Rogues Gallery - the name and shame blog

In the same week that the British government announced its backing for a second runway at the UK's biggest airport, Heathrow, it closed down completely yesterday as the result of a fire in a local electricity substation.

    [Photo courtesy of Daily Express]

The story

Is this a joke? One of the world's busiest airports shut because of a fire off the airport? Shouldn't a major modern airport have its own independent electricity supply, with back-up?

[Video courtesy of Dailymotion]    

The UK's airports - many of them run by Spanish-owned AENA by the way - are a laughing stock around the world. Heathrow has been majority foreign-owned for almost two decades. Its current owners include French private-equity firm Ardian and funds from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China, among others.

The Press has had a field day, with scathing headlines.

    Today's front pages [Composite courtesy of SKY News]

The impact

The airport had been due to handle 1,351 flights on Friday, flying up to 291,000 passengers, but planes were diverted to other airports in Britain and across Europe, while many long-haul flights returned to their point of departure.

Heathrow is the fifth-busiest airport in the world.

    [Photo courtesy of BBC]

Airlines including JetBlue, American Airlines, Air Canada, Air India, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, United Airlines, British Airways and Virgin were diverted or returned to their origin airports in the wake of the closure, according to data from flight analytics firm Cirium.

The airline industry, facing the prospect of a financial hit costing tens of millions of pounds and a likely fight over who should pay, questioned how such crucial infrastructure could fail without backup.

The repercussions

With stranded passengers looking for accommodation, the prices at hotels around Heathrow jumped massively.

Booking sites were offering rooms for 500 pounds (ca 600€), roughly five times the normal price levels.

The Wall Street Journal asked: "How could one of the world’s most important international hubs be so vulnerable to a single power failure?"

    A Heathrow hotel [Daily Mail]

Heathrow is the main gateway for Americans travelling into the region. Last year, 84 million passengers passed through the hub.

Chief Executive Thomas Woldbye said in an interview carried live on the BBC:

“Contingencies of certain sizes we cannot guard ourselves against 100%. And this is one of them. This has been a major incident and, short of anybody getting hurt, this is as big as it gets for our airport.”

The first last word

There is much more to come out over the coming days, but rest assured it doesn't look good for Heathrow.

It's an embarrassing state of affairs. Especially given the government endorsement of a second runway.

Although that too has upset many politicians.

[Composition courtesy of BBC News]    

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We shouldn’t forget to name and shame Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. Not only wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for War Crimes, indicted for umpteen (alleged) murders of dissenters around the world and in Russia itself and for committing genocide in Ukraine, he thoroughly deserves his Spanish nickname (hijo de puta is a pretty strong expletive in Spanish; its direct translation in USA – sonofabitch – is too soft; better the English equivalents c**t and f**king bastard).

Wanted war criminal Vladimir Putin [Photo courtesy of Wikipedia]  

Latest developments

As Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Europe, the EU, NATO and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, are trying their utmost for a peace deal, Putin and his vile henchman, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, are stalling and continuing to bomb Ukrainian cities and in so doing murdering  innocent Ukrainian women, old men and children, including Russians.

         [Cartoon courtesy of The Guardian]

                 Trump raging [NBC News]                            Starmer  statesmanlike [El Periódico]

                Macron resolute [El Correo]                   Zelenskyy ready for peace [Business Standard]

Sergey Lavrov is the same age as me - two months older in fact. He turns 75 in five days’ time. 

He should be long-retired, like I am!

He could be enjoying life relaxing somewhere away from Russia in a  sunny southern European country.

For example, he could be playing golf in Andalucía - in Putin's 9 million euro villa at La Zagaleta, between Benahavís and San Pedro de Alcántara.

Septuagarian Sergey Lavrov [Photo: Wikipedia]

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Paul Whitelock, Wikipedia

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by The "Namer" and "Shamer"

Sorry to go on about this, but The Orange One HAS TO BE STOPPED before he does any further damage!

The following statements have all been fact-checked, so they must be TRUE!

Trump having a rsnt [NBC News]    

FACTS ABOUT TRUMP

• 64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.
• 97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.
• 34 Felony Convictions.
• 91 Criminal Charges.
• 26 Sexual Assault Allegations.
• 6 Bankruptcies.
• 5 Draft Deferments.
• 4 Indictments.
• 2 Impeachments.
• 2 Convicted Companies.
• 1 Fake University Shut Down.
• 1 Fake Charity Shut Down.
• $25 Million Fraud Settlement.
• $5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.                                       
• $2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.
• $93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.
• $400+ Million Fraud Judgment.

 [Cartoon by Cartoon Movement]   

• First President in history to serve a full term to increase the deficit every year he was in office.
• First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.
• Highest annual budget deficit.
• Most added to the national debt in a single term.
• Most new unemployment claims.
• Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.
• First major party candidate in half a century to lose the popular vote twice.
• Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).
• First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.
• First President to be impeached twice.
• First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).
• Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.
• First president to have a mug shot.                                           

Official prison mugshot [Photo: BBC]    

WHO VOTED FOR THIS GUY?

