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@yorkshiregunner You never answered the question in her post. What’s the point in a ‘national’ football team if someone who is NOT from that nation can join? Terry Butcher comment is ridiculous unless you’re acknowledging that an African elephant born in an English Zoo is an English elephant 🐘

This rational can Get fucked……. Terry Butcher was born in Singapore and is often shown as being an emblem of English football, by this fucking morons argument he should never have worn the 3 lions… Opinions like this can get in the fucking bin.

@ChrisSaville @SirJBritain @donmcgowan Just an Irishman, in England, still trying to be Irish (as his bio says) objecting to an Englishman, in England, still trying to be English.

@SirJBritain @donmcgowan A prick who tried to bribe a policeman when arrested abroad for assault, versus someone whose father is a Christian pastor and who has strong morals and exemplary behaviour. I know which one I'd choose 🤷🏻

The step regression of the UK's underclass is just so depressing. I am 51 and as a football obsessed kid in the late 70s, 80s and 90s, I witnessed a clear reduction in the racist bullshit in football. Genuine, serious progression. Now, I'm not naive enough to think that the racists went away or changed their views, but it became an unacceptable trait within the game and things changed so much for the better. Now, in 2026, with the rise of Reform UK and Ruprecht's Restore, we see these vile characters, openly espousing racism again. Taking pride in their bigotry. ☹️ Where did we go so wrong, as a nation?

@MontgomeryToms @Diego_Politics Email starts, ‘I hope you are well’ It then says……‘I understand the news may be distressing’. 🤣🤣 They never hoped he was well at all, but I genuinely hope he gets suitable help to defend against this woke nonsense.

INSANE: @Diego_Politics (a 19-year-old Physics student at UCL) has received an email from his university saying there have been “allegations of misconduct”, based on comments he made in a private WhatsApp group where he pushed back against abortion, mass migration and woke ideology. This is the state of free speech in universities! FULL EMAIL: 'Dear Diego, I hope you are well. I am one of the Senior Casework Officers in the UCL Casework Team and I am contacting you today to make you aware that allegations of misconduct have been raised against you by a number of students. In particular, the allegations relate to allegedly offensive messages that have been sent by you within a Whatsapp Community named ‘State of the Debate’. We are acutely aware that the Whatsapp Community is designed to be a place where students can share political opinions and therefore, I would like to stress that we are considering the allegations that have been raised along with your freedom of speech rights. We have a duty to investigate matters that are brought to our attention however this is not an investigation into your lawful political beliefs. The purpose is to establish the facts regarding specific reported behaviour and the potential impact of actions or communications where these may relate to UCL policies, the rights of other students and the learning environment. In line with our investigative process, I would like to invite you to a Conduct Interview to address the issues that have been raised and provide you with the opportunity to respond to them. I propose that we hold the interview on Tuesday 2nd June at 14.00hrs. Once you have confirmed this date and time, I will send you across a confirmation letter with all of the details including the specific allegations that are being investigated, and a Teams Meeting calendar link. As per our regulations, you have the right to be accompanied by a Supporter at the interview. A Supporter may act in the capacity as a ‘friend’ or ‘representative’, and will normally be someone who is a UCL student or member of staff of UCL or an advisor from Students’ Union. If you could please let me know if you would like someone to join you in the Conduct Interview in this capacity, please provide me with their details no later than Wednesday 27th May. I understand that this news may be distressing and if you feel as though you could benefit from further support, please do contact our Student Support & Wellbeing Team. The Advisors at the Students’ Union are also experienced in providing support to students who have been subject to investigations, so please do make contact with them too, should you want to. If you have any questions, please just let me know and I look forward to hearing from you.' SHAME ON YOU @ucl

@HJB_News__ “They want to divide our communities from one another” she says. Why the plural? The English community is a group of people connected by shared geography, interests, values and identity. It provides a sense of belonging, support, and shared goals. Your policies are divisive.

The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently said “the people you see holding the English flag are mostly white EDL bad people”. She is responsible for UK borders, migration and national security.

@calvinrobinson The British Isles spent centuries fighting between tribes, clans and religions until there was one largely peaceful Christian kingdom. Our ruling class are determined to take us back to an unsettled tribal society.

