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Colin Botfield

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Tinker Tailor Accountant Sailor. Personal View. RT not endorsed.

Florida Spain Scotland & @Sea! Katılım Mart 2017
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Colin Botfield
Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@IBallantyn @IoWBobSeely am amazed in 55 years since UK hand over and 46 years since Iran revolution a pipleline hasn’t been built though Northern UAE to reduce reliance on vulnerable high value Straits of Hormuz with lack of sea room for escorts and easily mined
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Iain Ballantyne
Iain Ballantyne@IBallantyn·
The other three were long gone, but yes not having MCMVs there after more than 40 years presence an error. However, they'd have moved to Oman (?) anyway and without being part of a task group and well protected not much use. Unless integrated in a US war-making task force...and UK Govt would not allow it?
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@IBallantyn @IoWBobSeely yes it may have been a political decision but it shows Europe can do little without USA protection , but it’s a disaster for morale exposing how ill prepared RN is
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Dundee SNP@DundeeSNP·
The SNP are delivering a new primary school at the Western Gateway, with site survey works underway. The new school is expected to open in August 2029, at a cost of £25 million, with funding secured in the SNP Council’s Capital Plan 2025-2030. @theSNP are delivering for Dundee.
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John Swinney@JohnSwinney·
When I said some Reform supporters are racist, this is what I had in mind. I will always stand against those who try to divide us with hate. 👇
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@DaveDooganSNP no one can buck the market dopey Doogan ! you have same policy on North Sea as Labour dopey !
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Dave Doogan MP
Dave Doogan MP@DaveDooganSNP·
📈 Labour plan to increase the price of our petrol and diesel by 5 pence per litre, on top of the premium drivers in Scotland already pay. 🤔 Imagine if we could decide these things for ourselves! 🗳️ 🎗️ #BothVotesSNP
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@DrChrisParry Not members of ICC or run by lawyers ! That’s the trouble with Western Europe they think lawyers should run things ! when has a lawyer stopped a war !!
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Angus Robertson
Angus Robertson@AngusRobertson·
Reform Scotland unmasked - extremist candidates and dog whistle racist leadership. Only the SNP is consistently ahead of them in Scotland. Vote SNP to defeat Farage. #SP26
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@outofunion SNP wasting money , can’t force people other than taxpayers to invest , and it’s not fit for purpose !
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Ken 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺
YET ANOTHER ASSET.. Being saved by our SNP. The English owned Peel Ports policy of not investing in this port has forced another Privatisation in order to service our Communities properly. This port is now owned by the people of Scotland ..FOR the People of Scotland.
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Harry Eccles
Harry Eccles@Heccles94·
Bombers leaving for Iran from England. We did not consent to this.
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Old "Buff" piping up.... The guy who sold off 20% of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates and... ...insisted, for political reasons, on the cursed WR-21 gas turbine that's hobbled the Type 45 Destroyer fleet, and cost countless hundreds of £££, and reduced availability by decades.
LBC@LBC

'This would double the risk to the West.' Defence Secretary under Tony Blair, Geoff Hoon, says that sending a British warship to the Strait of Hormuz would leave it as a 'sitting duck'.

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Bear@BearJFK·
You could buy 2-3 Type 26 frigates for £3.1bn. £5.7bn would get you 6-8 In addition to the 8 already on order, that would produce a fleet up to 16. In addition to the 5 T31, of which another 5 could be ordered for £2bn or less, there is the bulwark of your missing Royal Navy right there. Next time you hear a government minister talk about making “difficult choices” regarding defence spending, just remember there is tonnes of money— they’re just spending it on other things
Charlie Cole@charliecolecc

The Government have already spent £3.1bn on the relocation schemes and expect to spend a total of £5.7bn by 2032-33. By the time this scheme is finished, it works out to around £120,000~ per Afghan relocated to the UK.

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Colin Botfield
Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@DrChrisParry a dreadful civil servant , MoD overpaying for less kit so treasury got it back in vat and corporation tax and paye , cash not translating into capbability ..a scandal !!
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@LucyRigby what a car crash of an interview on @SkyNews , dreadful spoken word gut a KC , what did Thatcher and Reagan fall out over ? ignoring referendum ! stuttering about reviews !! protectionism doesn’t work ! still giving away UK money !!
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@JohnSwinney diplomacy with a dictatorship that’s been in power 46 years!! SNP really are stupid ! diplomacy has been going on for years and all the while Iran has been enriching uranium towards weapons grade despite having huge oil reserves for power SNP fools not fit to govern , unsafe!!
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John Swinney
John Swinney@JohnSwinney·
The Iranian regime is brutal, but that does not justify the scenes we are witnessing now. The actions of the United States and Israel have no basis in international law. They must stop. Our clear call is for diplomacy, for de-escalation, and for this war to end.
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Colin Botfield@BotfieldColin·
@SkyNews Carney has sense to drill for oil whereas Starmer doesn’t !!
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Sky News@SkyNews·
BREAKING: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in Downing Street, and both speak to reporters before their meeting takes place. Live updates: trib.al/kJw4JNe 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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