Bernie M

What a treat to spend the afternoon with 105-year-old WW2 veteran and Mosquito pilot (undertaking 50 bombing raids over Germany) Colin Bell. He is truly among the most remarkable people I've ever met, and I can't wait to get stuck into his brilliant memoir, Bloody Dangerous.

Yes. There ARE bad & irresponsible dog owners. No. There are NOT ‘dog friendly’ places everywhere. Bottom line. Dogs are integral to this country. Here before you. Way before. Always have been. Always will be. Most people love them. You don’t? Too bad. Cope. 🤷

@Scoutsscarter cheers. Glad you are enjoying it. Do keep an eye out for the new one out in May!

Please have a read if you can. The link for the petition is here too petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7577… mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/a…

It’s really nice for the collection to be with a museum that values the bravery and sacrifices of our military and doesn’t follow a woke agenda… ⁦@NAM_London⁩ ⁦@I_W_M⁩

“What do you think? Has it all gone a bit too far?” The only thing that’s “gone a bit too far” is the BBC’s fervent desire to convince us that there are “too many dog-friendly spaces.” So here’s what I think, if you really want my opinion, @BBC Fuck off with your gaslighting.

Is any one else old enough to remember when the #Green party was a party for environmentalists rather than mentalists?

@BoLoudon How can we send treats for a job well done 🐴

🚨BREAKING: This incredible LAPD Horse kicked a "No Kings" protestor to the ground after he tried blocking them with his body. Can this horse be awarded a medal? Follow: @BoLoudon

Some scumbag dog walker let their dog 💩 on my lawn (or they did) foot in shot for scale

I will speak more plainly than most Those Brits who peacock as left wing opponents of the far right are among the most disgusting people in humanity The fact that you march alongside the Islamic fundamentalist supporters of the ayatollahs - those who stabbed Salman Rushdie in the eye, who hang gays and butcher women, who fire rockets upon Israeli civilians and funded Hamas, who massacred thousands on the streets of Tehran - makes you champions of the most reactionary forces on earth The fact that our media is captured by idiots like you and thus you are never held to account does not change this You - the most pompous, the most self-aggrandising, the most preachy and hectoring - are the scum of Britain

@daviesGDD Yes

Is this an acceptable way for a professional coach to behave?

@Saracens As they have done in most games this season

An improved performance, but we fall short at Showdown.

NEW BOOK alert 🚨 rt4 chance 2 win signed copy! My 20th (!!) book is published 21 May: BLITZ: When World War Two Came Home avail to pre-order now Huge thanks to the wonderful writers & historians who helped/read/commented @RowlandWhite @1940Andy Dr @robert_lyman Prof @LucyGoBag

@HJB_News__ Begging for the Muslim vote

So let me get this straight. Keir Starmer personally visited Peacehaven mosque where they had the porch set on fire and gave them another £10 million to keep their Muslim community safe. But in north London in a Jewish community ambulances were set on fire right next to a synagogue. This looked far more severe than Peacehaven. Why didn’t Keir Starmer visit the north London synagogue next to where the ambulances were set on fire, isn’t his wife Jewish? I’m very confused!

@Keir_Starmer Really no new north sea exploration, out of control benefit payouts etc in the best interests

Moments like this tells you about leadership. The Tories and Reform would have rushed us into the conflict in the Middle East without thinking through the consequences it would have for British people. My Labour government will always make decisions in the national interest.

I recently asked Jewish students at a leading UK university if they saw a future for themselves here. Not one said yes. Today Hatzolah ambulances, whose sole purpose is to save life - ANY life - are burned in London. A country where Jews no longer feel they have a future is already in crisis.

@JohnNicholRAF Ah happy memories of 17 KA 64!!

Sad to hear military is retiring its fleet of Land Rovers. As a young airman on Tactical Communications Wing 82-6 I spent a huge portion of my life in them. 2 memories: 1. Working with the 47 Sqn Herc SF Flight post Falklands-war, practicing running off-loads & extractions of 'Airhead Party' during endless (and vomit-inducing) tac landings & take-offs 2. Demonstrating a 'hand-brake' turn at end of runway - not fully understanding the handbrake actually locked the transmission: managed to flip it over on side blocking RW for hours. Got charged & fined £60! Still got commissioned later: RAF not too picky in 80s!

@cosfordairshow Chipmunk

✨ It’s time for our #Guesstheaircraft challenge! 👀Watch carefully and drop your guess in the comments below… The answer will be revealed at 19:00 tonight as we announce our #TakeFlightFriday flying display for RAF Cosford Air Show 2026! 🤔Think you know it? Let’s see! 🎫 Don't forget your tickets! Head to cosfordairshow.co.uk to secure yours today! #cosford26 #engineerthefuture #Flyingdisplays

So let me get this straight. Iranians who lived Iran have gotten it all wrong. Venezuelans who lived Venezuela have gotten it all wrong. Cubans who lived Cuba have gotten it all wrong. But you—who have never left the four corners of your own sublime comfort—are the bearers of truth?

@Vanguard_WW2 During the Cold War the British (RAF 26 Signals Unit) and Americans had a listening post on top of Teufelsberg.. there were fantastic views over Berlin from the canteen 😃

In Stuttgart, one of two rubble mountains is the Birkenkopf. Almost half of the city was destroyed by air raids. On one of the large pieces of visible rubble is a plaque bearing the words (translated) "This mountain, after World War II piled up from the ruins of the city, stands as a memorial to the victims and a reminder to the living." 4/4

Once the guns had fallen silent.... In the months after the war, German women worked clearing the rubble away in war torn Berlin. These "Trümmerfrauen" (brick women) were paid a small salary for what must have been exhausting work at a time when many German men were either too old, infirm or POWs. Rubble that could not be recycled were taken to sites and formed "Schuttberge" (rubbish mounds). 1/4