Former Chief Officer Strathclyde Fire & Rescue. All views are my own.
Donegal, Ireland
Joined December 2017
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Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
No, the horrific motorway crash in Middlesbrough was not caused by a TikTok trend. Those driving the wrong way down the A66 had racked up 37 offences between them. Why were they free to cause such carnage?, asks Hugo Timms
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Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
Holyrood costs the tax payer more than £150 million annually to run. It’s a circus dominated by clowns and does great harm to Scotland by holding it back with an agenda of grievance and incompetence.
A majority of Scotland’s MSPs have refused to say whether they are male or female.
The Scottish Parliament now lists the sex of 73 MSPs as “undisclosed”. dailymail.com/news/article-1…
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
You know it’s coming. Brace yourself. America is fucked! Completely fucking fucked! A global disgrace!
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TACO Productions present “Operation Epic Failure”, a fictional tale starring Pete Hogwash and his legendary non binary warfighting elite.
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New propellers needed after a year for Glen Sannox. Cracks in the hulls of both Sannox and Glen Rosa. £3 million already spent on repairs.
Years late. Vastly over budget. Now literally cracking.
But remember, this is what “world-class ferry procurement” looks like under the SNP. 😂🤦🏻♂️
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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Charity drops Kaye Adams over ‘bullying’ of BBC colleagues thetimes.com/uk/scotland/art…
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The Russian team blatantly showed kompromat to Trump and do behind the scenes in Alaska. When they left that room, the US team looked visibly fucked. The Russians did what they went there to do, and left before lunch was served. Trump doesn’t have the cards.
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Today is the day the Russians celebrate the massacre of the VDV in Hostomel. They post so many videos of the one way trip they all took, often set to some sort of celebratory music. A death cult pretending to be a gas station pretending to be a country.
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
❗️👀 Rutte on Russia:
They lost 65,000 people in December and January. They are not winning this.
They make very small gains in Donetsk and other places—so small that they are almost irrelevant—but they lose all these people.
If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that, then we are dealing with someone who is ready to sacrifice so many of his own people in this war.
We have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behavior.
Putin is again sending this historian next week to the talks in Geneva, where he will lecture Ukrainians about Sweden or whatever.
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
📉💥 Pro-Kremlin propagandists now openly criticize #Putin—unheard of in his regime. Solovyov cites high interest rates and closed businesses. They can’t hide collapse. Blocking #Telegram won’t stop it. The ship sinks, and they know it. Share this—witness Russia’s collapse together! #RussiaEconomy #StandWithUkraine #MakeRussiaSmallAgain
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
⚔️ War has ceased to be merely an instrument of Russian policy—it has become its foundation.
There has been a transition from an authoritarian state to a military dictatorship. War has been institutionalized as a model of state existence.
Read our analytical article 📖
theukrainianreview.info/how-…
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
The MV Glen Rosa was ordered in 2015. It was meant to be sailing in 2018. It is now 2025, with completion drifting towards late 2026 or 2027, a 12-year build for a straightforward diesel-electric ferry. No experimental technology. No wartime shortages. No excuses that hold water. No wonder it’s started to corrode!
This isn’t just another delay. It’s a historical embarrassment.
There are very few civil ships, anywhere, ever, that have taken this long to go from order to service. In the modern era, it’s almost unheard of. Other countries build cruise ships the size of small towns in three or four years. We can’t manage one ferry in over a decade.
And it’s not bad luck. It’s systemic failure:
👉🏻Endless redesigns
👉🏻Political interference
👉🏻Incompetent procurement
👉🏻A culture where nobody is accountable
All funded, of course, by the taxpayer.
The real tragedy isn’t just the money, the crippled island communities, or the missed sailings. It’s what this says about the state of the country. A nation that once exported ships by the thousand now struggling to deliver one, late, over budget, and unfinished ferry.
And the blame lays squarely on those of the distracted and incompetent SNP.
They’re 💯responsible for this fiasco.
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Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
Nicola Sturgeon 'Covid corporate homicide' file passed to Crown Office prosecutors. @theSNP = on the wrong side of every judgement, every decision, every strategy every single time. Vote these incompetent muppets out in 2026. #SNPOut scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
Dr Brian Sweeney retweeted
Today I visited the hospital where my guys are being treated after being wounded in Pokrovsk. Some of them are no longer with us… It’s been a long time since I stepped into a hospital - I’m usually on the frontlines - but the conversations and faces I saw today are still with me.
What struck me most was their spirit. These are incredibly young Ukrainian men with serious injuries, yet the first thing they show you is humor. Courage. A determination so strong it takes your breath away. Not a single one said, “I’m done” or “I’m not going back.” It’s the complete opposite - every one of them is ready to return, even when some can barely move. This is a generation that refuses to break, no matter the cost.
And it reminded me of something essential - Ukraine stands because of people like them. Their bravery is the reason this country is still fighting, still living, still pushing forward.
That’s why supporting Ukrainian defenders matters. Not out of obligation, but because they have already given everything. And they deserve to know that people stand with them just as firmly as they stand for Ukraine.
Any contribution isn’t just about money - it’s about not abandoning those who protect Ukraine with their lives. It’s about honoring their courage and answering it with action. Thank you to everyone who supports. And to those who will after reading this. This is a shared frontline for all who believe in Ukraine.
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🇩🇰 Denmark set up 'live feed' from Athens
🇬🇷 Greece plot Athens revenge
🇧🇾 Belarus confident they can do Tartan Army a favour
It's a massive week for Scotland and here's how our opponents are preparing 🏴
dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/foot…