Note: This was sent to me by my cousin Ann Herfindahl who lives in California. She is not a fan of Donald J Trump!

Photos and Images:

BBC, Cartoon Movement, NBC News 

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Acknowledgements:

Ann Herfindahl, Joe Varco

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Preamble

I have quite a long list of people, public bodies and companies which have “swindled” me here in Spain that I plan to “name and shame”.

However, there is one man who is NOT here in Spain, nor has he “done me over” personally.

Yet his behaviour over the last six weeks, not forgetting his criminal record, means that he more than deserves to be “named and shamed”.

Trump talking through his a**e [Vektor Stock]

Who is it?

If you haven’t guessed, that man is Donald J Trump, who, despite being a convicted felon and a thoroughly unpleasant and vindictive man, was inexplicably elected as president of the USA and de facto leader of the western world last November.

After his inauguration on Monday, January 20, 2025 this racist, sexist, anti-establishment figure and all-round evil person has unleashed his warped vision on the world.

Trump loses his temper [Vektor Stock]

What has he done?

The “Orange One” claims to be a deal-maker, yet he has plunged the world into chaos.

His import tariffs are only going to damage the US economy.

His “cosying up” to Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, threatens to destabilise eastern Europe.

Trump has upset the whole of western Europe, the European Union and NATO. The only dissenter is Viktor Orban, president of Hungary, who is Putin’s pal.

The "Orange One" [Cartoon: Shutterstock]    

Trump has also provoked China into action against the West.

The official nuclear powers in the world are the USA, France, the UK, Russia and China. However, it is believed that North Korea, India and Iran have unofficial and unapproved nuclear weapons, ie they are illegal.

It is widely believed that Trump is after the Nobel Peace Prize if he can bring peace in the Ukraine and Gaza. Yet over the last 40-odd days he’s done everything to make this seem very unlikely.

Trump has been offered an unprecedented second state visit to the UK and he has received a written personal invitation from King Charles III.

What happens next?

In the light of his actions over the past week, if that invitation is not cancelled or postponed indefinitely, it will be a much-watered-down version, with no visit to Buckingham Palace, no pomp and ceremony and polite but short shrift from the monarch.

Trump, with all his arrogance, has f**ked himself good and proper.

Even more traditional fellow republicans are against him. If an assassin doesn’t get him, his own party will.

I predict that impeachment and gaol is the future for DJT.

Let’s hope so!

Trump in gaol [Cartoon: Red Bubble]    

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I love living in Spain. I’ve been doing it full time for over 16 years, but there are a few things that get on my nerves, eg the bureaucracy, the police, the litter, customer service and people who don’t pay me what they owe me.

I’ve been diddled umpteen times, and I am owed quite a lot of money by people, but NONE OF THEM ARE SPANISH.

The only people who have “done me” are British, Irish, and Germans.

And they’ve all got away with it! I can’t afford to sue them, if they’re still around, or they just do a “moonlight flit”.

Astonishingly, there is no extradition treaty between Spain and the UK.

So, I’ve decided to name and shame these scoundrels, plus certain Spanish companies and official bodies, such as the police, on this new blog.

Prologue

I understand that I may do this so long as I do not name the individuals concerned.

In line with journalistic tradition, I am permitted to use their first name and the initial of their surname, as is normal throughout Europe. Not in the UK of course, where anonymity is guaranteed. If I were an alleged “criminal”, I would be Paul W. here in Spain.

But I’m not, so that’s alright.

Coming soon

Rogue 1 - Neil G.

- from Toxteth, Liverpool - owes me in excess of €6000.

Rogue 2 – Aqualei

– a wáter treatment company – DON’T TOUCH THEM WITH A BARGEPOLE!

Rogue 3 – Borja X.

– the main cause of the problem with Aqualei.

Rogue 4 – Julian M.

– “wide boy” from Leeds who “torched” my vehicle then skipped the country.

Rogue 5 – Policia Local

– long history of parking fines, most of which were wrong!

Rogue 6 - Gertraud F.

– a German horse trainer looking for a property. Didn’t pay me for my services.

Rogue 7 – Telephone companies

-YOIGO are particularly bad.

Rogue 8 - Guardia civil

– for unjust traffic fines.

Rogue 9 - Jose O. (nickname Robaperros)

– a dog thief and dog abuser. In gaol for other crimes.

Rogue 10 – Algatocín "cock teaser"

– says it all, really. Refused to pay me what she owed me.

Rogue 11 – Trish Z.

– Irishwoman who lived in my house for two years and never paid me rent.

Rogue 12 – Amanda Mc.

– Scotswoman who rented my house, but left suddenly without paying the final month, taking bedding, towels and other items with her.

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