Mike Phillips
@mikephillips44.bsky.social
RN Commander (Aircraft Engineer). Falklands War senior engineer Sea King helicopters, NATO Naples Balkans War. QinetiQ Director Air Equipment R&D. Retired to Spain 2005. Strong advocate for UK-EU ties. 5 children and 11 grandchildren in UK and Australia.
European Movement's response
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
European Movement's response
UK government now recognises this. Trump's latest national security statement is a major risk to the Atlantic alliance. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-is-u...
Britain is ‘under sustained attack’ from foreign states
MPs warned in the Commons that hostile states are exploiting political division, trade links and digital networks to undermine the UK, as Liberal Democrat MP James MacCleary said foreign interference ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
UK government now recognises this. Trump's latest national security statement is a major risk to the Atlantic alliance. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-is-u...
It's time for someone to write "The Rise and Fall of DJT". Unfortunately, he has seriously damaged the reputation of the USA. He is now a threat to Europe and his neighbours. New, stronger relationships are now being formed and it is the good people of America who will suffer.
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It's time for someone to write "The Rise and Fall of DJT". Unfortunately, he has seriously damaged the reputation of the USA. He is now a threat to Europe and his neighbours. New, stronger relationships are now being formed and it is the good people of America who will suffer.
Hybrid war is with us to stay. Here is my article for Byline Times kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/def...
Russia’s hybrid war and Europe’s new defence strategy
As Russia’s tactics evolve beyond traditional warfare, Europe is reshaping its defence capabilities for a new era
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hybrid war is with us to stay. Here is my article for Byline Times kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/def...
A most comprehensive review of the law. These attacks make no tactical sense. Recently, a marine sniper in a Wildcat helicopter from a RN frigate wounded one of the crew on board a boat in the Caribbean. They then boarded it, proved it was carrying drugs, seized it and got useful intelligence.
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A most comprehensive review of the law. These attacks make no tactical sense. Recently, a marine sniper in a Wildcat helicopter from a RN frigate wounded one of the crew on board a boat in the Caribbean. They then boarded it, proved it was carrying drugs, seized it and got useful intelligence.
I wrote this short article in March 2022, just after Russia invaded Ukraine. Later Putin tried to stop Ukraine from exporting its grain to the poor in the world. kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/foo...
Holodomor
In the spring of 1933, 17 people died of hunger every minute, more than 1,000 every hour, and almost 24,500 every day.
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I wrote this short article in March 2022, just after Russia invaded Ukraine. Later Putin tried to stop Ukraine from exporting its grain to the poor in the world. kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/foo...
Simple. Putin has Trump on a string with promises of him building a Trump Tower in Moscow etc. Has Trump been compromised by Russian intelligence?
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Simple. Putin has Trump on a string with promises of him building a Trump Tower in Moscow etc. Has Trump been compromised by Russian intelligence?
I live in Spain where the World Wildlife Fund have a target of planting 1100 trees in each of 8 regions. When forests and woodlands are being destroyed by man and fires, isn't it sensible to replace them? Malta would benefit from a few trees. Stopping CO2 is better than storing it under the ocean.
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I live in Spain where the World Wildlife Fund have a target of planting 1100 trees in each of 8 regions. When forests and woodlands are being destroyed by man and fires, isn't it sensible to replace them? Malta would benefit from a few trees. Stopping CO2 is better than storing it under the ocean.
We must continue to explore space; our Sun will die one day. But I agree we should learn to look after our own world first. I don't agree terraforming the Sahara is a bad idea. If we don't reduce global warming southern Europe will become a desert. But we must do it in a measured and controlled way.
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We must continue to explore space; our Sun will die one day. But I agree we should learn to look after our own world first. I don't agree terraforming the Sahara is a bad idea. If we don't reduce global warming southern Europe will become a desert. But we must do it in a measured and controlled way.
There are some who deny evolution. My main point is that now we are aware of it we can, and are beginning to, control our own evolution to adapt to new environments and improve our chances of survival as a species. But this brings great responsibility on how we use the new knowledge.
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
There are some who deny evolution. My main point is that now we are aware of it we can, and are beginning to, control our own evolution to adapt to new environments and improve our chances of survival as a species. But this brings great responsibility on how we use the new knowledge.
By humanity I mean the human species as a whole. I agree with your conclusions.
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
By humanity I mean the human species as a whole. I agree with your conclusions.