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@FPLfrasier Because he dived?

Last man foul. No attempt to play the ball. Absolutely no attempt. Someone tell me why it’s not a red card and penalty.

@KennethJolivet @PWestoff Roid addled arsehole.

@PWestoff And they are now about 60% female dominated. Females are far more agreeable, prone to conform and to sit and follow orders to please others.

Percentage of British schoolchildren at University: 1960: 5% 1980: 15% 2025: 52% Most Universities provide literacy/numeracy lessons today. Why the drive to get 50% of schoolchildren into University? Because they are Far-Left Political Indoctrination Centres. Change my mind.

@PWestoff @mrhambleden So the more educated you are, you’re less likely to be right wing? You’ve not thought this through Paul.

@mrhambleden ✅

@montie @RobertJenrick @bbclaurak @Nigel_Farage My heart bleeds. Fuck him.

Few people have had so much mud and hate thrown at them as @RobertJenrick. I know I couldn't cope with it! But that composed and persuasive performance just now on @bbclaurak was the mark of a pro. And those qualities were the ones that made him @Nigel_Farage's choice as for shadow chancellor long before his defection happened. If Rob can get Reform ahead of his old party on economic trustworthiness over the next three years the Tories won't just be going backwards at the next gen elxn, they'll be almost completely out of business.

@Tory_Brexit69 @pritipatel @Startinglifeag1 He’s a nut case.

@pritipatel @Startinglifeag1 Not a fan of Carlson, but on this one he is right. All things point to China.

No idea Keir gave his friend Mandelson the job of US Ambassador while the single biggest client of Mandelson’s lobbying firm was a company linked to the Chinese military. Everyday Starmer weakens Britain and puts the security of our country at risk.

@kimwild02 @Matt_VickersMP Behave, there’s plenty to have a go at, but this is bollocks and debunked many times.

@Matt_VickersMP Starmer put our own children's lives at risk He was director of public prosecution and he refused to prosecute Jimmy Saville Was this under instruction from the palace What else are they hiding 💯👍🏾💥

🔥 Keir Starmer is trying to take us all for fools. We won’t buy it. He’s not fit to run Britain.

@powwidgesan Doughnuts, not donuts.

Can we as germans pls unite against the common enemy of the English language that calls these "donuts"

@Jordan_W_Taylor Meanwhile……

There's been a lot of discussion this week about comically low salaries in Britain, and much cope and sour grapes as Brits try to save face in front of the yanks. The UK is poorer than all fifty US states on paper, so it’s a valid discussion. Let's have it! Firstly it's true, so let's not pretend it isn't. By averages, medians or the great state of Mississippi, the Americans get paid more. I work in US multinationals in Ireland so I get to see first hand the difference in cost rates and it's real, there's no point stressing about it: Either get a work visa or don't. I'm British, so I've seen both sides of the divide and know that comparing ourselves to America is silly, because it's on a completely different planet. But Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, among many others, also do more with what they have than us, so what gives? Firstly, let's shoot down the obvious nonsense: British people aren't lacking in spirit or vigour, or animal instincts or innovation. It's not a nation of losers or a giant crab bucket of bitter malcontents… no more than anywhere else, anyway. There's probably an extra frisson of class-based snobbishness, but people are people everywhere and Brits are more of the same, so the country's underperformance isn't some kind of divine judgement on our character. Secondly let's stop thinking about Britain as a monolith, because in reality it's two economies, not one. This island has other islands inside it, which outperform much of the world: London, Cambridge, Oxford and half a dozen others casually take in globally-leading research, finance, engineering and practically all of Formula 1. Then there's oil, jet engines, pharmaceuticals, fusion and AI. There's stuff going on in the UK that flies vanguard for the entire world. But then there's the other Britain, which I was born into. This is the vast hinterland that spreads outside the islands of wealth and sees echoes of itself in the dingy flats and drawn faces of Britain's very successful, and deeply depressing, soap operas. Thirdly, it's not all bad and it's not all about the money. Manchester is a lot poorer than similarly-sized Dublin or Minneapolis but it's also a lot more vibrant and fun. There are a hundred reasons a Brit might want to stay put instead of shipping out to Boston: Culture, community, football or just not wanting your kids to get weird accents. All good reasons, but we're still not doing as well as we should be. What gives? We need to face reality, fellow Brits. We're not the richest kids on the block or anywhere close to it: Our woodwork is decaying, our lawn is ragged, our car is old and we're keeping up appearances with fresh coats of paint. Nevermind comparing ourselves to the USA, because Poland will probably overtake us soon. There's no point coping about it online, pretending that 'Our NHS' makes up for it or lambasting immigrants, because that won't help either. What will? Britain's already good at flashy stuff. It grows more unicorns than anywhere else in Europe, it has cutting edge science and technology, a gigantic financial centre and is getting more proficient at linking University R&D into the commercial sphere. It's got the stable rule of law and all the tricky bits sorted, but struggles with the basic stuff… Britain doesn't build. Decades of not building infrastructure or housing doesn't kill you immediately, but over the decades it paralyses a country, and that's what we're seeing. A discretionary over-centralised planning system whose prime commandment is “Thou Shalt Not!” paralyses private building just as much as endless legal challenges hamstring new national infrastructure. So the moral of this story? We've got the hard bits right, but the basics wrong. That's not the worst position to be in, because it means it's fixable. On the one hand, the only thing standing in our way is ourselves. But on the other hand, we've only got ourselves to blame.

