hospital was first-class.’

Another sent a photograph of a stodgy ‘ravioli’ meal served to her father at the QEUH. Despite the fact that he had suffered a heart attack, he was given a large serving of a congealed-looking cheese dish.

Of course, there is no money for patients, but NHS management leads wonderful lives.

Honestly, prison food is better than the rubbish they dish up in hospitals.

It seems that the number of management tiers is excessive. Spending on patients, particularly the supply of wholesome meals, has to increase.

The catering company and the Trust collaborate to create the meals. Everything you see here is from the day’s approved menu.

No one tiptoed in and put this extremely poor quality food in the kitchens under the cover of darkness. This IS a sample of what the various Trusts agreed to serve to their poorly patients, and it’s unacceptable, and I’m guessing that all these managers have private health coverage as part of their employment package – you know, the package we pay for.

The body needs sustenance to function, and you can’t improve while eating such obscene junk.

Generally, I don’t eat the hospital food while in there, but then I have family to bring me food. Some are not so fortunate and have to rely on the hospital to feed them. However, while you’re in the hospital you are under their care, therefore they should be feeding you a substantial meal, that’s what we pay our taxes for, that and the care that we are given, although some are better than others.

BT Tower Sold For £275 Million To An American Company

Following an agreement to sell the Grade-II listed building to an American business for £275 million, London’s iconic BT Tower landmark will become an “iconic hotel.” 

The Fitzrovia neighbourhood in central London’s communications tower, a landmark for tourists and a point of reference for taxi drivers for many years, was sold to MCR Hotels. 

Currently, the US hotel company has over 150 properties, including the iconic TWA Hotel in New York City, which was designed by Eero Saarinen.

The building, which is still warmly associated with the biggest stars of its era for its rotating restaurant, will have a “new purpose” in the quickly developing digital era when the tower’s use has grown progressively less necessary. 

The remaining tower equipment—mostly for media and broadcast services—as well as the on-site phone exchange, according to BT Group, will be gradually moved over a number of years to an undisclosed location. 

The transaction will be paid for over a number of years, with the last payment being made after the purchase is finished. 

The sale comes after BT Group sold its former headquarters in St Paul’s for £210 million in 2019, moving to a new office in Aldgate.

HSBC will ultimately move into St. Paul’s skyscraper after leaving 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf. 

Originally known as the Post Office Tower or GPO Tower, the tower was commissioned by the General Post Office (GPO), a historic governmental telecommunications agency that was subsequently dissolved in 1969.

Notable film and television appearances of the tower include Danger Mouse, V for Vendetta, Doctor Who, and The Bourne Ultimatum. 

The tower’s construction started in June 1961, and Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson formally opened it in 1965. At 177 metres, it was the highest building in London until the NatWest Tower surpassed it in 1980.

The BT company formally occupied the tower in 1984, and since then, business and charitable events have been held on the top level.

The communications tower was awarded a Grade-II listing in 2003 and is well-known for its distinctive cylindrical shape. Later on, it included a 360-degree coloured LED “infoband” at the top of the tower.

The tower was intended to transmit microwave signals from London to various regions of the nation. It was designed by architects Eric Bedford and G. R. Yeats.

Almost one million people visited the tower in its first year of public opening, and 105,000 of them dined in the rotating restaurant. 

Must we really turn everything over to foreign corporations? They seem to be selling out London one building at a time; it’s so sad.

Even though the British will no longer control it, it will ideally continue to be a notable structure as it was in its day.

Does Britain actually own anything anymore? Or is everything being sold off to different countries? Football, water companies, universities—what will it be next? The NHS.

Boot sale Britain, everything must go. Our best inventions, the public utilities, hospitals, our best brains, and even the country itself, are all given away at rock bottom prices because muppets are running our country. Why not just sell off Buckingham Palace as well while they’re at it? After all, nothing seems to be safe anymore.

Of course, the Gen Z of today couldn’t possibly understand how truly iconic the Post Office Tower was. It represents that golden era around 1966 when England won the World Cup, the Mini was the nation’s favourite car, the Beatles were the best group in the world, and Mary Quant and Twiggy were the fashion icons. Carnaby Street was the place to be. Michael Caine was the coolest bloke in films, London was the greatest city in the world, and the Post Office Tower was the backdrop to everything. 

Five-Month-Old London Baby’s Birth Certificate Has The Word Israel Scribbled Out After Parents Applied For A Passport

A father who sent off a passport application to the Home Office for his baby daughter was shocked to receive her defaced birth certificate in the mail.

Her parents mailed the application and the birth certificate of their six-month-old child to the Home Office two weeks ago. 

The Campaign Against Antisemitism has now requested an investigation by the Home Office. 

Home Secretary James Cleverly posted on X: ‘I have asked my officials to investigate this urgently and will see that appropriate action is taken’.

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said, ‘This is completely unacceptable. 

‘When sending off a passport application to the Home Office, the last thing one should ever expect is to have their child’s birth certificate returned, torn, with their child’s place of birth scribbled out, just because it is the Jewish state.

‘We are assisting the parents, who are understandably very concerned about this incident. We are also asking the Home Office to investigate how this happened. 

‘The Home Office has responsibility for law enforcement and the security of the Jewish community and the wider public. 

