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Kaleb Cooper’s gone from grounded farmhand to arrogant celeb. His rude, ungrateful attitude is wearing thin—especially when Clarkson made him a star. Harriet is a refreshing change—bring her on permanently! #ClarksonsFarm
May 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Kaleb Cooper’s gone from grounded farmhand to arrogant celeb. His rude, ungrateful attitude is wearing thin—especially when Clarkson made him a star. Harriet is a refreshing change—bring her on permanently! #ClarksonsFarm
Funny how it took Brexit and Trump’s tariffs for the EU to offer Britain what it always wanted—fairer trade on services and saner immigration rules. Now, after Merkel’s blunders and rising populism, the EU’s finally getting it. A shame it took Britain leaving to make them listen. #Brexit #UKPolitics
May 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Funny how it took Brexit and Trump’s tariffs for the EU to offer Britain what it always wanted—fairer trade on services and saner immigration rules. Now, after Merkel’s blunders and rising populism, the EU’s finally getting it. A shame it took Britain leaving to make them listen. #Brexit #UKPolitics
Politics is a strange beast. Labour shifts its stance on immigration after losing core voters, sincere rethink or power play? Meanwhile, Zara Sultana equates any call for limits with fascism. Does she leave her door unlocked and strangers free rein of her home? Thought not. #ukpolitics
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Politics is a strange beast. Labour shifts its stance on immigration after losing core voters, sincere rethink or power play? Meanwhile, Zara Sultana equates any call for limits with fascism. Does she leave her door unlocked and strangers free rein of her home? Thought not. #ukpolitics
The US trade deal feels like a safe bond—low risk, low reward—restoring pre-tariff norms without real gain. But India slashing car tariffs from 100% to 10% opens the door to real growth. Combined, they might balance our export portfolio with both stability and upside. #TradeDeals #UKEconomy #Tariffs
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The US trade deal feels like a safe bond—low risk, low reward—restoring pre-tariff norms without real gain. But India slashing car tariffs from 100% to 10% opens the door to real growth. Combined, they might balance our export portfolio with both stability and upside. #TradeDeals #UKEconomy #Tariffs
Eisenhower: “To every subordinate… I owe a debt… The only repayment… is the deep appreciation and lasting gratitude of all free citizens of all the United Nations.” Humble, selfless leadership. If only Trump could muster a fraction of that.
May 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Eisenhower: “To every subordinate… I owe a debt… The only repayment… is the deep appreciation and lasting gratitude of all free citizens of all the United Nations.” Humble, selfless leadership. If only Trump could muster a fraction of that.
Harry loses his court appeal and graciously announces he forgives the Royal Family — you know, the same family he threw under the bus for a book deal. Nothing says integrity like playing victim while cashing in like the tabloid hacks he claims to loathe.
May 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Harry loses his court appeal and graciously announces he forgives the Royal Family — you know, the same family he threw under the bus for a book deal. Nothing says integrity like playing victim while cashing in like the tabloid hacks he claims to loathe.
NatSec Advisor Mike Waltz & deputy Alex Nelson Wong step down—almost certainly for adding an Atlantic editor to an insecure Signal group. But sure, that’s the real issue—not SecDef Hegseth. Wonder if he’s exiling his mother-in-law for group chat leaks too.
May 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NatSec Advisor Mike Waltz & deputy Alex Nelson Wong step down—almost certainly for adding an Atlantic editor to an insecure Signal group. But sure, that’s the real issue—not SecDef Hegseth. Wonder if he’s exiling his mother-in-law for group chat leaks too.
Good piece from @telegraphnews on the UK’s “missile gap.” But mass long-range air defence buys aren’t right for an island nation. We need force projection (Typhoons, AEWCS, refuelling), not static missiles — and more naval assets for air, surface & subsurface threats.
May 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Good piece from @telegraphnews on the UK’s “missile gap.” But mass long-range air defence buys aren’t right for an island nation. We need force projection (Typhoons, AEWCS, refuelling), not static missiles — and more naval assets for air, surface & subsurface threats.
Trump plays tariffs. China waits. Midterms loom. If Trump calls first, China gets a deal. If not, he’s punished in 2026 — or folds under pressure. Classic brinkmanship. One has time. The other has risk. It’s not just politics. It’s game theory. #geopolitics #gametheory
April 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Trump plays tariffs. China waits. Midterms loom. If Trump calls first, China gets a deal. If not, he’s punished in 2026 — or folds under pressure. Classic brinkmanship. One has time. The other has risk. It’s not just politics. It’s game theory. #geopolitics #gametheory
Hegseth has now violated core operational security rules twice — sharing pre-op intel with unauthorized people using unsecured methods. This isn’t a minor slip. It’s a dangerous misunderstanding of the role he holds.
