Maybe Tories should just have tried changing the UK profoundly when they were in office.

Baroness Casey’s attitude is exactly the sort needed to stiffen the spines of the Government of the United Kingdom, which by and large has consisted for the past 15 years of rudderless careerists who, whatever their qualifications, seem to have no clue how to get things done.

Oh dear. I do wish Ed Miliband woudl listen to our podcasts.

Haha, what a ripper, as the Aussies would say.

I know Brize Norton is an extremely large airfield, but so is Heathrow, and with many more entry / exit points. Given the current geopolitical situation, the base should have already implemented increased security measures. This is a wake-up call to take national resilience

Whomever broke in to Brize did us an enormous favour. It is the required arse-kick. The alternative would have been the arse-kick, but with the added pain of a special forces-delivered bomb under the wing.

General Sanders is correct. We are beginning to see the consequences now of the concerted & long term intentions of two major rivals of the free world, through subversion, private military companies, fostering useful idiots, state capture, sabotage, & military occupation. Rearm!

Ukraine gave up its nukes and got invaded. North Korea took advantage of American indecisiveness and is now invulnerable. Now, as Israel wages war on Iran, are we on the verge of a new nuclear age, with nukes becoming the only guarantee of sovereignty? wsj.com/world/nuclear-…

It's pathetic really. Huge majority. Still can't shave a couple of billion off a welfare bill that we just can't sustain.

Who could have guessed

“Not in 100 years has anyone made such an inept start coming into the office of Prime Minister.” Political historian Sir Anthony Seldon assesses Keir Starmer’s first year in power. trib.al/YG8ACSz 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

But she won’t cut stamp duty on buying shares…

NEW: Bloomberg Bloomberg Economics says the UK faces a £20 billion fiscal black hole “We think the govt will miss its goals by around £20 billion in 2029-30” Mainly due to growth downgrades “it appears to be a question of when, not if, taxes will need to rise again” says Dan Hanson

I’m late to the party but - The Last of Us cameoing Nirvana Love Buzz, SE02 EP01, is a beautiful thing. And a little poignant for me personally because I played Bleach all the way through my original Fallout 2 playthrough waaay back in 98.

Remember Ann Landers? This is good.

The kids are starting garage bands again...nature is healing

We’re saddened to share that Donald Rose, the UK’s oldest WWII veteran, has passed away at 110. A sniper with the Queen’s Royal Regiment, he served in North Africa, survived D-Day, and helped liberate Bergen-Belsen. His legacy and sacrifice will not be forgotten ❤️

Always listen to your wife. Things go much easier for you - isn’t that right PoliceStationRep ? 😉

Helping on a pal’s remodelling: At times like this, I think “you’ve come a long way from being a journalist”. 😜

The UK is run by incompetents. And has been for years. Maybe take a punt on some long dated gilts. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…