When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine suddenly found itself in possession of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal—about 1,900 strategic warheads and 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, Ukraine did not have operational control over these weapons. The

🧵 Stephen Flynn says what Starmer won’t. “Brexit has made us smaller. It has made us poorer.” And Farage? He never faces the consequences. Stephen Flynn MP is right — and brave to say it. The truth is: Britain is broken. But our leaders keep pretending we can fix it without

Reform UK Wales Brexit - strongly championed by Nigel Farage - has had a profound and expensive impact on UK farmers. Here's a breakdown: Brexit, as driven by Farage and others, has: 1. Red tape & trade barriers Leaving the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union introduced new regulatory

David Frost The Telegraph Only one problem David, your TCA has been an unmitigated disaster for the GB economy. And the proof of that is Northern Ireland which has prospered inside the EU single market for goods! The only tangible benefit of your #Brexit is VAT on private education...

We're at that point where Amnesty is criticising the UK government Utterly surreal, dystopian almost Brexit Global Britain is more like a damp squib

Donna Sumer - I Feel Love (1977) Live version of the disco masterpiece. That swirling, hypnotic bassline is still sublime! Co-written & produced by Giorgio Moroder, the song hit the top of the charts in several countries including the UK, Australia, Belgium & the Netherlands.

Western Governments including the UK have allowed the collapse of the international rules based order & tacitly accepted Israel’s genocide of the Palestinan people. Now the U.K. - with 19 countries & an EU rep - has issued ‘a strongly worded statement’. They have no shame.

Yeah, the Nazis promised this, too. And I'm not bloody joking: alphahistory.com/nazigermany/na…

The UK’s diplomatic language ladder: “concerned”; “gravely concerned”; “deplore”; “strongly deplore”; “condemn”; “condemn in the strongest terms”. None of these words translate into action. We never use the word “genocide” because that would impose a legal duty on us to act.

Murder theguardian.com/global-develop…

NEW: The court did not find a breach of the law. BUT it upheld 2/3 points inc that foreign interference (inc disinfo) *is* a threat to fair elections (which UK had denied!) Lawyers say hugely significant judgement with far-reaching consequences. AND that an appeal should be

From Aberdeen City Council Anti-Poverty and Inequality 6 November 2024 Our Granite city !! Is billions of pounds of public money going into foreign / global private companies reducing the poverty statistics ? eventbrite.co.uk/e/freeports-se…

Trump in 2018: “Let me be totally clear in saying that I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place.” Now MAGA flat-out denies it.

Kelvin MacKenzie It’s “fragile” because of Brexit, you disingenuous clown. 📉 CGT receipts were already falling before Labour took office—2022 and 2023 were Tory years, remember? 🍺 BrewDog has been closing bars for years due to overexpansion, not just NI hikes. 💷 And if minimum wage rises

OMFG NOOOOO!!!!! 😱 A Billionaire Is Leaving The U.K.!?!?!? 😭😭 Walk through it with me now, as i try to process this devastating loss... 🧵👇 1/n

Acyn I wonder what Karoline Leavitt thinks about Sean Hannity perpetuating this “hoax”?

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV

The House subcommittee just PASSED my motion to subpoena the Epstein files. The DOJ must now release them to the Oversight Committee. The American people deserve transparency and accountability, and his victims deserve justice. The wealthy and powerful are not above the law.

BREAKING: House Oversight Democrats have just successfully voted to subpoena the Epstein files. Three Republicans joined in support. This will force Chairman Comer to issue the subpoena. This is an enormous win by Oversight Democrats.