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@Panagiotou90St I'm glad I saw this in real life because after what I'm hearing, I won't be watching it in this film! (Voidokilia beach from Nestor's Cave)

Every time there is a new announcement about Nolan’s Odyssey, there is a new disappointment.

@NationalReilly Captain James Cook - he completed the world map.

2 most common requests were Nelson & Rhodes. Nelson was a great commander, but he was not the deciding factor. The Royal Navy would have beaten the French without him. Rhodes was a corrupt business tycoon and a libtard. A product of British imperialism. A joke.

We know @Keir_Starmer is no Churchill. If he were, this is the speech he'd give today: My fellow Britons,I come before you today, in this year of our Lord 2025,​ bearing the same unyielding heart and unclouded vision that carried our island through the crucible of war and the tempests of peace. I have read your newspapers, heard your broadcasts, and walked—yes, walked—among the streets of London once more. And I tell you plainly: the state of Britain in this hour is grave, but not beyond redemption. For we are the same people who stood alone in 1940, who built an Empire upon which the sun never set, and who, by the grace of God and the courage of free men, have never yet been conquered in spirit. Look around you. Once more the forces of socialism— that philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy—sit enthroned in the seats of power. Under their stewardship the engines of enterprise have slowed to a crawl. Taxes multiply, debts mount like the snows of winter, and the cost of living presses upon the housewife and the working man alike with a weight unknown in the days when Britain was the workshop of the world. The National Health Service, that noble experiment born of wartime resolve, groans under burdens it was never meant to bear—long queues, failing standards, and resources devoured by those who have not toiled for them. Productivity languishes. Houses are scarce. The very sinews of our industry are strained. This is not the Britain I knew, nor the Britain our fathers bequeathed us. Worse still, our national character— that sturdy, independent, island race which has given the world its greatest gifts of law, liberty, and language— is being transformed before our eyes. Great numbers of strangers have poured across our borders, drawn not by the call of British opportunity earned through honest labour, but by the magnet of a welfare state that promises without asking for duty in return. I warned of this peril in the years after the war; I said then that we must preserve the homogeneous character of our island, lest we breed a colour problem that future generations would find insoluble. Today that problem stands stark and undeniable. Social cohesion frays. Crime rises in quarters where once order reigned. The streets of our cities echo with tongues and customs alien to the British way. We did not fight two world wars to see our inheritance diluted and our birthright bartered away. Britain must remain British—proud, self-governing, and master of her own house. Immigration uncontrolled is not compassion; it is surrender. Abroad, the picture is scarcely brighter. Our armed forces, once the terror of tyrants and the shield of the free, have been pared to the bone. The Royal Navy, that wooden wall which guarded our liberties for centuries, no longer commands the seas as of old. Russia stirs again with aggressive intent; the Middle East boils with ancient hatreds and new fanaticisms; the shadow of a rising China lengthens across the oceans. And what is our answer? Timid words, half-measures, and the comfortable delusion that someone else—perhaps our American cousins once more—will do the heavy lifting. I say to you: never, never, never believe that weakness is strength or that appeasement brings peace. We learned that lesson in blood at Munich. The hour demands rearmament of body and of will. The Commonwealth, that free association of nations we forged from Empire, stands ready still—if only we have the wit to call upon its loyalty and its trade. Let us turn our eyes from the failed experiments of European federation and look once more to the English-speaking peoples and to the wide dominions where the British flag still flies in hearts if not always on the map. Yet I do not come to you in despair. Britain has been counted out before—by Philip of Spain, by Napoleon, by the Kaiser, by Hitler—and each time she has risen with a roar that shook the world. We are not a spent force. We are the lion still, though our mane may be a little grey. The monarchy endures, a symbol of continuity and courage under our new Sovereign. The British people retain their ancient virtues: their humour in adversity, their decency in daily life, their genius for muddling through until the moment comes to strike like a thunderbolt. What then must we do? First, cast out the creed of envy and restore the incentives of free enterprise so that every man may keep the fruits of his labour and every family may plan its future without the dead hand of the State upon its shoulder. Second, control our borders with the same iron resolve that once controlled the Channel. Third, rebuild our defences and our alliances—not for conquest, but for the defence of civilisation itself. Fourth, teach our children once more the glory of our island story: the battles of Agincourt and Trafalgar, the charge of the Light Brigade, the Few who saved us in the Battle of Britain. Let them know they are heirs of Drake and Nelson, of Shakespeare and Churchill—not citizens of nowhere, but sons and daughters of the greatest nation the world has ever seen. To those who say it cannot be done, I answer: it has been done before. To those who counsel despair, I say: remember Dunkirk. To the faint-hearted and the fashionable who sneer at patriotism, I declare: you are the heirs of those who cried “peace in our time” while the storm gathered. We shall not follow them. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say: “This was their finest hour—redux.” The struggle will be hard. The toil will be long. But the prize is nothing less than the survival of our way of life, the restoration of our sovereignty, and the renewal of that indomitable spirit which no power on earth has ever broken. God bless you all. God save the King. And God defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland—now and forever. Only @RestoreBritain_ and @RupertLowe10 would come close to this.

