71Tonka

One of the things that deflates my moral is the lack of 'sense of occassion' nowdays. Im of an age when you went to a nightclub it aas shirt, tie, trousers and shoes. Now its anything goes. The decline of western civilisation began when ladies stopped wearing head scarves

@Gabriel64869839 Why cant we have heated cabs on these? Its like the Bren Gun Carrier all over again. Would not want to advance through Poland in winter in one of these.

Full house at Supacat with new build Jackal 3E (with amovable 3rd axle), Jackal 3 and assortment of older 2/2A undergoing "proof of fit". Not sure what they have been fitted with, but one change obvious is the new standard of rollbars with more protection towards the sides.

@sillynotabsurd @ClarkeMicah @DailyMail Chamberlains actions in 1938 are much misunderstood. If you were to read a book you would see he played Hitler and bought time to build industrial capacity ( rather than increasing production, which paid dividends by 1942

@ClarkeMicah @DailyMail Because war is better than being this guy.

'All someone needs to do is to talk of Winston Churchill or of ‘appeasement’, and grown men and women lose their minds and start howling for war.' mol.im/a/15667435 via @DailyMail

@RichardBentall @Khaledhzakariah Are you on glue or something?

@Khaledhzakariah Starmer may be a bit boring but he's infinitely more capable than May, Boris or Truss and probably no worse than Sunak (who is also a technocrat).

Britain is sucking the life out of me, and I know I’m not the only one. We’ve got a Prime Minister with the charisma of a wet sock. I’d rather have my teeth drilled without anaesthetic than listen to that voice for thirty seconds. He’s the only politician I’ve ever had to mute on here, and I’d keep him muted even if he announced tomorrow that he was wiring me a billion pounds on the sole condition that I listen to him say make the announcement. This country has gifted the world an evolutionary accident. The man looks like evolution started turning bacteria into a human being, got bored halfway through, shrugged, and said “good enough". Meet the Toolmaker’s Son, now running Great Britain. The fact that this is the bloke in charge is genuinely one of the saddest stories in modern political history. I’d happily shit in my hands and clap like a circus seal if it meant bringing back literally any of his predecessors. Enough, I beg you, enough.

@RobDotHutton Why would you even want to remake it? Its a perfect film, just leave it alone.

What exactly is a "loose, loose reimagining"? I watched the remake of Kind Hearts And Coronets. You don't have to. thecritic.co.uk/unappealing-co…

Last year Harbour Energy made £2.1 billion profit. They were taxed £2.2 billion. Consequently closed their Aberdeen office with 700 redundencies and moved operation to Norway. Fuckwhits Milliband, Polanski and all their fuckwhit acolytes are more dangerous to the UK than Iran

@MarkDel56079180 @tanky7 @Arrogance_0024 The canal was the property of the Egyptian government, but European shareholders, mostly British and French, financed the construction and owned the concessionary company which operated it until July 1956, when President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised it

@tanky7 @Arrogance_0024 "Owned?!" -- The Europeans' (unearned) conceit is incredible. But, hey, we won't be around to bother you anymore. So best of luck!

In 1956, the UK 🇬🇧 and France 🇫🇷 requested America's help to secure the Suez Canal. America 🍔 replied "FUCK OFF", humiliated its allies, made a deal with the enemies of the West, and destroyed European empires. Here is the whole story: In July 1956, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, controlled until then by Britain and France. They prepared a joint response with Israel, expecting at minimum passive support from Washington. That support never came. The United States refused to endorse the operation and moved rapidly to block it. The method was not rhetorical; it was financial and immediate. Washington threatened the stability of the British currency, refused emergency assistance, and signaled that it would not tolerate a prolonged intervention. At the United Nations, it backed resolutions calling for a ceasefire and withdrawal. The message was explicit: stop, or face systemic consequences. The effect was brutal. British and French forces had achieved their immediate military objectives on the ground, but the operation collapsed under American pressure. Within days, both governments were forced into a humiliating retreat. Two European powers that had dominated global trade routes for a century were publicly compelled to reverse course by their principal ally. This was not a minor disagreement inside an alliance. It was a rupture that exposed a hierarchy. The United States did not merely refuse assistance; it actively sabotaged the operation. From a European standpoint, this amounted to a direct betrayal of shared strategic interests. The consequences were immediate and long-term. Suez marked the definitive end of independent British and French power projection. After 1956, neither country could conduct a major external operation without American approval. Political elites in both capitals understood that their room for maneuver had narrowed to what Washington would tolerate. Decolonization accelerated sharply. The signal sent to colonial administrations was clear: the metropole could no longer guarantee control if challenged. In Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, independence movements gained momentum as the credibility of European authority collapsed. The imperial framework, already under strain, unraveled faster after Suez. The American role in this shift was decisive. Washington opposed the maintenance of European colonial structures because they conflicted with its own strategic objectives. It sought access, influence, and alignment in newly independent states. European empires were obstacles to that expansion. By forcing Britain and France to withdraw in Suez, the United States demonstrated that it would not support the preservation of their overseas systems. What followed was a redistribution of influence. As European control receded, American economic, financial, and security networks expanded into the same regions. Oil arrangements, military partnerships, and monetary dependence increasingly aligned with US structures. The old empires disappeared, but their space did not remain empty. Suez was therefore not only the end of a crisis. It was the moment when Western leadership shifted definitively across the Atlantic. Britain and France lost the capacity to act autonomously on the world stage, and the United States established the terms under which the rest of the West would operate.

@agwilliams_uk @kelvmackenzie You do not know what you are talking about. HR in industry deal with protecting their company from government regulations and the grifters who latch onto it. As for HR in public sector...

@kelvmackenzie HR is an industry in itself. They have so little to do they think up crazy ways to waste time & money. Most organisations should get rid and return to Personnel Departments.

You couldn’t make this up. John Ebo, the £85,000 HR boss of Leeds city council, has emailed employees offering counselling in a “safe space” to deal with any stress employees suffer due Nigel Farage visiting the city next week. Ebo said in his mail; “No doubt you will have picked up in the news that Nigel Farage and Reform are holding an event/rally. “ I am mindful such events on colleagues and would ask that we enable safe conversations for colleagues such as Wellbeing network chats.” In turn the email was forwarded to the council’s Race Equality Staff Network who then added; “Be vigilant if you are in the city that day.” Perhaps Mr Ebo should detail to his council taxpayers what he does all day for his money as it’s clear from that email there’s not much going on either between his ears or in his department. The man’s a bloody fool.

@Yorkshirefoxy1 @thinkdefence

@thinkdefence How about we put QE in dry dock and install EMALS on her. Then have a couple of marinised Typhoon squadrons ordered? Once completed PW can come in for the same.

Naval folks, would putting HMS Queen Elizabeth into some kind of lower readiness, as a warm spare for HMS Prince of Wales, help matters. So the RN scales an aircraft carrier like France, but unlike France, has a spare?

@ReassessHistory I thought it was some way of imoroving performace or such like. Interesting all the same.

@71Tonka Cleaning/maint!

Juke Girl II, of J Troop, 248 Battery, 62nd Anti-Tank Regiment The original Juke Girl was lost on the night of 15-16 July at Baron, after running onto unrecorded British minefields: blown up shortly after Chelsea & the remainder of J Troop withdrew. Three members of Juke Girl were badly wounded. Juke Girl II was the replacement. Sitting on the spare wheel is John 'Jerry' Jerwood, and the middle man on the the barrel (with 17 Pdr muzzlebreak removed) is Walter 'Wally' Shea, formerly of Chelsea. Although snappes in Holland, at Raamsdonkveer Harbour, it gives a good indication of how M10 17 Pdr crews looked in action that hot summer. #WW2 #SWW #History

@364690 Never more than one button for me. I wonder what Thug thinks? @sart

@oshii1985 @RoyalGuardRedX @InternetZenMstr It all went wrong in 1987 when White Dwarf became a house magazine

@RoyalGuardRedX @InternetZenMstr I remember a podcast with former employee, last thing GW wanted was to employ an actual fan. The less invested you were meant more chance to get the job. By looking how's it going I guess they still use this policy.

Is Games Workshop blind or retarded? Because this response was the worst thing they could have done. Kreig and steel legion have two completely different uniforms not just in color but in gear. The only way GW could fix this is by making upgrade kits, however even that would be a bit greedy.

@hellothisisivan Cant remember the name but that one where he sinks a german sub is ace

Half heartedly browsing Tinder & thinking, I’m probably the only person on here currently watching a George Formby film

@fesshole But the monarchy didnt end. Here we are in 2026 still with a king.

Some twat at work complained about me to HR for pointing out that the last time the king was an odd-numbered Charles, the monarchy ended.

@rams13472 @DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy Good one, i'll give you that.

@71Tonka @DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy Well, that’s “speed” for you. 🤣

We’re at the point where ⁦@UKLabour and the ⁦@RoyalNavy⁩ can no longer talk their way out this failure of leadership and basic dereliction of duty. Dozens of sailors caught doing hard drugs on Britain’s nuclear submarines telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/2…

Underated tweet.

@rams13472 @DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy Funny you should say that, but one of my mates saw him removed and thats exactly how he described it.

@71Tonka @DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy I bet his feet never touched the floor. 😂

@rams13472 @DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy 1990. Just passed p coy. One of the lads went to HQCoy office and said he had an addiction to speed. Never saw him again. I guess some regiments have standards.

@DrChrisParry @UKLabour @RoyalNavy Nothing new. Back in the 80’s most Guards officers were doing coke while the other ranks were on hash. We still got the job done. 🤷‍♂️

@fesshole You're a workshy cunt is what you are.

I'm currently on long term sick leave. My day is now based around my gym classes and coffee with my middle-aged female friends. I'm one of the girls and living my absolute best life. I'm a man in my fifties