#OPSEC #DefenseIntegrity #Accountability #USPolitics
#OPSEC #DefenseIntegrity #Accountability #USPolitics
April 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hegseth has now violated core operational security rules twice — sharing pre-op intel with unauthorized people using unsecured methods. This isn’t a minor slip. It’s a dangerous misunderstanding of the role he holds.
#OPSEC #DefenseIntegrity #Accountability #USPolitics
#OPSEC #DefenseIntegrity #Accountability #USPolitics
So glad the Supreme Court has finally clarified the “complex” issue of what a woman is, an adult human female. Now the PM can focus on the far simpler task of running the country… and maybe, just maybe, start being a bit more honest with the people he represents instead of gaslighting us.
April 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So glad the Supreme Court has finally clarified the “complex” issue of what a woman is, an adult human female. Now the PM can focus on the far simpler task of running the country… and maybe, just maybe, start being a bit more honest with the people he represents instead of gaslighting us.
Tired of spending £100 on Jane Plan’s shrink-wrapped sadness? Try BoomShankaPlan: porridge, potato, pulses. You’re welcome. It’s all in this post. No need to send me £5. But you can, if you want.
#BoomShankaPlan #Satire #DietIndustry #EatPlants #BudgetGains #Janeplan
#BoomShankaPlan #Satire #DietIndustry #EatPlants #BudgetGains #Janeplan
April 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Tired of spending £100 on Jane Plan’s shrink-wrapped sadness? Try BoomShankaPlan: porridge, potato, pulses. You’re welcome. It’s all in this post. No need to send me £5. But you can, if you want.
#BoomShankaPlan #Satire #DietIndustry #EatPlants #BudgetGains #Janeplan
#BoomShankaPlan #Satire #DietIndustry #EatPlants #BudgetGains #Janeplan
Trump tariffs backfired: inflation risk spiked, bonds tanked, yields soared. Markets panicked. Cue a 90-day tariff pause, China carve-outs, and a desperate reach for a UK trade deal. The “Art of the Deal”? More like The Art of the Climbdown. Markets don’t bluff #tariffs #trumpeconomics #tradepolicy
April 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump tariffs backfired: inflation risk spiked, bonds tanked, yields soared. Markets panicked. Cue a 90-day tariff pause, China carve-outs, and a desperate reach for a UK trade deal. The “Art of the Deal”? More like The Art of the Climbdown. Markets don’t bluff #tariffs #trumpeconomics #tradepolicy
Dear @thetimes.com , your piece on the woman upset about her inherited second home tax is unintentionally hilarious. She visits a few times in summer—so, a holiday home then? If she doesn’t want to pay the tax, she can sell. That’s how markets work. Entitlement isn’t injustice. #HousingCrisis
April 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dear @thetimes.com , your piece on the woman upset about her inherited second home tax is unintentionally hilarious. She visits a few times in summer—so, a holiday home then? If she doesn’t want to pay the tax, she can sell. That’s how markets work. Entitlement isn’t injustice. #HousingCrisis
Trump’s tariff tantrum isn’t strategy—it’s scapegoating. Globalisation made America rich; the failure was not sharing it fairly. Tariffs won’t fix that. Smarter policy might.
#Globalisation #TradePolicy #Econ101 #Trump #Inequality #Geopolitics #Tariffs
#Globalisation #TradePolicy #Econ101 #Trump #Inequality #Geopolitics #Tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Trump’s tariff tantrum isn’t strategy—it’s scapegoating. Globalisation made America rich; the failure was not sharing it fairly. Tariffs won’t fix that. Smarter policy might.
