George Waterhouse 🏴⚓️
@wasserhouse
Husband. Father. Railwayman. “and there in that pleasant corner of the world they plied their well-ordered business of living.”
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Its bc the ‘liberal’ bit of the Lib-Dems is now purely vestigial
One shift from Lib Dems from 2000s to today seems to be they’re less at the forefront of big national campaigns especially on civil liberties - it seems fairly likely that under Kennedy/Clegg - the Lib Dems would have been face of opposition to eg the changes to jury trials.
I want a government that goes to bat for the British people the way Labour goes to bat for random foreign extremists.
This is the heart of the problem: citizenship without loyalty. A man not born in Britain, who makes no secret of the fact that he loathes us, is here on a technicality. Cases like his explain why the argument has moved on to the nationality rights of British-born extremists.
🚨 NEW: No 10 says Keir Starmer still considers Alaa Abd el-Fattah's arrival in the UK to be "welcome" because he is a British citizen who was "unfairly detained abroad"
The funny thing is that we’ve also pissed off a security partner for zero benefit. So we have a foreign government angry, a domestic scandal, and nothing gained other than the NGO-occupied govt patting themselves on the back. Massive retardation at large.
🚨🚨Important update: Cairo has outright rejected Starmer’s reported assertion that he was unaware of Alaa’s record of incitement to violence, maintaining that British officials were explicitly briefed on the matter. Late tonight, I received a message from a well-connected…
Britain finds itself in an utterly unprecedented and deeply humiliating situation, one that has made it a global laughing stock. Only in Britain could you witness the years-long campaign to pressure a country into releasing an extremist, only for that same nation, its…
Roast haunch of venison shot, skinned and butchered by these fair hands. Merry Christmas all. Cheers
The British Government expects you to share a country with these people. How many thousands more are arriving every month?
Two men guilty of plotting gun attack on mass gathering of Jewish people in Manchester area bbc.in/3Y9j5mY
bbc.co.uk
Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community
Greater Manchester Police say the plot could have been "the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history".
The killer had a good moment here to think about what he planned to do. If he had known that a severe punishment would face him, then this man might still be alive. We need to punish cold calculating attacks like this extremely severely.
My husband turned to me and said 'this is the best day of my life'... 15 minutes later he died in my arms - and his killer only got five years in prison: Widow of father killed by Sainsbury's queue-jumper tells of her fury at Britain's soft justice trib.al/9hhiOVv
The reluctance of the UK to increase defence spending at a time when other countries in Europe are stepping-up inevitably creates a risk of defence firms investing in manufacturing capacity and supply chains in other markets. This is investment that could easily be made here.…
🔴 The boss of defence giant Leonardo has threatened to scrap all investment in Britain following a row over a long-delayed military helicopter contract Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…
The details in here somehow make it worse. No remorse or apology, the killer's family smirking during sentencing, and the judge even managing to get the victim's name wrong.
My husband turned to me and said 'this is the best day of my life'... 15 minutes later he died in my arms - and his killer only got five years in prison: Widow of father killed by Sainsbury's queue-jumper tells of her fury at Britain's soft justice trib.al/9hhiOVv
The attacker went outside, waited for the victim, tried to obscure his identity, attacked, ran, gave no apology and showed no remorse. He will serve less than 3 years.
My husband turned to me and said 'this is the best day of my life'... 15 minutes later he died in my arms - and his killer only got five years in prison: Widow of father killed by Sainsbury's queue-jumper tells of her fury at Britain's soft justice trib.al/9hhiOVv
It’s inane that we might let this happen — this isn’t about sentimentality, it’s a question of national security and retaining an industrial base
British Steel merger could spell the end for the nation’s blast furnaces, risking about 2,000 jobs in Scunthorpe and leaving the UK as the only G7 country without any remaining virgin steelmaking capacity. thetimes.com/business/compa…
My husband turned to me and said 'this is the best day of my life'... 15 minutes later he died in my arms - and his killer only got five years in prison: Widow of father killed by Sainsbury's queue-jumper tells of her fury at Britain's soft justice trib.al/9hhiOVv
Jorge Luis Borges on English:
English is such a robust, flexible, richly-endowed language that puns come easily. We have such an abundance of words, and there are so many natural conduits flowing between them, that all but the most sophisticated wordplay is just not impressive. Other languages are different.
English is such a robust, flexible, richly-endowed language that puns come easily. We have such an abundance of words, and there are so many natural conduits flowing between them, that all but the most sophisticated wordplay is just not impressive. Other languages are different.
I once dated an Iranian who told me Iranians consider puns to be highbrow and literary. If you could make a pun, women would be impressed by how sophisticated you are. Much for America to consider.
If this had been a Reform councillor or candidate we wouldn’t hear the end of it. But it’s Green Party and not being reported by any major outlet. Just one or two local news outlets. A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: “We have arrested three people as part of an…
🚨NEW: Green party councillor Cllr Sohail Asghar has been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery in Accrington
6 months for trying to kidnap a baby? These judges have so much to answer for. Disgusting.
🚨NEWS: An migrant named Emmanuel Chukwunedu from Niger has been sentenced to 6 months after he tried to kidnap a 2 year old in Dundee. The child's mum luckily raised the alarm and locals intervened. [@TheSun ]
I grew up reading "the Pelican History of England" series which made it clear that 🏴 was already tied for most socially & technically advanced in Europe (& thus the world) by the 1600s if not earlier. The others were 🇳🇱🇸🇪, but empire limited by tiny populations & nearby threats.
Demiesh Williams, who killed a man who objected to him jumping a queue, didn't strike in the heat of the moment. He returned to his car, retrieved a balaclava, put it on, then waited until his victim left the shop, hit and killed him. How is that only worth 3 years in prison?
How wonderful it is to have the sun on your face and hear the green woodpecker’s yaffle in the valley and the warble of the chiffchaff in the hedgerow. (It almost makes you forget you’ve got the drive the train to Exeter then up to Waterloo and back later on.)
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