Sir Robert Syms

Statement by President George W. Bush on Robert Mueller: "Laura and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Robert Mueller. Bob dedicated his life to public service. As a Marine in Vietnam, he proved he was ready for tough assignments. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before returning home to pursue law. In 2001, only one week into the job as the 6th Director of the F.B.I., Bob transitioned the agency mission to protecting the homeland after September 11. He led the agency effectively, helping prevent another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to his wife of nearly 60 years, Ann, and the Mueller family."

ANDREW NEIL: We're stuck in an oil and gas crisis - and there's a bunch of clueless inadequates at the tiller trib.al/Q8uqF42

Happy heavenly birthday Dad. Always missing you. 🤍

Our 1 hour free parking policy has been used 10 million times since 2022 by local people. Labour has always opposed 1 hour free parking and voted against the policy 7 times. If Labour gain power they will scrap free parking.

BREAKING: UK's border chief Martin Hewitt has quit after failing to reduce the number of small boats crossing the Channel

thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/545582… BREAKING: Dundee Reform candidate suspended a day after being picked to stand

"The Chancellor and the Prime Minister complain about gas and oil companies profiteering: who profiteers most from the driver in the UK? It's actually the government." The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey on the impact of the war in Iran on consumers. #Newsnight

Prof Dieter Helm proposes UK gov signs long-term offtake contracts to support the resurrection of North Sea gas (this is likely necessary to reassure producers they won't be taxed/regulated out of existence by a future gov) Hard to see how you argue against this at this point

Never believe anything until it is officially denied....

Under Rachel Reeves' plans, you and your family will spend almost £40,000 on fuel duty over your lifetimes. And to pay for what? More benefits for those who don't work, and more cash for energy policies that drive up your bills. It's completely ridiculous.

Britain's largest oil field could be producing millions of barrels a day by autumn... if Ed Miliband says yes trib.al/cNYiRiT

@JimmyMcd62 Nah, I'm quite happy living in Glasgow, the second city of the British Empire.

🚨NEW: Rolls-Royce has scrapped plans to go all-electric by 2030 as ‘drivers prefer V12 engines’

Smart. Trying to claim 100% would just be ridiculous.

Brilliant evening at our NCF Locals branch in Beaconsfield Approx 100 people here to hear Dr. David Starkey and Mark Littlewood analyse the state of modern Britain and how to fix it. For details of #NCFLocals branches & events near you, email Locals@NewCultureForum.org.uk

Trump's been belittling NATO allies for years, launched strikes on Iran without allies – now wants NATO to bail him out in the Strait of Hormuz. Stopping Iran's nuclear programme is right and we should help – but he burned his bridges and now moans that nobody's coming.

Not at all. We have circulated contact information through many means since 2015.

Fridge goals! And a vegans nightmare!

Got my Council Tax Bill ❌ Staffordshire County (Reform) UP 3.9% ❌ Lichfield City (Labour) UP 6.0% ✅ Lichfield District (Conservative) UP 1.9% below inflation Says it all

For thirty years the people of this country have been repeatedly told that experts are the answer to any problem. Need to build more housing? Need to invest in infrastructure? Need to manage the currency? Don’t worry! An expert committee will be formed! And yet the record of governance by experts in that time is appalling. Can you think of a part of the state that functions better under these people? Perhaps the truth that our political class fails to grasp is this: running a country is not a matter for specialist expertise, it is a political exercise. Decisions must be made that balance and sometimes override competing stakeholders, not constantly embolden them. The terrifying truth about our obsession with expertise is that it has nothing to do with the experts at all. It’s about politicians who wish to shirk the responsibility of actually governing. Fine. If they don’t want to do it. We’ll find people who will. #DavidStarkey #UKPolitics #PoliticalLeadership #Governance #BritishPolitics #PoliticalAccountability #PublicPolicy