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Simon Diggins

@simonleodiggins

Defence, Security and Military Analyst. Former British Army Officer with service in Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine and West Africa.

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calendar_today09-09-2011 22:18:26

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Kemi Badenoch (@kemibadenoch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Too many politicians treat the world like a student union. Abstract, simplistic and completely disconnected from reality. The world is not a debating club. It is a dangerous place where power matters, where democracy is fragile and where enemies don’t play by the rules. That’s

Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 (@robert_lyman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The single immutable law of international relations is that appeasing an adversary in order to avoid harm, invariably leads to harm being done, to you and to others.” Dr Robert Lyman, said many, many times, based on the clear evidence of history. You’re welcome.

“The single immutable law of international relations is that appeasing an adversary in order to avoid harm, invariably leads to harm being done, to you and to others.” 

Dr Robert Lyman, said many, many times, based on the clear evidence of history. 

You’re welcome.
PAUL J ENTERKIN (@jollyjordan82) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ed Miliband Spare us the soundbites, Ed. Your so-called “clean energy transition” is built on taxing working families into poverty and destroying our domestic oil & gas industry. You’ve slapped windfall taxes on UK producers while we keep importing foreign energy. You’ve done nothing to

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Great article by ⁦Rt. Hon Ben Wallace⁩ Trump should make Nato a subscription service His description of ⁦HM Treasury⁩ clever-d1ck accounting tricks to artificially boost defence, headline spending is jaw-dropping. We’re being treated as fools! thetimes.com/article/eb6303…

Ms Purple🎗️ (@mspurplex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nadia Whittome MP No we certainly must not. We should be applauding them. The majority of the Middle East is secretly happy. The only ones who are not are Islamist terrorists and their supporters. Look at yourself! x.com/mspurplex/stat…

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Israel’s attack on Iran was no surprise. My letter to ⁦The Spectator⁩ Now slightly overtaken by events but the basic argument holds true: Iran shall not be permitted to have nukes and we should unequivocally support Israel and US in eliminating them. spectator.co.uk/article/letter…

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Commemorating the Service of Jewish Servicemen and Women with the British Armed Forces: public.militaryapp.org/public-news/63…

Red Lip Riots (@redlipriots) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Zarah Sultana MP You were in Year 6 when they blew up Londoners, Zarah. But 20 years later, you still can’t say who they were. You remember the pain. But not the perpetrators. You honour the victims. But stand with the ideology that created them. This is the same MP who said “We are all

Sir Humphrey (@pinstripedline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Grim reading. By the end of 2025, the Royal Navy will have just 7 frigates in service, against a requirement for at least 13 plus 6 destroyers. Replacement T26 and 31 are years late and still years away from entering service.