Andrew Holcombe

@bo66ie29 Kersey in Suffolk ??

A snippet of England in the 1960s. I hope somebody will identify this charming little village.

@Mishi_2210 45

Show me you're genius Only 1 percent will succeed

Loved her in Reds.

“They aren’t eating and stealing swans” I guess this bloke was just taking the swan for a walk was he? x.com/TPointUK/statu…

@RobertJenrick Keep going Robert. Most Tory voters past and present are behind you.

On average an illegal migrant enters the country every 15 minutes. While a millionaire leaves the country every 45 minutes. It’s the most brain-dead policy imaginable. We need to talk emigration – not just inward migration - because we are on the verge of a brain drain. Entrepreneurs are fleeing in their droves. And now we risk middle class flight too. In the past year alone, more than 10,000 millionaires have left the UK. Only China saw more high net-worth individuals leave. European countries are now stealing our lunch, with Italy and Portugal styling themselves as destinations for investor flight with attractive low-tax regimes. The best-paid 1% already paid about a third of all income tax collected: those with the broadest shoulders were – and still are – bearing the greatest burden. But the Chancellor viewed successful investors and risk-taking entrepreneurs as criminals to punish, rather than assets to court. The non-dom tax changes may have polled well in focus groups, but they’ve backfired – and the public will now pay the price. Who is going to fund increases in defence, healthcare and transport spending? Yet again, it will fall to the middle classes to bridge the gap left. The Chancellor’s ineptitude means further tax rises on working people in the autumn are now inevitable. The social contract with the middle class hasn’t simply frayed – it’s been shredded. They have been disproportionately targeted to fund a record tax burden while their quality of life has remained largely stagnant. They’re paying more than ever to get less than ever in return. The public services they use are crumbling, the streets they walk feel less safe, and the town centres they visit are hollowed out by petty crime and boarded-up shopfronts. In France, discontent leads to riots; in Britain, it seems to fall into despair. The very real risk now is that Brits vote with their feet and simply pack up and leave en masse. A recent poll showed that nearly a quarter of UK adults are considering moving abroad in the next five years. These are highly skilled professionals who are the bedrock of any country: 48% of those in the IT industry are considering emigrating, as are 30% of those in the healthcare sector. And it’s not just white-collar workers, either – when I speak to tradesmen, they think they would have better prospects in countries such as Australia and Canada. This is no longer an issue of investor flight, but a full-on brain drain. In the 1970s, a high-tax and anti-business environment led to Britain experiencing a net loss of 500,000 people. Half a century later, history could repeat itself. When I speak at unis, I am struck by how many are contemplating opportunities abroad. And who can blame them? Young graduates today pay more than ever to live in tiny bedrooms in shared flats. The prospect of homeownership – or starting a family – has never been more distant. Unlike previously, the alternatives to the UK are increasingly appealing. Their money can go further elsewhere, and they can live in more prosperous countries with a better quality of life. In 2007, the average Brit was richer than the average American, Australian, Canadian and German, to name just a few. Now, they have all overtaken us. I don’t just fear for the economic consequences. A brain drain would accelerate the dizzying pace of change. Brits who have grown up here and are imbued with our history, heritage, culture, customs and traditions can’t simply be swapped like-for-like. Nations, like all good things, take an age to create but are easily destroyed. I understand why people consider leaving the UK, although I could never, ever imagine it myself. I too despair sometimes, but I care too much to just shrug my shoulders and resign myself to defeat. We have a fight on our hands to turn this country around. But safe streets, cohesive communities, cheap energy, functioning public services, higher wages and better living standards are never unobtainable.

Ever wondered where stolen tools and goods end up? Well, car boot sales are flogging them at rock bottom prices…🤨 I joined Essex Police as they paid one a visit:

Tragic. So near the end of the war they helped to win.

Morning! 😀 I'm pretty sure that number 1 will win the #SundayVote this week, so that means you'll probably prove me wrong! 👇 Is YOUR winner number 1 (TL), 2 (TR), 3 (BL) or 4 (BR)? If you enjoy my work, please show your support with a Repost! Thanks! #dartmoor

@DrHelenFry Tania Szabo after receiving her mother Violette’s posthumous George Cross ?

Can you place this poignant photograph?

@DrHelenFry I still think it’s an injustice that heroines like Violette never qualified for a Victoria Cross.

A reminder that women, just like men, risked their lives behind enemy lines. If captured, they faced torture by the Gestapo and imprisonment in concentration camps. Many female agents and spies were brutally murdered.

@AshleaSimonBF Definitely.

Is Keir Starmer the UK’s worst ever prime minister? YES or NO?👇👇

@BLAIMGame Mr. Continuity Candidate as far as I am concerned. Read into that what you like.

Currently in third place, Tory MPs are plotting to get James Cleverly through to the final stage of the leadership contest. Would you vote Conservative if he was leader?

@Jason_R_Burt Definitely not Monty's Double is he ! ?

How do we feel about Damian Lewis as Monty in the upcoming D-Day movie, “Pressure”

@FionaDiomond no

@EUflagmafia @GlasgowEurope @MarchForRejoin @snb19692 @mikegalsworthy Usual motley collection of LibDem idiots.

That's a wrap! 6000 flags in the Royal Albert Hall, #LastNightOfTheProms Another fantastic team effort 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 @GlasgowEurope @MarchForRejoin @MarchForRejoin @snb19692 @mikegalsworthy

@DrHelenFry Goldfinger. No contest.

James Bond is the fictional work of author Ian Fleming, who was a Naval Intelligence officer during WW2. Now, in your opinion, which 007 film reigns supreme?

@Christo03770888 Gerald Campion as Billy Bunter.

Before my time.. but somebody may know the character….🤔

@Christo03770888 Birds pecked at the aluminium tops to get at the cream .

But is there anyone old enough to know that’s going on with these… I’m guessing not..

Amazing woman.

@DrHelenFry Violette Szabo. Almost certainly.

Which World War II heroine should everyone know about?