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Is 'The West' at war with Russia? Ask two questions: Has The West firmly stated that it is politically opposed to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and wishes to see it fail? Is it in the interest of future West European security to see Russia be defeated in Ukraine? 1/11


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Timeline -EU not consulted on 28-point plan -Germany's Merz finds out in press -Demands call with Trump (NYT) -Hurries G20 meeting/EU statements -EU officials rush to Geneva, uninvited -Wait OUTSIDE ROOM, briefed at end of day -New plan hatched, not shared -EU again in the dark

Washington has classified the new “peace plan” for Ukraine: even the EU has no idea what’s in the document Politico reports that the updated version of the peace plan for Ukraine is being kept secret even from European officials. According to a diplomat, the contents are…

nexta_tv's tweet image. Washington has classified the new “peace plan” for Ukraine: even the EU has no idea what’s in the document

Politico reports that the updated version of the peace plan for Ukraine is being kept secret even from European officials. According to a diplomat, the contents are…


Does anyone at the BBC currently have a brain - or is it on autopilot, and auto transmit. An internal ChatGPT of groupthink.

Government “spends money into existence”. MMT language, implying that Government spending is unconstrained, being presented as established fact rather than a fringe view. Can see why Polanski is pleased but very odd from a BBC correspondent.



I hear that @JeffBezos likes suggestions to improve business. Here’s two to fix: When I search AmazonUK for an e-book I always end up at the Amazon book site that says “we don’t support Kindle sales here…” Only Google points me to the right one. When overseas, and looking for…


I’d love to know who these “senior military sources” are @larisamlbrown Because they seem to assume the current ‘bang for buck’ ratio is simply fine and all we need is more bucks. These “sources” ought to be addressing the ratio first.

A senior military source called the SDR a “pipe dream” and said: “We don’t have enough people, equipment, and that all comes down to money. Can the country afford everything in the SDR? No." thetimes.com/article/298dad…



I think it’s fair to say - @CalumDouglas1 - that the V1 was cheap and cost the Allies much more to counter, and the V2 was the opposite.

It has sometimes been explained to me that the Second World War attacks by the German "wonder weapons" like the V1 pulse jet (essentially an early cruise missile) and V2 ballistic missile, where little more than a waste of resources and achieved very little. I am yet to be…

CalumDouglas1's tweet image. It has sometimes been explained to me that the Second World War attacks by the German "wonder weapons" like the V1 pulse jet (essentially an early cruise missile) and V2 ballistic missile, where little more than a waste of resources and achieved very little.

I am yet to be…
CalumDouglas1's tweet image. It has sometimes been explained to me that the Second World War attacks by the German "wonder weapons" like the V1 pulse jet (essentially an early cruise missile) and V2 ballistic missile, where little more than a waste of resources and achieved very little.

I am yet to be…


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And London?


War-footing? The problem here is many individual European capitals have smelt the coffee - Warsaw and recently Berlin to the fore. Where is Brussels, and Paris?

EXCLUSIVE: Negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship defence fund SAFE have failed, people familiar with the matter said, a major blow to European security. Despite talks between officials this week, the two sides remained far apart on the financial contribution Britain…



A bit ‘Accidentally Wes Anderson’ but with Asian characteristics. Or perhaps what Hopper might see today…

edwardstrngr's tweet image. A bit ‘Accidentally Wes Anderson’ but with Asian characteristics. Or perhaps what Hopper might see today…

Totally buy this - see my recent on viewing the military as we should a ‘Supermarket’. I.e. not a ‘shop’ but a sophisticated, technically savvy manager of sustainable international supply chains to keep developing products/forces that confer advantage.@CalumDouglas1

Key strategic lessons from history, which apparently, remain almost as un-heeded as they were in the 1930`s and 1940`s among several of the less fortunate protagonists, @RoyalAirForce @almurray @QinetiQ @AeroSociety 1) If you do not control the metallic and petrochemical…

CalumDouglas1's tweet image. Key strategic lessons from history, which apparently, remain almost as un-heeded as they were in the 1930`s and 1940`s among several of the less fortunate protagonists,

@RoyalAirForce @almurray @QinetiQ @AeroSociety

 1) If you do not control the metallic and petrochemical…


We should view the military as we would a supermarket - not a shop display window. The window display shows a few smart things you have now. But a supermarket is an agile business that can rapidly manipulate international supply chains to achieve a sustainable advantage over…

⚙️The MOD should focus less on the vehicle and where it comes from, and more on the factory producing the vehicle and where that is. Making the factory is 100x harder than making the thing the factory makes. If we focus on what we can fully fabricate in the UK, good-enough…

TotherChris's tweet image. ⚙️The MOD should focus less on the vehicle and where it comes from, and more on the factory producing the vehicle and where that is.

Making the factory is 100x harder than making the thing the factory makes.

If we focus on what we can fully fabricate in the UK, good-enough…


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The timing of new Ajax problems couldn’t be much worse …

Britain's top military chiefs held a "very difficult" meeting this week over how to fund plans to rebuild the armed forces amid fears of further cuts, defence sources have said. news.sky.com/story/military…



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All true, but focusing on Witkoff misses the big picture in these so-called peace plan revelations. It’s what many of us have said since January: The Trump family & team are allied with Russia against Ukraine and Europe for profit, and there are no US national interests involved.

Reaction of Western journalists to the published transcript of Witkoff's conversation with Russians. 💬 Oliver Carroll, The Economist. "Even in the Trump era, this is stunning. Here is Steve Witkoff, an American official, giving instructions to a Kremlin adviser on how Putin…



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Juries have been the last line of defence against the authoritarian cancel mob. When our members have found themselves charged with criminal offences for speaking out, juries have reliably said no dice to overzealous prosecutors. This has infuriated the CPS and the activists…

SpeechUnion's tweet image. Juries have been the last line of defence against the authoritarian cancel mob. 

When our members have found themselves charged with criminal offences for speaking out, juries have reliably said no dice to overzealous prosecutors.  This has infuriated the CPS and the activists…

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Cannot believe they want to end trial by jury. One of our most fundamental rights. Literally Magna Carta stuff.


This point was also made yesterday by @siralexyounger on @BBCr4today

"..When Urals crude crossed below $50 in April 2025, the Kremlin didn’t just lose money. Rather it lost the mathematical possibility of sustaining its war." This morning, Black Sea Urals crude was $36/barrel. The thing speaks for itself. brianiselin.com/silencing-russ…



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Britain needs nuclear power. Our nuclear projects are the most expensive in the world and among the slowest. Regulators and industry are paralysed by risk aversion. This can change. For Britain to prosper, it must. Earlier this year, the Prime Minister appointed me to lead a…

JohnFingleton1's tweet image. Britain needs nuclear power. Our nuclear projects are the most expensive in the world and among the slowest. Regulators and industry are paralysed by risk aversion. This can change. For Britain to prosper, it must.

Earlier this year, the Prime Minister appointed me to lead a…

Christmas lights, with German characteristics…

edwardstrngr's tweet image. Christmas lights, with German characteristics…

The trouble with being 60 is that you have seen at least two generations of ‘very clever young people’ who have discovered tax and spend. “But this time it will be different!”

Total drivel. If you don’t want to be disciplined by the bond markets don’t borrow from them. But stop complaining if you do.



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