We should note that the Tories did nothing to move us away from the EU OV system - and tied us to it with the Windsor Framework.

Mohammed Yousaf is a solicitor in Bradford. He was caught on camera offering to help people fraudulently avoid fines for employing illegal workers. He said he does it "all the time". I've written to the Solicitors Regulator calling for him to be struck off.

An additional £470 million over four years will go into protecting defence sites, with security strengthened across the estate following the incidents at RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth. Click image for more. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=7…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 “Homegrown Scots” Hannah Mary Goodlad finds the term disrespectful.

The French government has an available force of 90,000 trained anti-riot police. It doesn't need the Army and to use if would be playing into the hands of the anarchists (Black Bloc) who seek to provoke an aggressive over-reaction by the State. But what has to be appreciated is that while police anti-riot tactics, equipment and training have improved, dedicated anarchist groups have also developed, and the police have not (yet) developed an effective counter. Drafting in the Army would not help - they don't have the skill set or the organisation to deal with the Black Bloc's evolving tactics. turbulenttimes.co.uk/news/fr…

Typhoons to Saudi Arabia Views my own, comments and corrections welcome - apologies, this is a long one. 1/25 The announcement this week (20th October 2026) that the United Kingdom will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 aircraft, an A400M Atlas transport aircraft and military advisers to Saudi Arabia, while extending existing air-to-air refuelling support, represents a measured but strategically significant reinforcement of a long-standing partnership. Authorised by Prime Minister Andy Burnham and set out by Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, the Typhoons will conduct defensive counter-air missions to protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks. They will not undertake offensive strikes. The package builds on air defence equipment already in place and a Voyager tanker that has completed fourteen operational missions. This decision sits within a relationship that has shaped British policy in the Gulf for more than a century and within a contemporary environment of constrained British military capacity. The wider history, the evolution of the Typhoon force, the pressures on the Royal Saudi Air Force, and the limits imposed by commitments elsewhere all illuminate why a relatively small deployment can still matter, and why the absence of sustained investment risks stretching a core capability too far.

"Do you feel more English or Bangladesh" - "Bangladesh" "Do you miss Bangladesh?" - "Yes" "What do you do for work?" - "I don't work" "How do you make money and survive?" - "I get benefit" There are millions more like him in the UK...

Processing capacity has all but gone in Britain, a real problem across sectors, not just livestock.

Oh, my God. They're actually going to do this, aren't they?

An excellent short explanation of something which is quite basic, but often obscured by politicians.

🚨BREAKING: PM Giorgia Meloni has revealed that around 50% of those arrested for rioting in Italy are foreigners This is worse than anyone thought, and proves it's not about education. Macron must publish the same data.

We have a parliament full of MPs with the intellect and maturity of children.

Jackdaw gas will displace expensive LNG with a bigger environmental footprint. What's not to like?

What people are missing here - especially the politicians - is that the protests in France are being exploited by a highly organised and skilled anarchist group, dedicated to the destruction the Republic. In this, the migrant looters are being used as pawns. This has relevance in terms of control strategies, but it also has relevance to protest and political groups in the UK who are seeking change. While the violent aspects are obviously off-limits, there are lessons to be learnt from the structures and tactics employed by the French groups, which could usefully be applied to the Right's attempts to gain recognition of its agenda.

The bit where you get to conscription is the bit where it declines into fantasy. Not necessarily because 18-24 year olds would resist -- although I suspect plenty would -- but because we have lost the capacity to conscript, train and equip a large army in short order. There are no cadre units, which would have to be built. Barracks, training facilities, uniforms, weapons and weapons platforms would all have to be found. We presently have between eight and fifteen 155mm howitzers in total (the rest were sent to Ukraine). I know that every soldier does not need a howitzer, but I mention it because it demonstrates the tiny reserves of weapons and ammunition we currently have. I wouldn't be surprised if the even the current, tiny Army cannot train properly for this reason. We have no industrial capacity to close the gap between the present position and having a large, multi-division conscript army any time soon. Yet closing that gap should be one of the main focusses of any serious government. The ability to mobilise in extermis is of paramount importance. Focussing on producing large numbers of assault rifles, uniforms, prefab barracks, fibre optic FPV drones, NLAW or other anti-tank weapons, Starstreak, quad bikes and dirt bikes and means to dig and pour concrete would be an excellent start. None of these would be particularly expensive in and of themselves (I guess Starstreak would be the most expensive), and all are within our technological ability to produce in massive numbers. Such a force would be defensively potent. @thinkdefence

👀 Unacceptably high short term Grid balancing to keep the lights on! This will cost the country a fortune!

A promise made. A promise kept. 🇪🇺     The ban on the internal combustion engine is off the table.    This is a success for the European automotive industry and for the people who keep it running.     ✅ Technological neutrality secured: no ban on the combustion engine  ✅ Good news for the 13.8 million workers who make up around 6% of all EU jobs and 8.5% of manufacturing jobs  ✅ More certainty for SMEs: they make up over 90% of businesses in the automotive value chain, from manufacturing to sales and repair  ✅ Freedom of choice: Europeans decide which car fits their life and their budget  ✅ Our climate targets stand     European car manufacturers now have the flexibility they need to innovate and compete globally. Workers have more certainty about their future. And families keep the right to choose.     ✅ Protecting the planet and protecting jobs are not opposites  ✅ Climate ambition and a competitive industry go hand in hand    And the EPP Group will keep delivering both!

Latest news commentary: Royal Navy could acquire up to six Norwegian-built motherships navylookout.com/royal-navy-c…

As net zero falls apart, we will suffer the consequences of it for decades. Never forget or forgive the politicians and spivs who used it to enrich themselves and to try to limit our freedoms. And never stop mocking the midwits who followed it unquestioningly.

This is a very important point.