‘Confidence in the authorities among British Jews is at painfully low levels and must be restored.’

Social media users were incensed after a picture of the altered birth certificate was shared online.

One said, ‘Horrendous anti-semitism’ while another described it as ‘appalling’. 

The Home Office has been approached by MailOnline for a response. 

This country is clearly moving in the wrong direction, as is evident to all of us, and all branches of government have been heavily infiltrated by now.

The Home Office should find the person who did this, sack them, and then have them prosecuted because this is getting out of hand.

Since we already know the religion of the perpetrator, we don’t need to make any educated guesses, although they could have been British, but with genuinely unBritish values.

This is appalling. Even a tiny baby isn’t exempt from hate.

These people are not just content with taking over our streets, now they’re taking over public services as well.

The Home Office is not fit for purpose. Civil Servants need to be reminded that they’re SERVANTS of the GOVERNMENT and its people. Not that I’m slating every civil servant; I’m sure most of them are very decent, hard-working people. However, this country has sunk so low, and there really doesn’t seem any way back.

Anti-Semitism like this must end. However, we all know that this will be whitewashed and the culprit won’t face any consequences.

It’s fair to say that Great Britain has been infiltrated by many people with no allegiance to it, yet they are taking everything from it.

This anti-Semitism spreads worse than something you’d treat with radiation or chemotherapy.

This country is headed towards civil war; it may not be here yet, but it is coming, and we are sleeping into a crisis.

How much venom do you have to have in you to do this? There are many things that I don’t like, but you go to work to do a job. It seems that some people have been dragged up and taught nothing—good at putting a front on—but that’s about all.

Now that their minions have been empowered, the lions need to wake up.

I’m really looking forward to heading to the polling stations so that I can choose who’s least likely to continue the country’s demise. Mark Twain once said, “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us vote.”. Clever man.

The Ambulance Boss Who Made The 999 Worker Leave Their Post To Give Him A Lift Back From The Airport Has Been Fired

When a 999 call handler left their job to pick up the Scottish ambulance chief and his family from the airport following a holiday, the ambulance boss was fired.

Christopher Gallacher called in a ‘favour’ from a colleague and requested a pool car to collect them from Glasgow Airport after the family trip.

The duty manager then ‘specifically requested’ to be driven by a new, junior member of the team on a busy evening when some patients had been waiting ‘lengthy periods of time’.

For almost forty-five minutes, the call handler left their station to get Mr Gallacher. 

An investigation found Mr Gallacher, who had worked for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) for 20 years, had ‘knowingly depleted’ cover, resulting in his being sacked for gross misconduct.

Mr Gallacher attempted to sue the SAS for unjust dismissal in an employment tribunal. But now, an employment court has dismissed his argument, finding that managers behaved in a “fair and reasonable” manner. The panel was informed that Mr Gallacher worked as a duty manager at Glasgow’s West Centre, one of the three Scottish SAS centres. 

He was responsible for the ‘best use of resources’ in a position with a ‘high level of autonomy and leadership’.

Mr Gallacher was accused by the SAS of using their property for his “private use.”

‘It was alleged Mr Gallacher had sought to use [and used] a pool car to collect him [and his family] upon return from holiday on July 17, 2022,’ the hearing was told. He was suspended on July 19, 2022. In February 2023, an investigation was completed, recommending Mr Gallacher address allegations of using a vehicle for personal gain and asking a colleague to use it while they were on shift, which was ‘knowingly depleting cover’.

His disciplinary hearing took place in May 2023, and after it was agreed, an allegation of bringing the service into ‘disrepute’ would be added to consideration.

Despite Mr Gallacher ‘assuming’ the journey would be made in an unpaid 45-minute break, that did not happen. The hearing was told: ‘While [Mr Gallacher] had not intended his request to impact upon patient safety, it clearly had the potential to do so.’

A disciplinary officer said he had ‘abused his position’ with ‘irresponsible’ decision-making. As a result of upholding all the allegations, Mr Gallacher was sacked for gross misconduct in May 2023.

It makes me wonder where this level of entitlement comes from. Who in their right mind would believe this was acceptable? Sadly, the world is full of people like this.

What a self-entitled, jumped-up piece of garbage this man is. I can just imagine him posturing in front of his family, playing the big ‘I am’ in getting someone from work to pick him up while putting lives at risk. What was wrong with getting a taxi? But sadly, this is what happens when you give a little man a little power. This level of entitlement is astonishing. Perhaps in his mind, he believed this was a perk of the job.

Politicians are laughing and acting like this is all very hilarious, and it’s tragic that the NHS is demonstrating an increasing lack of empathy and regard for human life on a daily basis.

Pool cars have become an increasingly popular option.

A vehicle that is owned by a business and used for work-related reasons by several workers is known as a pool automobile. Usually, it’s used for brief travels like customer meetings, site inspections, or delivery.

There are certain crucial guidelines that individuals should be aware of while utilising a pool automobile. First and foremost, the pool automobile may only be used for official business.

Employees should not use the car for personal use, such as running errands or commuting to work. This is important to ensure that the car remains in good condition and is available to other employees when needed.

This man used a pool car for his own personal gain.

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