Dateline Monday 6th October 2025

Happy Monday, happy October I hope you are well, regular readers of my Monday morning e mail will know exactly what I am going to lead on this week.

Yom Kippur the holiest day in the Jewish calendar a 25 hour fast, no eating, no drinking, smoking or any other pleasure, a day of reflection and atonement of ones actions (sins) over the past year, on this very day last Thursday a sick and now dead terrorist attacked a Synagogue in  Manchester, the man named Jihad al-Shamie took a knife and a car and attacked people outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Two Jewish people were killed. Another three Jewish people were hospitalized. I am incandescent with rage and broken hearted at the same time. The Police acted and neutralised the attacker I only can hope that the Police have arrested his parents and close relatives for investigation. The parents are most certainly guilty, what did they expect of their offspring when they named him Jihad, I looked this word up on the internet dictionary this is what was returned in the search 

“Dictionary Data from Oxford Languages jihad Islam jihad (noun) · a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam and for the protection of the Islamic community: "he declared a jihad against the infidels" · "the importance of jihad as a uniting force"

What did they expect from Jihad that he would become a care worker or a librarian? Imagine calling your first born Semtex, or Kalashnikov it simply beggars’ belief 

Sir Keir weak, weak, weak, Starmer our weak PM sent his weak lackie Lamie Deputy numbskull up to Manchester to “face the music” what did the numbskull expect, he has declared open season on Jewish establishments and the Jewish people now that weak Starmer has on behalf of all of us (not in my name) recognised Palestine without any terms and conditions whatsoever that is simply not the way one does things, you give something you want something in return what did he get in return? Violence, terrorism and death.

What is Prick Putin up to now? he is testing NATO resolve, there have been drone incursions into Poland, Munich, Denmark and other sovereign nations by almost certainly Prick Putin’s people, he is pushing, pushing, and pushing to see have far he can push until something snaps 

Greta Thunberg and her Hamas sponsored and financed flotilla of 500 odd useless / useful idiots on 40 or so boats trying to break into Gaza but without supplies , well I have an idea to put to our awesome brave Isreal Defence Force allow them all to land on the shores of Gaza then sink their boats thus making sure they have to STAY in Gaza for the foreseeable future and let them see firsthand how Hamas threatens and intimidates the population of Gaza. That young Greta needs a wakeup call and a proper job. Hamas is very clever at media and people manipulation by either offering lots of money or at the point of a gun.

It is clear that President Trump is ramping up the pressure on both sides for a ceasefire he is desperate for the war to end and for him to get nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Another week, another Political Conference this time The Conservative Party in Manchester, more hot air.   

Who has got Bitcoin? Can one Bitcoin really be worth £92,200.57? six months ago one could buy one Bitcoin for just over £40,000

Soap box time

On Tuesday it will be TWO YEARS since innocent Israeli citizens were violently kidnapped and held hostage in dark dank terror tunnels by a violent medieval barbaric terrorist group Hamas. A total of 48 Israelis are still being held captive by Hamas. Sadly, out of the 48 people being kept in horrific conditions only 24 are still alive although it seems Hamas is starving some of the hostages to a slow death. Hamas took the dead bodies of Israeli citizen they murdered in cold blood back to Gaza because they knew that Israel would stop at nothing to get all their citizens, dead or alive back to Israel.

Off the soap box now

Good news

Congratulations to George Russell who dominated the Singapore Grand Prix to take his second victory of the Formula 1 season. The Mercedes driver controlled proceedings from the front to beat Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to the checkered flag.

Congratulations to Robert MacIntyre who won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship golf tournament at Carnoustie Championship Course

That’s it from a David point of view for this week.

MM and Company news update

Japan

James Kent the Operations Director of The J Team DMC Japan is very switched on to what is happening thin the Uk when it comes to Japan well after all James is my secret weapon when it comes to winning Conference, Event and Incentive business from the UK. James is British, a fluent in English (there’s a surprise) he is also fluent in Japanese having lived in Japan for over 25 years, James tells me there is a free exhibition going on at The Japanese Embassy entitled The Art of Sumo, the Embassy is located on Picadilly near the Hard Rock Café nearest tube stations are Hyde Park and Green Park it runs from now till the 27^th November you will need to show a photo ID to gain entry to the free exhibition     

IBTM

STEPHANE LOUISE General Manager of Hello Islands DMC Mauritius will be on the Euromic stand P85

Douglas & Erika of Mi Malta DMC will be on the Malta Stand B60

Loic from The J Team DMC Japan will be at IBTM on Stand J50 - the Japan stand

Marc Schwabach of Ambiance Incentives SPAIN will be at IBTM

Eva Hoffmann of Cornerstone Meetings DMC Germany will be at IBTM

IMOLA GORÓ of COSMOS Budapest DMC will be on the Hungarian stand 

Candy Lobo of TRAVCO DMC Dubai Abu Dhabi and Oman will be at IBTM

TRAVEL

ESTA fee will nearly double from its current $21 to $40 from 30 September you can avoid this fee increase by securing your ESTA before 29 September.” One of my readers took up my suggestion and saved $19 enough for a bottle of Malbec

And that is about it for this Monday you know as much as I know, wishing you an outstanding day and an awesome week ahead.