Andrew Jackson

There was a time in England when people did not rely on maps to know where they belonged. They walked it. Every year, before Ascension Day, villages carried out a tradition called “beating the bounds.” A practice recorded as early as the 10th century. The parish boundary defined daily life. So once a year, the community walked it together. Fields. Hedgerows. Streams. At key points, markers were struck with sticks. Not written down. But carried in memory. Before maps fixed the land in ink, people fixed it by walking. A boundary you walk is a boundary you remember. Follow @oaksandlions for more interesting posts like this. I’ve written a short 3-minute article expanding on this post. If you’d like to read the full story, check it out 👇🏻.

North Sea oil and gas drilling is our patriotic duty telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Contender for the best community note of all time. Descendent of slavers accidentally whines about the British trying to end the slave trade. If anything she should be paying reparations to us.

he was onto something

The Royal Navy has not seized any sanctioned Russian tankers because apparently Lord Hermer fears it would breach international law. Labour has turned the UK into a laughing stock. telegraph.co.uk/gift/d0fcd5eab…

How many of our 15 main surface warships should be on active service/ patrol at any given time? Surely we should have more than one available to deal with a new duty ? Why did Ministers put so many in for maintenance at the same time and why do it so slowly?

The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary have both gone on holiday amid the tensions with Iran. In opposition, Keir Starmer criticised Boris and Dominic Raab for staying “on holiday whilst Kabul was falling.” There’s always a tweet. There’s always a clip. Hypocrites!

Many laughed when Starmer said UK would become an AI “superpower”. AI requires huge amounts of cheap power. Mad Ed gave us the world’s most expensive electricity. Just lost us £31 Billion investment. Treason. ⁦@Ed_Miliband⁩ mol.im/a/15718965

When speaking to members of the governing class, I’m often struck by the sheer array of topics that are raised as being of pre-eminent importance. The list is almost endless: climate change, democracy in Togo, trans rights in Bolivia… The last thing that ever comes up is the British national interest. I’m not entirely convinced many of them know such a thing even exists. And I’m not talking about the diffuse nonsense that claims Britain ultimately benefits when it spreads human rights around the world. No. There are, at any moment in time, clear, specific objectives that will need to be taken to secure the safety and prosperity of the British people. It is the job of our governing class to discern them and work to achieve them. What else do they think they’re there for?

There is a distinct British habit that often confuses outsiders. We name our houses. Not numbers, but names. “Rose Cottage.” “The Willows.” “Sea View.” “Elm House.” The tradition dates back to medieval England, long before street numbering began to appear in the 18th century. A name was easier to remember and more personal. Often tied to the land, the view, or the history of the building itself. Even when numbers were later introduced, many people kept the names. Because a house was not just a location. It was an identity. A small reminder that in Britain, even the ordinary can carry a sense of place and continuity. What’s the most unusual or memorable house name you’ve seen in Britain? Want more posts like this? Follow @oaksandlions @VisitEngland @HistoricEngland #BritishHeritage #EnglishHistory

UK exports to the EU hit a record high in 2025, up 19% since 2016. There's no Brexit damage. Labour's EU Reset is a political choice, not an economic necessity. wp.me/p9GdkQ-a2b #Brexit

🚨🇪🇺 WATCH THIS: Von der Leyen WARNS Italy UNELECTED EU boss openly says if Italians vote the “wrong way” they’ll face SANCTIONS like Hungary and Poland This is DEMOCRACY? EU under her looks like TYRANNY

An all too frequent occurrence here, tbh.

Another example of feeble-minded pro-EU propaganda... 🙄 These rail passes are paid for by EU taxpayers. The UK could still do the same, if we wanted to. The difference after Brexit is that we no longer have to subsidise rail travel by citizens of other countries.

I am instantly filled with a great sense of apprehension when Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper takes to the airwaves to reassure us about Britain's place in the world. Never before has a government been filled with such mediocrity and ineptitude at every level. We are lost.

“I support all of you now. Until you return, where I will prosecute you.”

Ed Miliband is presiding over the rapid deindustrialisation of Britain. His formula is simple: cripple domestic energy, push up costs, and force industry offshore. We then import what we once made - from countries like China, with higher emissions and lower standards — shipped back on diesel vessels. So emissions rise, jobs disappear, and Britain is left weaker. This is ideological posturing - and it is doing real damage to the country.

Labour Defence Secretary John Healey says it’s quite wrong for anyone to criticise him for going on holiday during a crisis. Yet It was Labour Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey who did precisely that - laying into Dominic Raab - during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Britain’s shipbuilding decline largely stems from EU procurement rules: UK yards were only guaranteed part of contracts, with the rest forced into international competition, killing economies of scale, while high energy costs drove prices up, benefiting subsidised foreign rivals.

It's National Winston Churchill Day to commemorate when the British Prime Minister became an honorary U.S. citizen. USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) flies the Royal Navy White Ensign on special occasions and always has a Royal Navy officer as a member of the ship's company.