I got sidetracked by the they've never done this or that argument. It's clear that buying a home is a huge difficulty which in turn reduces the prospect of raising a family. They've been screwed over by the decimation of manufacturing and outsourcing to places like China. The victimhood mentality was indoctrinated into them throughout education so now many are mentally ill. Don't misunderstand me though, there are many who are just idle and workshy but that doesn't mean the difficulties don't exist. I say this as a mid 40s man with a small child and a mortgage who knows about hard work. However, I speak to and work with so many young people who really have such little hope about their futures.

@wheresmyvoice @Emma_A_Webb I notice you didn't answer the question but.

Boomers haven’t collectively “hoarded wealth” and “destroyed the housing market.” They simply worked, earned money and bought homes under different economic conditions. The politics of envy is nasty.

@whyfemalematter @Emma_A_Webb A classic boomer response of, "you've never had it so good"

@wheresmyvoice @Emma_A_Webb What difficulties are they facing? They're at school til they're 18, not 11 like my Nan or 15 like my Mum. We have a minimum wage. Welfare benefits if needed. They've never washed by hand in a poss tub over an open fire like my Nan with 7 kids. Get a grip.

@whyfemalematter @Emma_A_Webb I don't disagree - I just don't see how any pensioner can ignore the difficulties facing the younger generation today and still expect their money to keep growing and flowing regardless of the economic state.

@wheresmyvoice @Emma_A_Webb We're not angry, but as we made a financial and social contract for a pension we would expect a portion of our NI contributions back for the past 50 years. Anything else would be actual robbery & if a private firm did it they'd wind up in court.

@hattra2 @Emma_A_Webb I completely understand the difficulties for most pensioners, but to have the best of both worlds, the old and the new, whilst the younger people today will get the worst (today and in years to come) seems a little selfish.

@wheresmyvoice @Emma_A_Webb We get angry, because without it, the vast majority of pensioners will starve The average money purchase pension pays about £100/ month & very few have final salary pensions A tiny number have £1m private pensions - for most, all their wealth is in the family home

@MatthewStadlen Don't pretend you weren't one of those out for blood when a Tory PM stepped on a landmine.

Certain journalists, newspapers and pundits desperately egging on Labour MPs to self-destruct and launch a leadership contest.

@andrew10612 @JamesCleverly Yeah it made me chuckle because it was obviously a joke. Now if this man meant it "literally" then of course it would be horrific. Some of us are able to distinguish the difference.

@wheresmyvoice @JamesCleverly You find that funny?

This headline makes it sound as if the Reform Cllr wanted Nigerians to do the road maintenance. The actual quote was “the amount of Nigerians in town. Should melt them all down and fill in the pot holes!!” How on earth could Tice not bring himself to condemn that?

@ZoomerHistorian @elliehodges62 The bigger question is: Why did Britain bend over backwards to create an environment that actively encourages the growth of Islam over Christianity? Freedom of religion is fine, but it doesn't mean you get equal or better treatment over the national religion.

@elliehodges62 Why are there Muslims in Britain?

Good to hear a Muslim speaker talking about tackling antisemitism. We more of this.

@Harry_pitt @AllisonPearson The old school of journalists and media presenters are lashing out because they see the end of their monopoly on public discourse. People like Harrison and the rest of the new writers, journalists, presenters and researchers, all over new media, are a threat to them.

@AllisonPearson I’m already somewhat lost. I have criticised in good faith a statement of yours. You have refused to defend it with anything other than emotionally incontinent abuse. Let me know if and when you have anything of substance to contribute.

Hundreds of thousands of white working class girls have been raped and tortured over decades. No one with influence took any interest because the victims did not belong to a popular interest group. They’ve already come for the rest of us.

@Benleo A corrupt system made even more corrupt by DEI. Every single business owner and manager is afraid of their own shadow now.

I believe to get an SIA licence you need to speak English, so I don’t know what’s going on here. It happens A LOT.

Why are so many African and Asian immigrants working in security jobs? Almost every migrant hotel is guarded by people who have just turned up here. It’s a problem because they can hardly speak English and are clueless to societal norms. How are they meant to do a good job?

@Miss_Snuffy It shocked our maths teachers the first time they saw it and it confused a number of our students. It really isn't needed. Similar confused looks with some very unusual names being used.

People have no idea how exams and curricula have changed in the last five years. In a WOKE direction. It is confusing for SEND kids in a maths exam when the questions refer to ‘they’ as one individual. See French issues below.👇

Like our prisons, many schools have now become a breeding ground for malign influence.

@Miss_Snuffy It would seem they are putting feelings ahead of facts. And it would appear that they have also decided to kill debate.

The teaching unions are extreme left.👇 They have no issue publishing this type of material which is heavily politically biased. How could they possibly represent teachers who vote Conservative or Reform?

@btbsoco This is what makes safeguarding policies not worth the paper they're written on.

All of these teachers should be sacked and barred from ever teaching again.

@RupertLowe10 @RestoreBolton People want truth. They want people like them. This is what you have given Great Yarmouth and what @RestoreBritain_ will give the country.

You could halve our number of votes in every seat, and we would still have won every single one. Something is happening out there...

@LauraTrottMP They feel no shame which is why they feel so entitled to do this.

These teachers should be ashamed of themselves.