It is not possible to debate Islam in Britain. Britain is a conquered nation. It is no longer a matter of defending Britannia, but taking her back. Britain is beyond reforming. She needs restoring to her once great glory. Let the reader understand.

@Tim30do @Nigel_Farage Tim nice but dim

@Nigel_Farage Farage only believes in democracy when he wins. Lose an election? “Fraud.” Win an election? The people have spoken. For a man obsessed with “British values,” he seems to struggle badly with accepting British voters when they reject him.

I have warned repeatedly over many years about election fraud and always been ignored. The Gorton & Denton by-election was a disgrace, but at last there have been some arrests in Greater Manchester.

@TRobinsonNewEra @piersmorgan No doubt a chipolata

GET ISLAM OUT OF POLITICS There is absolutely no shame at all in saying that. It's not racist, it's not hateful, it's just common sense. @piersmorgan you absolute sausage.

@joron54 @VirtudMental It’s called British humour. Nothing more, nothing less.

@StyleItOut247 @VirtudMental It shouldn't attack sheep! The white dog was not running away from it, as if it were a straying sheep. The border collie is out of control and probably doesn't get anywhere near the amount of stimulation needed for a dog of its intelligence.

Si no puedes controlar a tu perro, PÓNLO en una correa... Los dueños de mascotas irresponsables son lo peor.

@EvaVlaar When an African elephant is born in an Italian zoo the information board does not say it’s an Italian elephant 🐘 🇮🇹

This is why we need mass Remigration. The media called him an Italian. His name is Salim El Koudri. Just because he had an Italian passport does not mean he’s an Italian. It’s an insult to the ACTUAL Italians he now admitted he wanted to target because he felt “marginalized”. Ethnicity matters. European lives matter.

@piersmorgan Piers Morgan proving he’s an utter twat.

I went to the pub tonight and couldn’t believe the crowd that turned out to greet me. Humbled and grateful that I have United the Kingdom. 🙏

@1Peewak @PaulGolding I judge on the content of the culture and not all cultures are equal, and I don’t want my culture diluted. It really is that simple.

I have family and friends who have black and white parents and they are no different from me, just as Scouse just as English, this is an outdated idea and we should see everyone as human beings, we should follow the teachings of MLK and judge on the content of the character and not colour

Muhammad Ali was based.

@piersmorgan @PiersUncensored Tommy schooled you last time and like a beaten fighter you’re desperate for a rematch. Tommy doesn’t need the likes of you.

Mr Robinson has an open invitation to come on @PiersUncensored - but continues to bottle it. So, you should direct your spine-growing taunt at your ‘fearless’ hero.

@ThatAlexWoman I support Reform but Farage only has himself to blame, the money should’ve been declared regardless, Reform need to be whiter than white and not act like they’re entitled or how the establishment behave.

If they decide to refer to the Committee, and the Committee out of sheer spite push for the harshest punishment, 10 days suspension. And then push for recall. And get 10% of voters in the constituency to call for a by election, I have no doubt the people of Clacton will re-elect Farage So a waste or time, resources and money. Nigel will profess he was gifted personal security before choosing to stand as an MP. Security he needs as the establishment recklessly villainise him. The establishment will look prickly and punitive, and make Farage appear a martyr to his supporters If he played the messaging right, it could potentially even concretise his support.

@MichelleDewbs I made a commitment to my children that if they wanted to do something and gave it 100%, I would support them 100%. The support was normally in time, travel, cost and full encouragement.