#Globalisation #TradePolicy #Econ101 #Trump #Inequality #Geopolitics #Tariffs
#Globalisation #TradePolicy #Econ101 #Trump #Inequality #Geopolitics #Tariffs
Trump talks like a capitalist but governs like a nationalist. If US products offered the best value, the world would buy them. Forcing trade through tariffs isn’t free market economics — it’s protectionist entitlement. #Capitalism #Trade #Tariffs
April 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump talks like a capitalist but governs like a nationalist. If US products offered the best value, the world would buy them. Forcing trade through tariffs isn’t free market economics — it’s protectionist entitlement. #Capitalism #Trade #Tariffs
Instead of retaliating with import tariffs, the world should embrace free trade and place targeted export tariffs on goods sold to the US. Let them wall themselves off and pay the price. Isolation should be expensive in a globalised world. #TradePolicy #Tariffs #Geopolitics
April 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Instead of retaliating with import tariffs, the world should embrace free trade and place targeted export tariffs on goods sold to the US. Let them wall themselves off and pay the price. Isolation should be expensive in a globalised world. #TradePolicy #Tariffs #Geopolitics
US: Europe must spend more on defence!
Europe: spends more on defence
US: Whoa whoa not like that—buy our weapons.
It’s not about burden sharing, it’s about keeping the arms sales pipeline humming.
#geopolitics #USpolicy #NATO
Europe: spends more on defence
US: Whoa whoa not like that—buy our weapons.
It’s not about burden sharing, it’s about keeping the arms sales pipeline humming.
#geopolitics #USpolicy #NATO
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
US: Europe must spend more on defence!
Europe: spends more on defence
US: Whoa whoa not like that—buy our weapons.
It’s not about burden sharing, it’s about keeping the arms sales pipeline humming.
#geopolitics #USpolicy #NATO
Europe: spends more on defence
US: Whoa whoa not like that—buy our weapons.
It’s not about burden sharing, it’s about keeping the arms sales pipeline humming.
#geopolitics #USpolicy #NATO
Trump sees US aid to Ukraine as a loss, but it feeds the US economy. Europe arms Ukraine too—often by buying from the US. Populism struggles with 2nd/3rd order effects. It’s all “what do we spend?” not “what do we gain?” #geopolitics #Ukraine #USpolicy
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Trump sees US aid to Ukraine as a loss, but it feeds the US economy. Europe arms Ukraine too—often by buying from the US. Populism struggles with 2nd/3rd order effects. It’s all “what do we spend?” not “what do we gain?” #geopolitics #Ukraine #USpolicy
Every time defence spending is discussed, someone demands a bigger army. But Britain’s strength has never been in massed land forces. We’re an island — our security depends on sea lanes, air power, and force projection. Land armies finish fights. Navies and air forces prevent them.
#UKDefence
#UKDefence
March 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every time defence spending is discussed, someone demands a bigger army. But Britain’s strength has never been in massed land forces. We’re an island — our security depends on sea lanes, air power, and force projection. Land armies finish fights. Navies and air forces prevent them.
#UKDefence
#UKDefence
Macron seems more interested in being seen on the world stage than actually leading. From his Putin chats to flip-flopping on Ukraine and defence, it’s all theatre. France deserves better than a president chasing gravitas like a man with something to prove.
#Macron #Ukraine #Geopolitics #France
#Macron #Ukraine #Geopolitics #France
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Macron seems more interested in being seen on the world stage than actually leading. From his Putin chats to flip-flopping on Ukraine and defence, it’s all theatre. France deserves better than a president chasing gravitas like a man with something to prove.
#Macron #Ukraine #Geopolitics #France
#Macron #Ukraine #Geopolitics #France
Funny how if the Chancellor raises taxes, it’s a full-on Budget. But if she cuts services, it’s “just a Spring Statement.” Raise what you pay = headline event. Cut what you get = admin detail. Budget by stealth.
#SpringStatement #BudgetByStealth #UKPolitics #AusterityRebranded
#SpringStatement #BudgetByStealth #UKPolitics #AusterityRebranded
March 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Funny how if the Chancellor raises taxes, it’s a full-on Budget. But if she cuts services, it’s “just a Spring Statement.” Raise what you pay = headline event. Cut what you get = admin detail. Budget by stealth.
#SpringStatement #BudgetByStealth #UKPolitics #AusterityRebranded
#SpringStatement #BudgetByStealth #UKPolitics #AusterityRebranded
@telegraphnews.bsky.social The Telegraph says cutting civil service pensions saves £5bn — as if you can gut a core part of pay without fallout. Try offering mid-range salaries and a 3% pension, then act shocked when no one competent applies. Fantasy economics dressed as reform.
March 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@telegraphnews.bsky.social The Telegraph says cutting civil service pensions saves £5bn — as if you can gut a core part of pay without fallout. Try offering mid-range salaries and a 3% pension, then act shocked when no one competent applies. Fantasy economics dressed as reform.
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January 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM