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Replying to @BBCNewsnight
A discussion on Brexit with 5 Remainers including 2 from the BBC! Impartiality at its worst! @AllisonPearson
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Replying to @BenObeseJecty
Correct. There were three candidates on the Nov 2025 Perisher, two failed in the simulator stage. The course was cancelled as “no longer viable” so the 3rd candidate could not progress.
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🚨 SCOOP – Not a single submarine commander passed the legendary Perisher course last year Fewer than 10 surface officers passed CQ2, for sea command The RN need 35 passes per year to sustain. Insiders blamed low morale & lack of sea time thesun.co.uk/news/40752485/r…
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This government is not managing the decline of the British Armed Forces, it is driving that decline.
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Why? Are you thinking of taxing it?
The clocks go back by one hour on 25 October at 2am, which means you’ll gain an hour ⏰ What will you do with the extra time? Let us know below 👇
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A shame such an organisation is needed but please follow them because they ARE
Parents Against Antisemitism is a group of parents working to tackle antisemitism in UK schools. We support families, gather evidence and challenge the failures that allow antisemitism to go unaddressed. Report an incident: parentsagainstantisemitism.o…
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Hello les juges ? On vous voit.
BREAKING: The first rioters and looters have been sentenced in France. The judges practically refuse to hand out prison sentences: 🔴 Toulouse – Ylan, 18 years old. Throwing a Molotov cocktail at police officer - Sentence: 12 months suspended + 140 hours of community service + deprivation of voting rights for 3 years. - Max. sentence: 10 years in prison 🔴 Lille – 3 men, including 2 illegal migrants. Arrested with bags filled with loot from Micromania and Calzedonia stores. - Sentence: 10 months in prison with custody warrant + 2-year territorial ban (for the 2 undocumented migrants). - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Lille – Father of a family with a crowbar, attempted break-in at a store. - Sentence: 10 months in prison with custody warrant + 3-year ban on demonstrations. - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Lille – 23-year-old man, launching fireworks at police - Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring + 140 hours of community service. - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Reims – Sahel W., 19 years old. Looting a Carrefour - Sentence: 105 hours of community service. - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Reims – Hugo M., 20 years old. Looting a Caviar boutique. - Sentence: 4 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 7 years. 🔴 Rouen – Tunisian delivery driver, looting of a gold buyback shop (16,000€ worth of jewelry in his pockets). Repeat offender. - Sentence: 8 months in prison with custody warrant + revocation of 6 months suspended from a previous conviction. - Max. sentence: 14 years 🔴 Rouen – Anthony, homeless. Looting of the Courir boutique. Repeat offender. - Sentence: 6 months in prison + 6 suspended. - Max. sentence: 14 years 🔴 Rouen – 26-year-old unemployed man. Looting of Micromania. Repeat offender. - Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 14 years 🔴 Rouen – Nicolas, garbage collector, and Zakaria. Throwing projectiles at police and insults. - Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Lyon – Mohamed, illegal migrant. Looting of Louis Vuitton boutique (6 wallets, 2 pairs of glasses, one pair of pants, one leather bag, and one fabric bag). - Sentence: 6 months in prison with custody warrant - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Lyon – Cheima, 30-year-old woman. Looting of JD Sports store - Sentence: 8 months suspended. - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Lyon – Sophia, 27 years old. Already 9 convictions including thefts. Looting of JD Sports store. - Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 14 years 🔴 Lyon – Adam, 19-y-old Swiss national. "Black bloc" from abroad. Arrested leaving a looted Monoprix + resistance - Sentence: 12 months suspended. - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Perpignan – 20-y-old man, throwing a construction barrier at 2 police officers. - Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Perpignan – 21-y-old man. Throwing objects at police and vandalizing the city. Ski goggles, t-shirt as balaclava, and reinforced gloves. - Sentence: 10 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 7 years 🔴 Perpignan – 22-y-old Amazon delivery driver, already one prior conviction. Scooter theft after demonstration with face concealment, in a group and break-in - Sentence: 8 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 10 years 🔴 Limoges – 20-y-old woman. Looting in stores and at City Hall (later destroyed by fire) - Sentence: 6 months in prison with custody warrant + 18 suspended prob. - Max. sentence: 12 years 🔴 Pau – 43-y-old man. Throwing objects at police - Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring. - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Nîmes – 24-y-old PE teacher. Throwing objects that injured a police man (3 days of leave). - Sentence: 18 months suspended prob. - Max. sentence: 5 years 🔴 Grenoble – 10 people. Looting Sentences: from 4 months suspended to 8 months served (served for 1 individual already convicted to suspended in June). Max. sentence: 7 years
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🚨 In a letter to Andy Burnham, Labour Against Antisemitism said: “Your national security adviser’s wife, Sarah Helm, has written of ‘the Jewish lobby’ and its access to prime ministers. “Partners are part of developed vetting. Either Jonathan Powell lacks full clearance, vetting missed this, or saw it. Each is indefensible. “You promised zero tolerance on anti-Semitism. Mr Powell’s position is untenable, and his wife raises security concerns. He must resign or be sacked.” telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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Our special forces are some of the best in the world, yet their morale is being weakened and their effectiveness blunted by baseless, bogus, and pernicious lawfare. Today, I asked the Prime Minister what he is going to do about it 👇🏻
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“Veterans feel BETRAYED by this Troubles Bill.” Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner and former Army officer David Johnston voices his opposition as the Troubles Bill passes through the House of Commons. @jkyleofficial
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A very happy John Eskdale, 102 year old Commando veteran, with his copy of Behind Enemy Lines. John is a living, walking legend - so many amazing stories, such a privilege to hear them.
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My attempt at discussing what has driven violent riots & wanton destruction in France (not without interruption). I was also reacting to unhelpfully labelling Kemi Badenoch's mention of challenges of migration y'day, as a Trump-like dog whistle #PoliticsLive
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Just go straight to the comments. They don’t disappoint. This is the Twitter I know and love 😂😂😂
The clocks go back by one hour on 25 October at 2am, which means you’ll gain an hour ⏰ What will you do with the extra time? Let us know below 👇
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The ghastly, entirely preventable, man-made tragedy that was Aberfan - 60 years on. Beautiful, moving writing by @AllisonPearson - who grew up close by No paywall ⬇️⬇️⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/gift/3f323a6…
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Replying to @AllisonPearson
British Summer Time was introduced in 1916. I think we have got the hang of it by now.
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I defy any parent - indeed, any sentient adult - to read @AllisonPearson's account of the Aberfan tragedy without choking up. “We gently removed the sticky black matter that clung to their hair and clothes, and washed their faces, making sure that their silky soft skin was totally clean and dry. This was important because it would enable their mums and dads to give a kiss goodbye. We lifted their limp arms in order to wash their little hands, making sure that mud was removed between each finger. It was strange to think the pen marks on their hands had been made only a couple of hours before.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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If you want to understand Aberfan, and why the King, Queen and Prince of Wales visited today, @AllisonPearson has captured it here: The horror of Aberfan will never die, but neither will the humanity telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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This government's taken us back 40 years, what's an extra hour going to do.
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