A clear conscience - Yes, Prime Minister - BBC comedy YouTube video by BBC Studios

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It's too late now four stages' share.google/cvMkBVlPIFpV...

Agreed. Starmer makes a good voice in the room of reason. But as for good decisions, vision, communication, and implementation, seems totally lacking.

Taco

And if every house also had a 10kWh Battery and 100kWh Car smiling all the way to the grid at 15p/kWh if the government got a hurry on and improved the grid.

1918 American flu all over again. They even blamed that on the Spanish. Fuck ups never seem to stick to them. Even friendly fire.

The law, justice and policing is becoming more broken every day.

Reform UK vows to deport hundreds of thousands of refugees Nigel Farage’s party has looked to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as a model

YESTERDAY: Farage pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of refugees including those who have been given asylum stays. & he did so on the anniversary -58 YRS AGO-that Enoch Powell delivered his infamous & highly divisive “rivers of blood” speech
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6/6
This is a Union of Veto, not a new movement. We come from diverse backgrounds with one goal: protecting our geopolitical integrity. By sidelining Reform, we safeguard our place in NATO and Europe against the rising economic imperialism of China and the decline of old military powers.

5/6
When the seats do not materialize, the venture capital will dry up. Donors like Christopher Harborne look for a Return on Influence. If the Veto holds the line, Reform becomes a stranded asset. Without momentum or money, this nomadic "chaos capital" will be forced to move to another nation.

4/6
In our First Past The Post system, the Tactical Veto is worth two votes. By backing "stocking filler" parties like the LibDem, Green, Nationals where they are strongest, we create a mathematical wall. We deny ReFuk the seats they need to influence policy, making their business model non-viable.

3/6
The "Tactical Veto" is our strongest weapon. It is not about voting for a manifesto you love; it is about voting against the most offensive option. Numerically literate voters are already uniting to block this corporate takeover by holding their noses and choosing the least offensive winner.

2/6
Reform UK Ltd is not a traditional party. It is a private company designed for chaos profiteering. Backed by venture capital, its goal is to destabilize a G7 economy for the benefit of a few shareholders. To defeat it, we must treat it as a bad investment and trigger a total funding rout.

1/6
The downfall of Reform UK Ltd starts at the ballot box. By voting strategically, we cleanse the political structure and prove that a disciplined electorate cannot be asset-stripped. Hold your nose, cast your veto, and let's send the chaos profiteers packing. #TacticalVeto #UnitedEurope

The "spirit" of the BBC died when it stopped being a gatekeeper of truth and started being a mirror of social media noise.
Calling out the lies in real time in its attempt to be balanced, the BBC has fallen into the trap of both-sides-ism.
A slow death for 30yrs, it's agonising.

The "spirit" of the BBC died when it stopped being a gatekeeper of truth and started being a mirror of social media noise.
Calling out the lies in real time in its attempt to be balanced, the BBC has fallen into the trap of both-sides-ism.

Scams & Scandals - The Immigration Fraudsters BBC News exposes the legal advisers charging migrants thousands of pounds to fabricate immigration claims, encouraging them to pretend to be gay, and make false allegations about domestic abuse.

The BBC are a disgrace. Ask yourself what would you do if yours and your families life were counted in weeks or rape, or slavery.

Scams & Scandals , The Immigration Fraudsters: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002vpsf

THAAD and a loud thud: How Gulf countries paid $142 billion to US for a leaky umbrella US THAAD System Destroyed by Iran: Gulf countries poured billions into American missile defences designed to stop Iran's arsenal. Yet when retaliation came, sheer volume and cost asymmetry turned the ...

Well, well, well👇 And now the US ships have almost been bled dry.

It looks like the Yanks are the Paper Tiger now.

US THAAD System Destroyed by Iran: Gulf countries' $142-billion bill for American leaky missile defence umbrella

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Now there's a surprise. 😏 I'm in the process of Insulation, Solar & Batteries and Air Source Heat Pump.

I doubt our government will be able to afford the Grant/0% Loan system next year.

(8/8) The "Grand Compromise". We cannot have an adequate UK Defence reach on a mid-sized budget without painful tax hikes or cutting the welfare mountain. The money is not hidden in oil companies; it is currently tied up in our pensions and debt.

The bitter reality of 2026.

(7/8) Why not just "steal" energy profits? We already tax North Sea oil at 78%. Most of those "billions" are made abroad or in global trading, where the UK has no jurisdiction. Even seizing 100% of UK profits would not scratch a third of the £38B gap.

(6/8) Europe is moving at two speeds. Poland and the Baltics are hitting 4% to 5% of GDP because they view it as an existential cost. Meanwhile, Spain and Italy are barely "meeting" targets by reclassifying existing costs. The UK is stuck in the middle.

(5/8) The real villain is debt interest. We spend £114B a year just to service our debt. That is nearly 3x the current core defence budget. If we were not paying interest, we could fund a £38B defence hike three times over. The "cost" of UK debt is staggering.

(4/8) If government tax our way there, get ready for a squeeze, and pensioners starve. £38B needs a 5.5p jump in basic Income Tax or VAT rising from 20% to 24%. £60B is an 8.7p hike. Since thresholds are frozen until 2031, "fiscal drag" is already biting. These hikes would be on top of that.

(3/8) The £60B "New Cold War" scenario is even steeper. It is 18% of all welfare or almost 80% of what we spend on disability and health benefits. Doubling defence spending effectively means the military becomes the second-largest cost after the NHS.

(2/8) A £38B boost is "to fix the black hole" option. That equals 11.4% of the entire UK welfare and pensions (£333.7B). Specifically, it is about 26% of the State Pension bill. It is not just a budget shift; it may require a total reordering of our national priorities.

(1/8) Let's talk about the brutal math of the UK defence budget. To reach 3.5% of GDP or "full rearmament," we are looking at an extra £38B or £60B. It sounds like just numbers, but the trade-offs are massive. Here is a thread on the nuance of security vs the welfare, benefits, tax & VAT.

Nor get on a flight without a valved FFP3. The rest of the flight is mixing air, so there's no point in my mask getting hot and sweaty/moist and have to be replaced before the flight is over.

I doubt European Economies and people are willing to sustain war. Politicians are afraid of the sacrifice to social & welfare citizens will have to make. £38B, £60B for Cold War spending. And citizens have no sense of urgency or idea this will cost them 12%-20% of the benefit, pension/28% base rate

I believe that lesson has been learnt over and over and .......... again throughout history. Military Imperial designs on others sovereign territory never ends well. Both Russia and USA are in decline.

Will Chinese Financial Imperialistic designs fair better. Asian Pacific, without a shot...Europe?