Chris Rivers

Mmm I think Trump would have advocated for the US to join the Molotov/von Ribbentrop pact, and would have frequently excused or praised Hitler. Would probably have attacked various countries under cover of the war

🚨 BREAKING: The partner of an unknown Labour MP is one of three arrested on suspicion of spying for China

A second person arrested is the partner of a former Labour MP

Only idiots and racists. Because Labour is NOT trying to “bring back a blasphemy law” 🤦‍♂️

Galatasaray sanctioned for this month's Champions League clash ‌at Liverpool, after UEFA confirmed sanctions over their supporters ​throwing objects, lighting fireworks and causing ​disturbances last week at a match with ⁠Juventus, causing injuries to Juventus fans in Turin.

Labour defector to Reform Clive Furness says "I delight in the different colours of people, the different cuisines, the different clothing"

How did he get to be knighted? 🤷‍♂️

‘Treat us fairly’: skilled workers face having their dream of settling in UK snatched away As government mulls doubling requirement to 10 years, the uncertainty is putting many who came to Britain to work under strain

An economically, politically and morally bankrupt strategy.

Bad for individuals, bad for families, bad for businesses, bad for public services, bad for integration and cohesion.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Even his wartime leadership has been questioned in terms of his consistency & acuity: he drank heavily so was not always useful in terms of government direction. But in terms of ‘bulldog’ obstinacy & determination he stood out.

In his lifetime, a lot of people viewed him as a self promoting, entitled chancer. He was often horribly out of his depth and famously had some disastrous turns - most famously as a disastrous Chancellor and First Lord of the Admiralty.

Frequently rejected at the ballot box he bounced back.

Churchill has retrospectively been turned into a cartoon like superhero who could do no wrong and who we all owe a debt of gratitude forever.

The gold standard of leadership.

A man of supreme wit and gifted with statesmanship unrivalled by any other

It's far more complicated and interesting 1/3

*Less than a quarter (22%) of the England & Wales population has any ethnic origin that is external to the UK*

For Reform/Advance/Restore racists it’s the 16% of UK citizens that are Black or of dual Black-White heritage that in their view should be deported from their homes.

The Kurds in Iran are no friends of the Ayatollahs. The US seems to be trying to destroy Iranian military strength in or near to Kurdish provinces in Iran.

Will this help the Kurds? Or will they be abandoned yet again, as they were by them in Iraq and Syria?

thekurdishproject.org/kurdistan-ma....

Many Kurds in Iran actually live closer to Baghdad and Kuwait than to Tehran.

Roughly 30% of Iran’s Kurdish population is in Kermanshah, making it the most populous Kurdish province.

Kurdistan Province has 28%, and Kurdish-majority counties of West Azerbaijan account for roughly 25%.

Kurdish border areas in Iran constitute parts of three Iranian provinces; Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, and West Azerbaijan Province. These three Iranian & Kurdish provinces also share borders with parts of Iraq and Turkey that are inhabited by the Kurds.

UK economy expands in February but persisting cost pressures pose challenge for BoE Britain's services sector grew robustly during February, according to a survey on Wednesday that also showed job cuts and price pressures persisted, a potential worry for ​the Bank of England ahead of this month's interest rate decision.

UK economy expands in February but persisting cost pressures pose challenge for BoE reut.rs/4bkRW7U

Another Iranian attack on the Ras Tanura oil facility in Saudi Arabia. Workers have been evacuated. (Kpler)

Report: At least 101 people missing after submarine attack on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka Sri Lankan navy launches rescue mission after distress call near Galle; at least 78 wounded and 30 rescued from sinking vessel

101 people missing and 78 wounded after a submarine attack on an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka’s coast.

The frigate, IRIS Dena, was on its return voyage to Iran after attending Indian naval engagements. It had 180 crew members.

www.ynetnews.com/article/h1jn...

Voters continue to turn away from the two main parties, looking for alternatives.

Labour’s vote share halved compared to the general election. And with a much smaller 2024 base to start from, the Tory vote share faded away to a quarter what they had in 2024. At 2%, they lost their deposit…

If there is no effective reliable treatment for a disease, what is to be gained by testing for it years before the symptoms materialise?

Years of extra anxiety?

Telegraph front page: 'Starmer is no Churchill'

But Trump's no FDR.

GB News are now bringing Restore Britain on to the channel to tell their own black British presenter, born in Newcastle, she is not British - and it is "ridiculous" to define being British in a way that includes black people.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fundamentally they are racists. Albeit when told this they are in denial.

The Deputy Attorney General just rescinded the policy against no knock warrants in most cases. That policy was an important public safety measure. Restricting their use saved lives. Breonna Taylor died because of one. www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/u...

The final verdict on the Morgan McSweeney strategy:

“Now, if you regard the Bush administration as a model of stability in comparison to the Trump administration, they too showed a reckless impatience about the hard grind of the follow up to regime change. This was a lesson for Blair’s Labour government that they didn't learn at the time.”

Presumably Four Seasons Landscaping was already booked

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“North Korea has nukes, Iran has Hormuz"