Mark A

There was a bad smash on the slip road to the clyde tunnel earlier on. Someone painted cartoon tunnel entrances on the under pass walls. Obviously hope everyone is okay. But surely not!

Canada : you wonder why Trump is acting the way it does? Constantly making the decision that benefits Russia, even to the detriment of the USA and -always- to the detriment of its allies like Canada? This Guardian exclusive explains it all : "Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election... according to what are assessed to be leaked Kremlin documents." "There is also apparent confirmation that the Kremlin possesses kompromat, or potentially compromising material, on the future president, collected – the document says – from Trump’s earlier “non-official visits to Russian Federation territory”." "There is a brief psychological assessment of Trump, who is described as an “impulsive, mentally unstable and unbalanced individual who suffers from an inferiority complex”." TRUMP, TO THIS DAY, WHO SUES EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER, HAS NEVER SUED THE GUARDIAN. #Trump #Russia #cdnpoli #euronews theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…

@TheUCS473 @TomDCPetch The army used to a way out of poverty. Now people can just claim benefits and live comfortably.

@TomDCPetch When I joined in 85 we could maintain an Army of 150k in a population ~56 million. Army is half that & population is ~70 million. Huge demographic & social changes but still shocking that not enough people can be recruited. A problem throughout the western world generally.

Army recruitment falls off a cliff. The list of problems is long. But it’s a tragedy that this has happened to an organisation of which we were once so proud.

@TheUCS473 Hard decisions have to be made and the money has to come from somewhere. We could get rid of trident, air craft carriers or F35’s. It’s sad but we can’t afford them all.

1/2 In 1985👇 1️⃣ Army was ~160000 strong. 55000 in BAOR. 2️⃣ TA strength was ~71000 with plans to enlarge to 86000 by 1990. 3️⃣ Warrior, Challenger and MLRS entering service with a new rifle (ok it was SA80A1). 4️⃣ Bagnall's doctrine was changing how the army would fight.

@dan7heman @CadburyUK Manufacturers blamed cocoa prices for removing chocolate from products. Cocoa has since fallen 45% from its peak. No reformulation reversed. No price reduced. x.com/theanwerjan/st… #RestoringBritainsHealth #ChocolateScandal

This facade can be saved with facade retention technique. Anyone telling Glasgow otherwise is a liar.

What about the ownership of Union Corner? There's two main landlords at the centre. One is Afton Estates Ltd, who own the unit the vape shop is located in. The other is an offshore company with a trail to Tel Aviv. They own most of Union Corner. 👇 glasgowbell.co.uk/union-street-c…

@theiaincameron Fascinating, why is it nutrient poor? Is it acidic, is that normal for lochs like this?

Loch Morar lies in the west Highlands, just a short distance from effectively the Atlantic Ocean. At around 310 metres (1,017 ft) deep, it is the deepest freshwater loch in the UK; deeper even than its more famous cousin, Loch Ness. In fact, it’s just a few metres short of being the deepest water in and around the UK. 1/4

@thinkdefence What makes you say 105 is diminishing? There is a an army commando regiment full of these is there not?

What combat power does the Royal Marines now have, beyond short range weapons?

@RyanMcbeth the British army channel @ForcesNews have posted a video stating Mexican cartels are using Ukrainian army drone operators. It looks like it could be Russian disinformation. Can you look into it? youtu.be/Iy9EFGTVPSI?si…

@M0nstas What does this mean, is it not normal?

Marked all the russian units moved by for more than 30km since August 1. 102 units were moved, 69 were added and 21 removed. 525 didn't move, 193 were moved for less than 30km. There were two major migration sources Sumy and Kherson to fuel the push.

@pete_apps I’m looking forward to reading it. Glad to hear your still serving as well.

@snapper326 Thanks! There is a whole book of similar musings on its way later in the month…amazon.co.uk/Next-World-War…

@pete_apps really enjoyed your episode on battle lines.

@nicholadrummond @ronkainen7k15 12 Reg RA have stormer on this platform currently.

I remember this version of CVR(T) well. They started to arrive in Germany during 1984. Strange that we don’t have an equivalent capability today. Perhaps Moog’s RIwP weapon station with eight Javelins, Spike LR , or Brimstone would fit the bill. Thanks for all your great content this year.

Tiny but deadly. During the Ex Hammer 88 in the autumn of 1988, the 1 BR Corps deployed the FV103 anti-tank variant known as the MILAN Compact Turret/Spartan (MCT/S). The MCT/S was fitted with the Euromissile’s one-man turret featuring two missile launch rails. (E. Beyermann)

@UAControlMap Do you think Ukraine have the capability to exploit any collapse in the Russian lines or do you think they would struggle like Russia?

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Key Summary 2025 In December 2024 we said two things that upset people: - There's plenty of war left - We hope Russia advances 4000 square kilometers (Hold your outrage) We'll be covering in this thread 🧵on what that meant in 2025, and beyond

@BenObeseJecty According to grok British f35’s do have beyond visual range air to air missiles. Why are you saying that they don’t?

Our Carrier Strike Group can’t realistically operate independently against a near-peer adversary. The F-35B can’t operate without Typhoon because it has no beyond visual range air-to-air missile capability. The F-35B therefore can’t fly Combat Air Patrols and also because the MOD scrapped the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing capability. The F-35B doesn’t have the range to strike targets without putting the carrier at risk… …because the Future Air Dominance system that will protect the Carrier is at least a decade away… But sure. “Fully Mission Ready”.

Damn shame. Should be laws against letting old buildings get like this.

@nicholadrummond I’d say a troop of MBT’s in a squadron of LPPV riot vehicles would do the trick. Or one squadron MBT’s to 3 squadrons of LPPV’s.

$1 million buys you an armoured vehicle with the ability to defeat MBTs, to defend against UAVs, and to launch loitering munitions. So would you rather have 20 of these or a single MBT? If the answer is we need both, what is the right ratio of LPPV to MBT?

@DigitalDJTips I’ve clicked unsubscribe to your emails multiple times but i continually still get emails. This is my junk folder. Please fix this.

@GLCTours Hi, I’ve sent you a dm, can you help me please?

@snapper326 Mark we are currently experiencing problems with our website. Can you please DM us your email address and we will get it sorted

@GLCTours I purchased a GIFT voucher online and have not received any confirmation. The person I bought it for has not received anything. I've contacted by email and via contact form with no reply. Can you help?