@Ameer_Kotecha It’s like the Tardis, changes for every new Dr.

This is also a good illustration of the tackiness and trashiness of so much of the state. The PM should be employing a lectern once used by Walpole, Gladstone, or Disraeli. Instead it’s a succession of tasteless (and no doubt expensive) crap. Churchill’s lectern probably ended up in the skip

@MogusMonro15252 @dandroid20XX @Jordan_W_Taylor We did none of those things.

@dandroid20XX @Jordan_W_Taylor That all might be true, but what did you give up? Drinking water isn't an issue. You gave up your history and self respect. You counted on a bunch of kids, a continent away, to provide you protection for eternity. The free ride might be over. Everyone is now bankrupt.

@JonClodd @Gabriel_Pogrund Farage is the establishment.

@Gabriel_Pogrund I can't wait to see all the establishment faces when all of this mudslinging just makes people more determined to get rid of the uniparty

BREAKING: Following Sunday Times story about £100k of unpaid tax - following our stories re. £92k non-payment and £600k avoidance - Richard Tice now says he is "happy to put things right" and "if my numbers need rechecking, of course I will pay what is owed". He also accuses The Sunday Times of unspecified "incorrect" assumptions and says we "openly admit" working with @DanNeidle.

@PeterVWha @NicholasLissack

@NicholasLissack Macron & Starmer despise anyone who tells the truth They are Fascists wanting to surprises free speech

I’ve just been released from French police custody without charge after nearly 7 hours under arrest. My cameraman and one security guard have also been released. The other remains in custody. Thank you for the well wishes. Journalism should never get you arrested in the West.

@GaryPetersonUSA Is this a parody account?

Thrilled to see my art on display at Mar-a-Lago, as this will soon be placed on the walls of every corner store to show President Trump’s connection with the working man.

@Become_Worse @SamaHoole @Whatsynumber You're American of course you have no compassion.

@SamaHoole @Whatsynumber This is not my problem to solve Nor my problem to fund Unless of course I am now completely in charge of their life, and every single decision in it

In 1946 the British government introduced free school milk for every child in the country. One third of a pint, every school day, from the age of five to the age of fifteen. The milk was whole. Full-fat. From British dairy herds. It was delivered to the school gate in small glass bottles with foil caps and left on the doorstep in metal crates, where it sat in the sun until morning break if the weather was warm and developed a slightly suspect taste that an entire generation of British adults can still describe with uncomfortable precision. The generation that grew up on school milk was, by every anthropometric measure, the healthiest generation of British children ever recorded. Average height increased. Bone density improved. Dental health, despite the sugar in everything else, improved. Iron deficiency rates among school-age children dropped. The growth charts that the Ministry of Health had been keeping since the war showed a consistent, measurable, year-on-year improvement that tracked precisely onto the introduction of the milk programme. In 1971 Margaret Thatcher, then Education Secretary, cut free school milk for children over seven. The tabloids called her Thatcher the Milk Snatcher. She was vilified. She kept the policy. The next generation of British children, the ones who grew up without the daily third of a pint, were measurably less healthy than the one before. The growth charts show it. The dental records show it. The conscription medicals, while they lasted, showed it. The thing the milk had been providing, the calcium, the vitamin D, the vitamin A, the complete amino acid profile, the conjugated linoleic acid, the fat-soluble nutrients that a growing skeleton requires in order to reach its genetic potential, was no longer arriving at morning break in a glass bottle with a foil cap. It was replaced, eventually, by nothing. Or by a carton of fruit juice. Or by a packet of crisps from the vending machine that appeared in the school corridor in the 1990s. The generation that drank the milk is now in its seventies and eighties. They are, on average, taller, stronger-boned, and longer-lived than the generation that came after them. The milk was not magic. The milk was milk. It was the thing the body needed, delivered at the time the body needed it, at a cost the government considered acceptable until it didn't. The cost of not providing it has been rather higher.

@Rob14228677228 @mjfree

@mjfree There I fixed it

@RupertLowe10 Does he get his servants to shoot his dogs in the head?

I think Starmer is just a deeply unpleasant bloke. Awful PM, awful man. He should do us all a favour and resign.

@policylaila Don't think Reform are in a position to criticise anyone over vetting.

What’s the point of security vetting if failing doesn’t stop you getting the job? If it isn’t disqualifying, it’s not security. Why would an ally trust us with secrets now?

@dicenor331 @NotAvgLiberal He didn't go to Germany.

@NotAvgLiberal These peace loving people started one of the most horrific wars in the history of mankind. Don’t forget who brought 100 years of stability to this continent.

Today we’re leaving Europe. We visited Rome, Trastevere, Vatican City, Venice, Barcelona and Madrid. Not a single MAGA hat. Not a single Trump t shirt. Not on any tourist, Not in any shop. Not a single cop or law enforcement officer wearing a mask, Not a single law enforcement officer beating the shit out of anyone, for any reason. Europeans make it perfectly clear. They don’t like or approve of Trump. I’m going to miss it here.

@ainissetai @NotAvgLiberal The irony and the arrogance. Look up how long it took the USA to join WW2.

@russellquirk @Nigel_Farage Did Sue Cook pull out, look’s empty?