6 April (Part 1) - The man who knows too much
I spent most of yesterday and through the night wondering how Bonkers might
be closed down. Both the reasons for so doing and the technicalities involved in
possibly trying to retain some parts of it. Time is of course a consideration as all
sorts of arguably more interesting activities take a back seat to Bonkers but
the main reason is the stress delivered by the postman at regular intervals. I
am under constant threat of being sued for harassment over things I have written, even
though the complainant admits that it has been wholly supportive.
More than 100 blogs have been removed under legal threat many of them in 2019
when a Court case was factually reported without comment. Private Eye covered it
too but as far as I am aware they have not been asked to impound copies.
At the beginning of the year I removed around 50 entirely non-critical blogs but that was not
enough. I was told that I was uncooperative and needed to remove more. The
demands were somewhat vague but I removed some from Summer 2024 and asked for
more specific directions if that was not enough.
Worryingly I was also asked to sign a declaration that I would never disclose what I
know about the complainant who cannot be named. How does that work? Can my remaining
brain cells be wiped clean? Someone must be paranoid about my knowledge becoming public.
If it was not for recent developments it would have remained half forgotten
history. Who decided it was sensible to kick the hornet’s nest?
I went along with censoring Bonkers because most readers will not know who I
am talking about and care less, while those in the know are already well aware
of what the score is. They will probably not need a blog to remind them. I have never been accused of libel or defamation as
everything written has been scrupulously accurate but this person has a long
history of spending huge sums on solicitors, seven different ones by my count.
In one attack upon myself, for revealing the absolute truth, my solicitor
recommended offering never to harass this person which seemed to be fair enough
given that I never had and had no intention of changing course.
Now that undertaking is being used against me. Even the most mundane of
political reports is said to be harassment even when largely
supportive. Living in fear of the postman is no way to live, hence the thoughts of closing BiB.
Probably even telling you what has been going on is harassment by the new
definition. Fighting it off has, over the years, been very costly. I sometimes
think that the object is to deprive my Granddaughter of her inheritance and that I will never forgive.
Yesterday’s delivery by the postman looked very suspicious and had me
nervously shaking at the thought of opening yet more unreasonable demands and threats. It was
fully 24 hours before I summoned up the courage to open it. It was from my oncologist!
If Bonkers suddenly disappears it will be because a certain wicked individual
has demanded it. Me offering to comply with every unreasonable request will
probably be escalated further.
At least if Bonkers goes there will be time to write a book.