Scunthorpe United FC

The 145 years old Association Football club, Scunthorpe United has been saved from oblivion, and is now safe after its rescue a year ago. Scunthorpe now plays in the sixth tier of English football, so it has some way to go to get back into the English Football League. But with new ownership under Michelle Harness and her partners, I think this is eminently possible. 

Thank you chairwoman, Michelle Harness. Ms Harness is a director of North Lincs Structures Ltd., a firm which erects steel structures. Bear in mind, Scunthorpe is a steel town, so this link is particularly apt. 

 https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2024/october/chairs-statement-one-year-in/

Up the Iron!

Chagos Archipelago

The end of modern Britain is a circus that continues to perform its tricks; now Britain has given away a key strategic point in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos Archipelago is situated right in the middle of the ocean, between Indonesia and Australia in the east, through to Tanzania and Kenya in the west. The Royal Navy, holding this point effectively controls almost all sea traffic from Asia to Europe. Who would want to give it up? Only a fool or a group intent on destruction. 

Why not go the whole way Britain, give up Gibraltar, Cyprus, the Falklands, why stop at Chagos!!

Oh, and New Zealand, think ahead and put in a claim for the Pitcairn Islands, Chile and other South Americans will be looking that's for sure. There is immense mineral wealth under the sea there, don't be stupid NZ, I know you often are.

Not long now for Britain, and a return to the tyranny of EU rule. 

Chantelle Baker Wins

The New Zealand Herald has settled with independent journalist, Chantelle Baker after she sued when they ran a story on her. Now, she says she's going after Stuff. 

I am looking forward to the day both media companies go bust. 

Female Business

Women come up with some really good products and are often behind very good businesses. Another of my favorite stock picks is Waldencast (NasdaqCM - WALD), a startup cosmetics company making all the right moves. One of its founders is Ms Hind Sebti. She's originally from Morocco and holds a masters in industrial engineering from INSA Lyon in France. Her background includes roles at Procter & Gamble and L'Oreal.

You may not have heard of Waldencast, but if following the beauty industry you'll have heard of Milk Makeup. They promote their products using influencers on platforms such as YouTube. 

Waldencast's investor page can be found here: https://ir.waldencast.com

The company also has Waldencast Ventures, which incubates and accelerates beauty brands. One of these is Whind, brought to the company by Ms Hebti herself. Here is a link to Whind: https://whind.com/en-row They match makeup to darker skin tones, and embody a look that enhances what we used to call the exotic look. 

Where I Fit Politically

I took a test to place me in terms of where I sit in relation to US politics, and here's the result. Are you surprised at all?

This is where the US Presidential candidates sit:

2024 US Presidential Candidates

When political pundits say how far left Kamala Harris is, well, she's not that left actually. In terms of politics, she's closer to New Zealand's Judith 'Crusher' Collins.

Here's where I sit: I'm centrist, and more libertarian than authoritarian. Note, I'm farther to the left than Kamala Harris, but not as far left as Jill Stein.

Me Closer To Jill Stein