The figure announced by Rishi Sunak of an extra £75bn for defence over 6 years (should he stay in power) was the only thing that made the 2.5% pledge sound meaningful. But if it’s just a fudge (⬇️) that would be staggering given the threats. Now isn’t the time for smoke & mirrors

Two-tier policing at its finest. Let’s not forget what happened at the weekend where a man was told he’d be arrested for being ‘openly Jewish’ if he didn’t leave the area. Do you have any faith left in the Met Police?

Let the English enjoy their St George’s Day. Wearing a flag

Seen the Terminator films? 🤔

The PM has put the UK defence industry on a 'war footing' & plans to lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. But, in the small print, the only new cash this year is £500mln for Ukraine - not UK military. Everything else is after the election (or not)
gov.uk/government/new…

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Happy St George's day to my 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 friends from this 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Stronger together 🇬🇧

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New: University vice-chancellors will be summoned for a briefing from intelligence agencies on hostile states targeting British academia, as govt proposes a crackdown on security risks facing sector

on.ft.com/3vX7cG8

1/2 For those who would like some unemotional and insightful truth serum about Iran and its influence.

iiss.org/publications/s…

Are we heading for World War Three?

news.sky.com/story/are-we-h…

CIA's Burns Spurs Spy Agencies to Embrace Book Learning, Data Extraction spytalk.co/p/cias-burns-s…

The slow old Trafalgar class hunter killers 🤔 I know or knew Tireless well.

One of our key missions is to thwart terrorist attacks in the UK and against our interests overseas.

Discover how we go about it ⬇️

gchq.gov.uk/section/missio…

I wish you the best success Grant. You have inherited a mess but I believe you will figure it out and sort if you are allowed to do so. 💪

Photo of the Day: A Spitfire from the Scottish Highlands Interceptors Team escorts an F15 from the American Reconnaissance Spying Experts Squadron from restricted airspace over the top secret Irn-Bru factory in Edinburgh

Photographed from a Canberra

A Senior U.S. Official has reportedly told Al-Jazeera that Military Assets under U.S. Central Command are on High Alert and Prepared to assist Israel with the Defense of its Airspace if or when a Large-Scale Retaliatory Attack is launched by Iran and Iranian-Backed Proxy Groups

The full report: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

We have elected Kermit the frog #muppets