Wow - This has created a great debate about parenting, I love to see it! 🙌 I can’t help but notice tho- there are some utter melts responding to this🤣 To those people - Allow me to push you right over the edge then…(trigger warning!) In addition to my football approach - My 5 year old son also does tennis. We insist the coach ‘scores’ his performance, to him, out of 10 each time. My boy is gutted when he scores below 8, but knows if so, he must try harder next time to beat his own score. He bursts with pride when he achieves it. At a recent swim lesson, he messed around the whole time. So when we got home, he had to give me his pocket money box. I took ‘pennies’ from it (which he was most upset about!) whilst explaining that if he wants to mess around during a lesson, he can ‘pay’ for it himself & waste his own money. He hasn’t messed around there, during lesson time, again. And during his first ever ‘fun run’ - When the event had finished & everyone else was sat, I convinced him to push himself & run a whole extra lap, alone. He did so, with gusto. I push him as best I can. I don’t indulge (and never will) so-called ‘gentle parenting’, victimhood, trigger warnings, safe-spaces or loser mentalities. I will teach him that life can be hard & that he will be knocked. And that’s ok. But always, always dust yourself off, go again & do whatever it is, to the best of your ability. But - I serve all this (and more), alongside a staple diet of: deep love, support, affection, fun, spontaneity, adventures, laughter, happiness and hugs. I hope all of these ingredients (and others) combine to one day create a wonderful man. One filled with motivation, decency, integrity, strength, self-belief, respect, competitiveness, courage, resilience, grit, accountability, confidence, grace, kindness, compassion, happiness, humour, good manners, good banter and a whole lot more (including a Hull accent! 🤣🤣)… If so…that for me, is parenting done well and I’ll say again, an approach which, if many others adopted - would see this country (and our young people!) in a far better place than it currently is. 👍🏻

@LeeHarris Starmer is so full of 💩 it seems he’s unflushable!

🚨NEW: Earlier we heard that about 100 MPs had signed a letter supporting Keir Starmer. I kid you not, Labour MPs are now complaining that they HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED for consent to add their names to the list. It's another colossal lie. It just keeps getting worse for Starmer.

@EvaVlaar Funny when you consider it’s actually ‘Starmer’s presence in the UK that is not conducive to the public good’

Wow. Starmer just banned a Belgian member of parliament.

@TRobinsonNewEra Why are working-class patriots good enough to fight and die for this country, but not good enough to peacefully gather in its capital?

Two tier Keir has banned 7 politicians and independent journalists from entering the UK for our Unite The Kingdom and the West rally on Saturday. This comes days after he nosedived Labour at the local elections. Simultaneously there's 3 Eastern European gay men on trial for attacking his homes and property. And 75+ MPs have now signed letters telling him to resign.

@LondonWelshman @BritIndianVoice When an Indian elephant is born in an English zoo the information board does not say it’s an English elephant 🐘

As a white British man, I absolutely embrace your community. If you were born in the UK, or have settled here and undergone naturalisation, I consider you British, irrespective of whatever links you do or don't retain with India. Those here temporarily for work reasons, I welcome and invite to stay.

A question for a Sunday. Britain has 2.1 million British Indians. We contribute 6% of GDP. We staff 1 in 6 NHS positions. We have the highest household wealth. We have the lowest crime rate. We have the highest employment. And yet — We have no formal protection against Hinduphobia. We receive £5m security funding shared with ALL other faiths. We are told to go home by anonymous accounts daily. At what point does Britain’s most successful minority community get treated like one? 🤔🇮🇳🇬🇧 #BritishIndians

@labourlewis The vast majority of people living in Finland are Finnish and that’s why they’ll fight and die for Finland. Why would Englishmen fight for England when our political class are giving England away.

