@DPJHodges Well we’re not asking them are we Dan. The US have asked us, not we them. We allow it because it can contribute to safety of UK and allied nationals who are at risk because of US/Israeli preemptive action. But you know that.
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Keith Hunter
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Keith Hunter
@Keithhunter50
Strategy, Performance Management, Criminal Justice, Transformational Change.
Wherever required Katılım Ağustos 2011
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We’re not defending British nationals. That’s the point. We’re asking US servicemen and women to risk their lives defending British nationals because we don’t want to do it ourselves.
ITVPolitics@ITVNewsPolitics
'It is quite right that the UK should defend British nationals' Cabinet Minister Steve Reed defends the decision to allow the US to use British bases, after the Iran Foreign Ministry claimed the UK was participating 'in aggression'
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@mark74brown @ukhomeoffice @ShabanaMahmood I recognise need to properly layer policing delivery but agree it should start from the perspective of the local not the national.
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@Keithhunter50 @ukhomeoffice @ShabanaMahmood 6/…and not enough ‘pledged’ in the 13,000 uplift manifesto promise to cover those areas sufficiently…this is exactly why my PhD thesis I’m conducting looks at an alternative model which is based on local provision…not national/regional then local as the poor relation in this
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Lord Hogan-Howe to lead @ukhomeoffice review of policing. He’s widely viewed as mad in police circles, contributed to the Met’s decline & brooks no views that differ from his own. Poor, poor choice @ShabanaMahmood . Result won’t be good & this reflects on you.
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Agree. Just posted this “Lord Hogan-Howe to lead @ukhomeoffice review of policing. He’s widely viewed as mad in police circles, contributed to the Met’s decline & brooks no views that differ from his own. Poor, poor choice @ShabanaMahmood . Result won’t be good & this reflects on you.
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Completely agree - a reform of policing IS far too important to be left in the hands of a former senior police officer - aside from the individual concerned who is far from ideal for that role.
Peels principle of police are the public etc suggests a wider group needed.
The Times and The Sunday Times@thetimes
Police reform is far too important to be left to the police #Echobox=1773641329" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/comment/column…
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@VeraBaird An awful tweet Vera, in so many ways. And I really respect you.
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Charlotte Nichols MP spoke so well about her rape She waited 1088 days in a queue for a jury, behind many lesser cases in which the defendant had demanded jury trial.
The Jury acquitted her attacker
She sued him & a Judge, on his own, believed her & gave her damages
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@MikePannett @JohnHealey_MP Because of US pressure we sent a carrier group to the far north. The point of having allies to support us is so that not every country has to be everywhere at once with limited individual capability.
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@JohnHealey_MP Why didn’t we have Military assets in position already defence secretary? Where is our Carrier Strike Group with F35s on-board? Why did you pull RN assets out of the ME a few weeks ago? Why are we now needing France & Greece to protect Cyprus? Why are we now not supporting the US
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We're moving quickly to further reinforce our defensive presence in the Eastern Mediterranean.
I am deeply proud of the professionalism & bravery of our Armed Forces personnel who have in recent days, successfully taken action to protect our allies and defend British interests.
Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧@DefenceHQ
An update on UK operations in the Middle East.
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I literally cannot name one thing that Spain 🇵🇹 does better than America
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@AnnabelDenham1 Ah bless you. It must be shocking to a Tory supporting writer for the Telegraph to be confronted by disingenuousness. Lie down in a darkened room with a stiff drink.
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Labour’s repeated charge that inflation soared under the Tories is staggeringly disingenuous. They wanted longer, tougher lockdowns and more spending on Covid support measures. What do they think would have happened to inflation, had they been on charge?
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@ocrossborder @RossKempsell When do you think the UK was briefed that the US was going to start the war? The lack of ships is a consequence of 50yrs degradation & a recent US push for Europe to concentrate on far north.
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@Keithhunter50 @RossKempsell Do you know how long it takes to deploy one to the Gulf and Med, so we don't have Gulf States and Cyprus question where was the UK? Starmer has left the UK a laughing stock
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When the moment came Britain had no active warships in the Gulf for the first time since 1980 - yes, in 50 years. The only RN asset, HMS Middleton, a 42-year-old minehunter, was on its way back to UK port. Never forget the name of the man in charge at the time: STARMER
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@MelissaAFrancis It’s probably escaped your notice but we have a minor problem on our eastern flank. Heard of Ukraine? We face a direct & imminent threat to the whole of Europe. It’s quite diverting.
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Am I the only one who noticed that everyone in the Middle East showed up to fight and Europe is collectively hiding under their beds? Europe has become… well, France.
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@GeorgeAylett @ClarkeMicah I repeat, there hasn’t been a war on drugs or any meaningful attempt to reduce demand. There has been a half-arsed, damaging effort to convince people we have had a war. A real public health approach would tackle both supply & demand. It certainly wouldn’t signal approval of use.
