Silent Hero is about Colonel George Williams late of the @BritishArmy's @Int_Corps who was one of the victims of the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash. Copyright @ 2024 – SamJRosenfeld, all rights reserved. The Song is the Copyright of SamJRosenfeld I have no idea of the origin of the video and have been unable to locate the owners but no infringement is intended. @ArmyChaplaincy @DefenceHQ

The Green Party Should Be Declared a Hate Group—and Its MPs and Councillors Barred from Public Office There is something rather extraordinary about a political party adopting a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, only for its leader to assure the country that there is nothing particularly controversial about it. Yet @ZackPolanski insists that @TheGreenParty’s motion is “not controversial” and has confirmed that he will not seek to overturn the decision before 2028.¹ The Electoral Commission does not presently possess a general power to deregister a political party simply because its views are considered hateful or offensive. Nor does His Majesty’s Government (HMG) have the general authority to disqualify elected MPs and councillors merely because of their political opinions or those of their party.² But surely Parliament must now confront whether the law provides adequate safeguards against political organisations that promote hatred or discrimination. In my view, where an independent judicial process establishes that a political party has promoted unlawful hatred or discrimination, the law should permit deregistration and, where individual wrongdoing warrants it, disqualification from public office. The Government must give the Electoral Commission greater powers to deregister political parties, introduce a more robust registration process and, where appropriate, establish legal safeguards enabling the courts to disqualify individuals from holding public office. For democracy cannot survive on the ballot box alone. It depends equally upon the rule of law, the protection of religious freedom and the principle that no political party—however popular, fashionable or self-righteous—is above either. And if the law proves incapable of confronting unlawful hatred within political life, then perhaps it is the law itself that Parliament must revisit. References ¹ The Independent — 18 October 2026 Greens won’t overturn ‘Zionism is racism’ motion until at least 2028, Polanski says. independent.co.uk/news/uk/po… ² Electoral Commission — Official Guidance How Political Parties Are Registered. electoralcommission.org.uk/p… Disqualifications — Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary General Elections. electoralcommission.org.uk/g…

RONALD REAGAN — ON POLITICIANS AND HEAVEN “An evangelical minister and a politician arrived at Heaven’s gates together. St. Peter welcomed them both and showed the minister to a small, modest room containing only a bed, a chair and a table. The politician, fearing what might await him, was astonished when St. Peter led him to a magnificent mansion, surrounded by beautiful gardens and attended by servants. Bewildered, the politician asked: ‘But why should I receive such a splendid mansion when that good and holy man is given only a single room?’ St. Peter smiled and replied: ‘You have to understand how things are up here. We’ve got thousands and thousands of clergy. You’re the first politician who ever made it.’” — Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States 8 March 1983 Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals Orlando, Florida, United States This is an edited and condensed rendering of a story Reagan told during his celebrated 1983 address, subsequently known as the“Evil Empire” speech. The closing punchline is reproduced verbatim. Source: @Reagan_Library: Presidential Library — Official Speech Transcript (8 March 1983): reaganlibrary.gov/archives/s…

Donald Trump and the Nuclear Taboo Nukes are the big difference between today and 1914 or 1939. Would the U.S. President ever use them? “What do nuclear weapons deter? Russia’s possession hasn’t stopped Ukraine forces from crossing into Russian territory. It hasn’t stopped Kyiv from striking inside Russia, even attacking its irreplaceable nuclear bomber fleet.” @HolmanJenkins - @WSJ wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump…

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