Saturday, 21 March 2009

Post Office worker leaves job

Here is an update on a previous post:Post office boss bans customers with poor EnglishHere is the follow up as reported by the BBCA postmaster from Nottingham who refused to serve customers who could not speak English has left his job. Sri Lankan-born Deva Kumarasiri, who worked at the sub post office on Sneinton Boulevard, made the national news after announcing his policy. He had claimed non-English speakers frustrated other customers and made it difficult to do his job properly. Mr Kumarasiri said most people supported him but a "small minority" launched a petition against him. "I was forced...

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Post office boss bans customers with poor English

POSTMASTER Deva Kumarasiri has banned customers from his branch who cannot speak English. Mr Kumarasiri, who runs Sneinton Boulevard Post Office, says all immigrants in Britain should learn the language. The 40-year-old, who moved here 18 years ago, says it is important to embrace British culture. ...

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Five held during parade protests

A story on the BBC site caught my eye today, you can see it here.The story goes.....Two people were arrested during angry scenes as 200 soldiers marched through a Bedfordshire town centre to mark their return from Iraq. It happened as anti-war protesters held placards saying "Anglian Soldiers Go To Hell" and "Butchers of Basra".What the BBC fails to mention is who the 'protesters' represent, the pictures below will give you an idea.You can see a more indepth story and better pictures on the Mail...

Monday, 2 March 2009

St George's parade racists, Islamic Sharia law isnt

Here is something for you to consider.A BBC news article here tells how a St George's Day parade in West Bromwich has had its funding withdrawn and been cancelled after being funded for the past 5 years.The story mentions that:-Council leader Bill Thomas said: "[Their] evidence showed categorically that extremists infiltrated the parade."Now compare this to a story in the Daily Star here about a march in London today calling for Britain to adopt Islamic Sharia law.Now, correct me if I am wrong,...

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