Westminster may finally be about to have the argument it has spent 40 years avoiding. If Andy Burnham returns to Parliament, the political class will know how to cover it. A leadership drama. Who is up, who is down, whether Keir Starmer can survive, whether Labour is once again turning inward. The familiar machinery of Westminster psychodrama will whirr into life. That framing misses the larger point. Burnham’s possible return matters not because of what it says about Labour’s leadership, but because of what it reveals about the British state: what it can still do, what it has forgotten how to do, and what kind of country it must become if it is serious about resilience. Britain is finally having a more serious conversation about national security. The Strategic Defence Review, the pivot back towards Europe, the recognition that hybrid warfare turns citizens, infrastructure and civic institutions into part of the front line: all of it marks a real shift in how the state thinks about its own survival. But at the centre of that conversation lies a question that the defence establishment, and most of Westminster, still does not want to answer. What kind of society do you need to be before resilience is possible? Finland is now the model everyone cites. Comprehensive security. Whole-of-society defence. Civilian preparedness woven into military planning. British strategists admire the Finnish system and ask how it might be copied. But the admiration stops short of the uncomfortable question: why does it work there? The answer is not geography or history or some mysterious quality of Finnish national character. It is structural. Nearly 80% of Finns say they would defend their country if attacked. In Britain, the figure is closer to 33%. That gap is not an accident. It exists because Finland has spent decades building a society in which people have a genuine stake in what they are being asked to defend. Energy is affordable. Housing is available. Public services function. Institutions command trust. The Nordic welfare state is not a sentimental add-on to Finnish security policy. It is the foundation of it. You cannot ask people to defend a country that does not work for them. Britain has spent 40 years building the opposite. The privatisation of essentials – energy, water, transport, housing – transferred wealth upwards from households to shareholders while making the basics of everyday life more expensive. The state, stripped of the tools to control costs at source, has been reduced to compensating after the fact. Out of every pound the Government spends on housing, 88p goes to subsidising private rents. Just 12p goes to building homes. When energy prices spiked in 2022, the Government spent £40bn in a single winter cushioning the blow, not because it had a resilient energy system but because it lacked one. Debt interest now consumes more than £100bn a year. Britain has the highest debt servicing costs in the G7: the compounding price of financing failure rather than eliminating it at source. This is what bond market dependency actually looks like. It is not an abstract fiscal condition. It is the consequence of a state that has been stripped of the supply-side tools that would let it cure the problems it now pays, indefinitely, to manage. And here is the paradox the Treasury refuses to confront. The countries that borrow most cheaply are often those that have retained the public investment model Britain abandoned. The spread between UK and Dutch borrowing costs has widened sharply not because markets fear public investment, but because they have lost confidence in a model that borrows to subsidise private failure while never addressing its causes. This is the connection Britain’s defence debate is missing. The familiar framing, that social spending is what must be sacrificed to meet the NATO target, is not merely politically toxic. It is strategically illiterate. Cutting the foundations of social cohesion to fund the hardware of national defence is self-defeating. You end up with planes and no pilots, submarines and no crew, an army that cannot recruit because the society it is meant to protect has stopped believing in itself. I think Burnham understands this. That is why his programme is more interesting than the leadership gossip suggests. What he has been building in Greater Manchester – public control of transport, expanded social housing, investment in the productive foundations of the city economy – is not a nostalgic rerun of postwar nationalisation. It is a proof of concept for a different kind of state. The Bee Network is the most visible example, but the argument behind it travels. A state that can shape markets is not condemned to subsidise their failures. A state that produces affordable energy through public generation does not need to spend tens of billions cushioning every price shock. A state with a serious public housebuilding programme does not need housing benefit to rise endlessly in line with private rents. A state that builds institutions people can see, use and trust begins to restore the civic confidence on which resilience depends. The real constraint on Britain is not money. It is capacity: the workers, institutions, supply chains and public purpose needed to turn national will into national renewal. Britain’s tragedy is not that it has run out of money. It is that after 40 years of hollowing out the state, it has made itself less able to act. Burnham’s critics will reach for the familiar warning. Borrow more, spend more, spook the gilt markets, repeat the Truss disaster. But this misunderstands both the problem and the opportunity. Bond markets do not have ideological preferences. They have functional ones. They prefer clarity, credible revenue streams, productive investment, and a state with a plan. What they punish is not public ambition but incoherence. A properly designed productive state programme would not be a leap into fiscal fantasy. It would be an attempt to end the much costlier fantasy that Britain can keep borrowing to compensate for broken markets while refusing to repair them. The defence conversation and the economic conversation need to become the same conversation. Finland did not build national resilience by choosing between welfare and security. It built resilience by understanding that they are inseparable: that a country in which the basics work, where people trust one another and the institutions around them, is one that can face danger with something more than anxiety. That is the deeper argument Burnham represents. Westminster will be tempted to treat him as a leadership story. It should resist the temptation. The question is not whether Burnham can return to parliament. It is whether Britain can return to the idea that the state should make life work. Because a country that cannot command the confidence of its people cannot truly defend itself.