About right.

This is what a genuine increase in defence spending looks like - deeds, not words.

For the avoidance of doubt, this is really alarming and the result of years of underfunding. Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors play a vital role in supporting the Royal Navy & UK resilience/defence. HMG neglects them at all of our peril…⚓️ news.sky.com/story/royal-na…

The Royal Air Force Club is absolutely delighted to announce that His Majesty King Charles III has graciously accepted the Patronage of the Club. Read more below. rafclub.org.uk/announcement-n… #HMTheKing #TheRoyalAirForceClub

Five years ago Keir Starmer wanted us to make Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister. Today, Keir Starmer doesn’t even think his predecessor is fit to be a Labour MP. Jeremy Corbyn hasn’t changed at all during this period. I suspect Keir Starmer will do and say anything to win power.

An official statement from Group Captain Robbie Lees, Commander Display Air Wing, following the RAF Coningsby accident. Read the full statement here: raf.mod.uk/news/articles/…

If Labour makes UK the only country in Europe to tax education (via VAT) it will mean... - Smaller schools will close - Far fewer bursaries - Drawbridge hoisted up - Richest won't notice at all My column on a Labour recipe for worsening inequality:- telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/2…

I also worked at the Bank of England - for seven years in the 1990s and am convinced it’s as important to challenge the Old Lady of Threadneedle St as to echo it. I witnessed how it got the ERM completely wrong, squandering billions in defending it and causing mortgage misery.

This is good

Hi Avanti West Coast Is the 1633 to Manchester going to leave Euston? Train is very full and no information to the passengers.

Or might it be that the BBC finds it incomprehensible that millions of Britons look at the world and arrive at conclusions it finds unconscionable.

#OnThisDay 1953 HM Queen Elizabeth II reviewed the Royal Navy at Spithead to celebrate her Coronation. The Fleet consisted of 156 ships from 16 nations including 7 Aircraft Carriers and 300 Fleet Air Arm aircraft from 38 squadrons.

Never say we weren’t warned… sobering from ⁦Andrew Neil⁩ mol.im/a/13531003

A soldier at today's Trooping of the Colour was the 13th consecutive member of his family to serve in the same regiment. The UK can often seem set to Year Zero. But largely hidden, there remains a Britannia Profound. It values history, duty and avoids change for change's sake.

There’s a word for this…

Brussels has long relied on compliant states, client journalists and a quasi-religious belief that the ends of federalism always justify the means, no matter how undemocratic or opaque. It takes a maverick like Musk to show us that - for the EU - sunlight is the best disinfectant

Tweets that have aged badly, really really badly:

In memory of Sqn Ldr Long, a Just Giving page has been set up to support his family and their wish to set up a Flying Scholarship for disabled individuals. Should you wish to donate to this worthy cause, you can do so here:  bit.ly/Spitfire-Long

We are pleased to confirm that after a successful Post Maintenance Air Test yesterday, Lancaster PA474 is airworthy after her extensive winter maintenance. We are looking forward to returning to the skies with the Lancaster as soon as possible!