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@Keithhunter50 @ClarkeMicah The government have been attempting to reduce demand for decades via the war on drugs. It simply hasn’t worked. Decriminalisation/legalisation, alongside regulation and taxation, has actually had a meaningful impact (with case studies seen in the aforementioned article).
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The war on drugs has failed and it’s clear you can not prohibit drugs out of existence.
The solution should be to legalise all drugs, regulate them, and tax them alongside funding services which help tackle addiction.
Legalisation. Regulation. Taxation.
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
“What we need is a public health approach [to drugs]” Green Party leader Zack Polanski defends his party’s drug legalisation policy and also tells #BBCLauraK why he personally has never taken drugs or drank alcohol #BBCLauraK bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd9k…
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@GeorgeAylett We’ve never had a war on drugs. It’s about the only thing I agree with @ClarkeMicah on. The way to combat drugs is reduce the demand not just target suppliers. The status quo certainly doesn’t work.
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@Keithhunter50 Do you think the war on drugs has been a success/‘practical politics’?
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Politicians can be wrong, and often are, but when a former MI6 chief speaks, he is not offering an opinion. It is an educated statement based on years of experience dealing with real dangers and real issues that go beyond any sort of bias.
The Green Party is a threat to Britain’s national security. That's a fact. You would have to be incredibly dim-witted not to see it.
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@Juliepinkster Once the UK strategic interest is defined we set out options for them, as individuals, as they won’t speak with one voice. If possible poll them on the options.
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The UK PM/govt should decide what it wants to do geopolitically based upon UK strategic interest. It should then look to international law as a consideration. It shouldn’t start with the law. We needs politicians to lead now not lawyers.
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@KathyConWom @Keir_Starmer How can you increase a ‘net zero’ target. Its already zero.
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Dear @Keir_Starmer
Dear Sir Keir Starmer
I understand that you have drawn up plans for the UK to increase our net zero targets and to cede control over our energy policy, as part of closer alignment with Brussels.
I’d like to remind you that we voted by a majority to leave Brussels. I say you are clearly acting against the vote of the people. I ask – who is voting for net zero? Have you asked?
I do not believe that you are acting in the best interests of my country – your country too – and you are my elected representative.
Please tell me how and why you think and believe that I and my countrymen will benefit from an energy policy dictated from Brussels that is, frankly, based on bullsh*t, that will not keep our country in light, heat and power for the next century – and the centuries thereafter.
I can tell you, as can others more qualified than me, that we will freeze to death in darkness before China and India supply their inferior lights and blankets.
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@Brendan13676657 @KettlebellYard @silkiecarlo I think some children will work their way around the restrictions. Public health interventions can never protect everyone. It is their overall beneficial effect that we aim for. I completely agree with your other points.
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@Keithhunter50 @KettlebellYard @silkiecarlo They are. I think we will find that children work their way the restrictions. Every decision we make is a bet against possible alternative outcomes. We disagree which is the great thing about X as a forum.
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This is ABSOLUTELY clueless, dangerous and undemocratic!!
I have trained literally thousands of journalists (many in UK news rooms) and sources, and human rights defenders, in using VPNs for their physical and professional safety.
An age check/ID for a VPN is a de facto ban.
Guido Fawkes@GuidoFawkes
🚨Starmer announces Labour will pursue draconian measures to clamp down on internet usage - including a VPN ban - via his Substack: "We will be going to Parliament for new government powers, enabling us to act on the findings of the social media consultation where the evidence suggests we need to. This could include: -Setting a minimum age limit for social media: unlike the Tories, who took years to pass the Online Safety Act, we will take powers that would allow us to implement a minimum age for social media in a matter of months to prevent kids from accessing harmful social media. -Restricting specific functionalities: that are detrimental to kids’ wellbeing and keep them hooked to their screens like endless scroll or autoplay -Limiting VPN access for kids: to make it harder for kids to get around age limits of services or certain functionalities."
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@Brendan13676657 @KettlebellYard @silkiecarlo Those are not consequences they are potential threats and would not be effected through restricting use of social media for children. Such hyperbole will be seen for what it is.
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@Keithhunter50 @KettlebellYard @silkiecarlo Consequences include-a lack of privacy,programmable money/ asset freezing or removal, exclusion of dissenters, single point cyber weaknesses inherent in all single point systems- compromised databases, power or bad actor attacks paralysing payment systems.
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@PrisonPlanet There are no perfect solutions in an imperfect world. Hand wringing about theoretical versions of liberty in a digital word, while malign forces crumble the foundations of our society doesn’t work either.
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Ban online anonymity to "restore democracy online," after all, it worked for...checks notes... Communist China.
Paul Mason@paulmasonnews
I applaud this move: ban under-16s from social media and next, ban anonymity ... it's the only way to restore democracy online: no human rights for robots ✊🚩
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