Many readers will not know that the West Midlands has a “High Sheriff”. Our British Establishment has to continually reward its members with titles and honours, including various archaic ones which should have been consigned to the dustbin of history long ago. Many are in the gift of our grotesque monarchy.
The only qualification necessary for the post of High Sheriff is a willingness to rim the “royal” anus as and when required. The Sheriiffs are nominated via panels of cronies and eventually our greedy and buffoonish “King” confirms them in office by “pricking” - literally using a bodkin to make a hole in a sheet of vellum. This is not too onerous for Charles since, like his father, he enjoys a bit of pricking.
Of course, in our ailing and failing land the hoi-polloi don’t get a look-in for such “honours”. The old demarcation line between “u” and “non u” is very much alive and well. That is not to say that persons of merit are not occasionally selected. I personally know one such and hope to be having a drink with him in a couple of week’s time. And it seems hard, on paper, to dislike the present incumbent, Doug Wright.
This blog has consistently championed enterprise and entrepreneurship - particularly contrasting the hostility to business of bent Sandwell Labour which has spent 50 years turning sh*thole Sadders into a poverty ghetto. Only hate-filled lefties are likely to disparage Doug Wright’s achievements.
Doug - if I can make so bold as to call him that - runs a chain of restaurants (more anon) and the last published accounts show a turnover of a stonking £104 million. Doug himself seems to have taken at least £1 million in dividends (upon which he will pay personal income tax) and the Company itself paid a lot of Corporation Tax - the money which socialists like to grab and p*ss up the wall. He also provides employment for nearly 3,000 (yes, three thousand) people.
The only slight blot on the accounts is an increase in energy consumption (something our supposedly eco-friendly monarch would surely berate whilst hopping from A to B in his chopper). It is not clear if this relates to a general increase in energy use or an increase due to expansion or simply the increased costs of energy (or a combination of these factors).
Doug has done a very considerable amount of charity work - and this seems to be genuinely good work rather than, say, support for Labour-front organisations. During his term of office he is supporting the Kids Village charity - the UK’s first respite village for kids with critical illnesses. If you are enjoying this post why not consider a donation to it via this link:
https://www.kidsvillage.org.uk/donate/
Doug was also heavily involved in charities connected with Ronald McDonald House (next to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital) and therein lies a clue to the source of his wealth. It’s an incredible story. He started work years ago in McDonalds as a part-time cleaner. He worked his way up to owning a franchise and in 2024 the local Chamber of Commerce stated that he had expanded this to 26 franchises. He once won the accolade of McDonalds GLOBAL franchisee of the year. The left encourages the British public to sneer at such success stories but The Skidder says, “Bravo”!
Of course, some folk may wonder how well Doug's charity work with kids sits with McDonald’s contribution to child obesity (and consequent ill-health) - a serious problem, of course, in the bent Labour poverty ghetto of Sandwell. Before I get a writ from Golden Arches HQ I am sure that Maccie D’s fayre is very healthy and wonderfully appetising - and can be truly wonderful when eaten responsibly. The website etc even produces a “Nutrition Calculator” so that expanding fatties can moderate their intake.
Just for the record a current Minecraft Movie Deal of 9 Chicken McNuggets etc weighs in at 729 calories of which fat is 52% of the recommended intake (RI) for an ADULT. Saturated fats are 18% of the ADULT RI. Oh and that’s the medium rather than the large size offering.
There is one definite blot on Doug’s copybook, however. He has made at least one donation (£5,000 in 2021) to the Conservative and Unionist Party. Perhaps he is now hedging his bets (given last year’s Labour landslide) with his new-found love for a controversial Sandwell Labour Councillor …
… yes, folks, The High Sherriff has dished out an “award” to proven liar, Parbinder Kaur. This is in recognition for her work as “a nurse” (see below), a Labour Councillor and her community/charity work (which has not been without controversy). Seldom has The Skidder’s flabber been so gasted when members of the Sikh community contacted me about this incredible decision. Accordingly, this email was sent to the High Sheriff:
"Skidder readers are amazed - as am I - that of all the hundreds - perhaps thousands - of unsung heroes doing good in the West Midlands you should single out a highly-controversial Labour Politician for one of your awards, namely Parbinder Kaur.
Firstly, may I assume that you were lobbied to make this award by her puppeteer, Gurinder Josan, and/or the Labour Party, and/or Sikhs 4 Labour?
Secondly you praise her for being a hardworking nurse. Who told you she was a nurse? It is true that she has frequently holds herself out as being a nurse, but she appears to be a health care assistant and so is not entitled to call herself a nurse. Indeed masquerading as a nurse can lead to criminal prosecution.The Skidder placed this information in the public domain some time ago. Kaur is not on the Nursing and Midwifery Register as a nurse and has not been on there - if she ever was - for the last few years. I have checked again today and she is not listed. If she registered in another name she has refused to disclose this. She has been asked verbally and in writing if she is, in fact, a nurse and she has always declined to comment. Further, there is an ongoing complaint with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on this very issue.
Thirdly, you will be aware that Kaur very publicly took to X (Twitter) to express support for Hamas which is a UK proscribed terrorist organisation. Do you, as High Sheriff, believe that people openly supporting proscribed terrorist organisations are worthy of your "awards"?
Fourthly, there is considerable doubt about Kaur's given address. Noting also your comment about her work on behalf on "non-English" speakers it is noteworthy that she advertises her property rentals in punjabi so as to exclude those who do not speak that language from her tenanacies.
Fifthly, Sikh readers of the Skidder inform me that Kaur proslytises on behalf of those who favour a Sikh State independent of India. Whilst this is a political matter - and a view supported by a section of the Sikh community - there are, of course, many folk of Indian heritage in the West Midlands who are not adherents of Sikhism and do not subscribe to her divisive views. Is your award to her for her "work" inclusive of her promotion of "Khalistan".
Sixthly, Kaur was found by Sandwell Councill to be in breach of the Councillors' Code of Conduct when she lied on her Register of Interests concerning her property interests. This has been in the public domain for some considerable time and so is it right to assume that you simply ignored this when deciding to glorify her?
There are a number of other issues concerning Ms Kaur which I am unable to publish (yet).
As to her being hardworking that is a moot point but I enclose herewith a photo of her asleep during a full Council meeting.
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Doug declined to answer the questions put to him but did say, “we rely on people of good judgement to suggest awardees. We cannot comment on individual awards other than to say in this particular case it was from a lawyer and reputable referee, who was not one of the parties you referred to.”
And so there we have it. A lawyer is automatically "reputable" (ROFLMAO), and on the basis of one recommendation a Labour politician is given an award with no investigation having been made at all. Clearly this decision debases the value of the awards made to people worthy of recognition. And clearly it is very simple to bullsh*t the Sheriff with spurious nominations. Expect the rest of bent Sandwell Labour to cotton on to this, and a slew of other degraded awards being dished out real soon!
