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A bunch of hypocrites I
T’S the hypocrisy of some Islamists that really gets to me. Of course, I can only speak for Saudi Arabia where I lived for some eight years, but I’ve no reason to believe other Islamic states aren’t the same. They frown on homosexuality, with the direst of consequences for anyone who practises it, yet homosexuality is rife in the country. I was propositioned on an almost daily basis, even by the taxi driver who drove me from the airport on my first visit. (I was, of course, much prettier then!) They insist on their right to build mosques in every country they land on but would NEVER give permission for a church to be erected in their domain. Adultery is punishable by death, yet they allow a man to have five wives; if that’s not legalised adultery, I don’t know what is. Paedophilia is also punishable by death, but
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT they consider a female ready for marriage at their first menstruation. They frown on gambling, but, in the casinos of the world, are the biggest gamblers of all. They ban the use of alcohol, but when I was there I had it on impeccable authority that at that time Saudi Arabia was one of the biggest importers of Johnny Walker whisky in the world - and JW couldn’t even show it on their books. (I wonder where all that black money went!) The list simply goes on and on. No, to me hypocrisy is one of the cardinal sins. Mind you when you look at the antics of some of our politicians, glass houses and stones come firmly to mind. Ah, well. As far as the schools now
being investigated in the socalled ‘Trojan horse’ affair are concerned, I maintain that any establishment believed to have been taken over by extremists or indeed any discovered segregating pupils, being taught by women shrouded from head to foot, refusing to have English as a first language or indeed retaining any curriculum that goes against the democracy and customs of the UK, should immediately be closed down. They should have all assets and grants frozen and only be reopened after being completely reorganised and re-staffed. Any threat to the welfare of our children should be dropped on like a ton of bricks. Don’t hold yer breath! I’m delighted and proud to report that my lad David won gold for Spain in the individual class European Karate championships last week. In the team events they also took a bronze and silver. A
TWOFACED: Do as I say, not as I do.
magnificent effort all round. Many congrats from a very proud dad. Well done. Now bring on those Olympics! Once again thanks for all your mail. Although I can’t
answer every one, believe me they all get read. Keep ‘em coming, I can take it! Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com
Tony Blair and wife on Spanish Costa holiday TONY and Cherie Blair have been spotted together in public for the first time in months on am Andalucian getaway. The pair have been on holiday in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol. They looked relaxed in each other’s company as they enjoyed the Mediterranean sunshine.
The holiday comes after a stressful period in their marriage following allegations of an affair between Blair, 60, and Wendi, Deng, 45, the former wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch has recently spoken out publicly over the allegations, saying that he divorced wife
Wendi because of claims she was close to the former prime minister. In February it was revealed that Murdoch’s wife had written in her diary about Tony Blair, praising his ‘good body’ and his ‘butt’. In a list of reasons why she was ‘so missing Tony’, Deng gushed in
Spain losing hordes of foreigners FIGURES released by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) show that Spain’s population, which had been growing at a fast pace since the late 1990s, shrank in 2013 for the second year in a row. The report revealed that the total population on January 1, 2014, stood at 46.7 million, down from the highest registered level of 47.2 million in 2011. For two years in a row, 2011 and 2012, there were 15,229 and 190,020 fewer non-Spanish residents respectively. However, the biggest fall was recorded last year, with a massive 545,980 fewer foreign nationals living in Spain, while 2013 saw 313,446 fewer foreigners from the EU in Spain, and 232,534
fewer from non-EU countries. The INE figures also show that the number of Spaniards increased by 141,361 individuals. These numbers reflect people who are on the system (the padrón), but leave out individuals who never signed up. The increase in the number of registered Spaniards could be as a result of foreigners being nationalised after living in Spain for a certain amount of time. On January 1, 2014, foreigners represented 10.7 per cent of the total padrón records (around five million individuals out of a total population of 46.7 million).
poor English about Blair’s ‘pierce blue eyes. Love his eyes. Also I love his power on the stage’. Last month, Murdoch said that he went straight to a divorce lawyer following claims that Blair and Deng met up while he was away from his ranch in Carmel, California. Although there is no firm evidence that Deng and Blair had an affair, Murdoch, 83, said that the allegations of secret trysts played a major role in his decision to end his 14-year marriage. Blair, who has been married to Cherie, 59, since 1980, has denied any affair with Deng. The Blairs had not been photographed together since Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service in Johannesburg, South Africa, in December. Blair, who is godfather to one of Murdoch's daughters, has denied any affair but has not spoken publicly about the claims.
FORMER PM: Blair.