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I seem to have been blocked for pointing out that the picture is from April ❄️
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FlightRadar24 on Xitter reports: This is what we can deduce from our data. * The flight was scheduled to take 1 hour and 48 minutes. It took 1 hour and 57 minutes. * The aircraft's transponder reported good GPS signal quality from take-off to landing.
Oops, my bad. Vietnam was what I had in mind
A strong point but it didn't feel like it at the time; surely somebody influential would have raised this (although the tories backed Bush all the way). Didn't Harold W keep the UK out of Korea at the height of the Cold War?
Thanks, I'd missed them. I'm not sure they're always dysfunctional though, just too powerful for the National good. Ian Dunt I think has an explanation of how Tony Blair tried to manage their influence on govt (in ID's book).
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St George's Day 2025, Monday, 28 Apr
Something about the Home Office rather than the Secretaries? They all seem to 'go native' when they join. Some Ministries always seem more dysfunctional: the HO and MOD for example.
The TB who was content to go along with Bush in Iraq always puzzled me. Ignoring the rights and wrongs of the decision, where was the Country's benefit in joining in? Support for the US, Religion, what?
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Is there any statutory requirement for documenting the evidence for a "claim" of audit exemption? If not, why not? A requirement for a justification of the claim and that it be audited seems both reasonable and proportionate.
I worked with pointy jets. One of the older ones at the works used to land with a dead cockpit for 1/3 of its flights - the hardware was that bad. By contrast, GPS was so good the signal was artificially degraded for most users. All users get the precision variety now (until they don't).
Inertial Navigation (with lots of redundancy) is the usual baseline supplemented by varieties of direction finding/navaids. Additionally in Europe there's great Air Traffic Control; the competence of Pilots is tiptop.
Its nonsense isn't it? I can't remember the precise rule but I'm fairly sure that large civil aircraft can't be certificated for passenger ops if they rely solely on GPS. GPS can be switched off and the US will do it if it suits them.
GPS jamming from Kaliningrad has been around for a while but became more intense since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Either whoever was operating the flight wasn't well prepared (it was a charter) or the story is being used to further another purpose?
They were discussing the design and technology for the Type 26 for more than 10 years. Both parties learnt lessons from the experience of the Type 45 and the Carriers. I suspect that there's confidence in the design.
sub-judice?
Lucid, convincing case for a tax on high-value property, from the UK's most eminent housing economist, John Muellbauer. Would raise revenue *and* be good for growth. ://www.ft.com/content/bb4e7566-4bc6-45c9-87e4-271cc40c66a5
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As a Red State, Mississippi has a murder rate 4 times higher than California so you never know
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He's living in Mississippi
Pleased to learn the UK has secured the largest shipbuilding export deal ever to Norway. Securing jobs and communities in Scotland. Impressive stuff. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Dear Mr Farage,you like to ask questions, I'd like to know the name of this woman, we don't need to know the ethnicity in this instance she's clearly white. Will you be calling for a long prison sentence for her & her partner in crime? www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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2016: Tony Gallagher as editor of The Sun tells ITV News that multiple sources say the Queen backs Brexit 2025: Tony Gallagher as editor of The Times publishes an article saying the Queen was a Remainer
No fracking here, Lancashire Reform UK tells Richard Tice
Want to see how quickly Farage’s migrant plan would unravel? Just look at Greece… www.independent.co.uk/voices/farag...
A video has been claimed to show an “illegal migrant” losing their temper after an Oxford City Council scheme offering free PS5s to migrants ran out. But the clip was filmed in the US in 2018, and Oxford City Council says it runs no such scheme.
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RFK JR says that the CDC provided misinformation during the covid pandemic saying their recommendations were not science based Public health going down the pan in the US :/
I answered this question and screenshot the answers. The main difference seems to be about 10% was knocked off the completely unacceptable and added to the don't knows; weird eh?
The BBC article was published 3 hours ago. The Nottingham Post (the object of the ban) article on the same subject was published approx 40 hours before it. Perhaps the Beeb are just working on their flagging image?
Bit of a tip off: RNLI are running a sale on Christmas cards. It’s never too early to get ready to send any Reform UK supporting friends and family a greeting that will really touch them: shop.rnli.org/collections/...
Anyone who thinks these threats are a joke is either ignorant, a moron, or not paying attention. www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...
Don't forget The Simpsons www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhwd...
just to clarify, its the business moving, not the brothers. "Both brothers are understood to still live locally and remain connected to the community."
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There are 7 accounts for Delbert Patrick Wait on Xitter. One (@PatrickDelbert2) with >3000 followers and 103 posts says "First Chief Mate at MEARSK Line Shipping company" in the Gulf of Mexico, although the epaulettes in the pics indicate Captain or Master. The rest just seem random small accts.
Not passing the Neidle test: bsky.app/profile/dann...
Is the BBC Reform UK's mouthpiece? Yup. "Researchers at Cardiff University have produced a detailed analysis of every episode of the BBC’s flagship Question Time programme broadcast between September 2014 and July 2023 to see if the broadcaster was balancing political viewpoints."
Agree the previous terms have gone. Arguably the economic parts of the criteria may be a problem and the HoL too. I confess Orban maybe a judgement but I think he might do what Putin wants. Fico is another who could veto (if he's still around). Gibraltar might come into play if Spain pushes.
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Tempted to say that it depends on the depth of the pockets of his backers. The tories had backers and their membership is haemorrhaging to RefUK Ltd now. Will they join in? If they fail with Fagash, he can be replaced; Lowe? We need to lock them out of absolute power to win.
Umm...wow. "HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK." hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
The EU have a say too. We need to meet the Copenhagen criteria and assure the EU that there's little chance of re-brexit. Oh and dodge the likely veto from Orban. Simples
Noah Webster has entered the conversation
snapshot from earlier today - 19% support this crap but 71% don't
Will Starmer be asked to comment on the policy of the Greens, Lib Dems, Tory and SNP etc tomorrow or is he only expected to critique the Reform Party Ltd. Not interested in it's because of opinon polls, they're irrelevant this far away from the next GE.
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Trump was up late last night, rage posting about Seth Meyers, lets take a look back at that time Seth absolutely shredded trump at the WHCD
Apols
I find the only reliable way is to copy the link (often from bsky) into an archive service (eg archive.is). Mostly used with the Daily Heil and Telewag but there are others who I don't want to reward. I admit, some titles are on borrowed time.
"The second part was meant to be an investigation into the relationship between journalists and the police." I know what you mean though; the state of the press is appalling. www.theguardian.com/media/2018/m...
So National Front policies have been mainstreamed by a party with four MPs, thanks to a media that's more interested in sensationslism than actual news. Shame on all of them.
rejoining would be off the table
unfortunately, people would believe what the press say, not the reality.
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See also the USA
A potentially huge undertaking. Eg all UK military aviation is authorised by Crown Prerogative. Not a keen royalist and at the risk of having my legs chopped off, could the Royals state the limits of what the are prepared to give assent to? Not ideal, but difficult to reverse.
Absolutely not. The tragedy is those who think simple solutions will work. My Friday night pint is often spoilt by trying to point out the idiocy of this, brexit, RefUK policies etc. One of the proponents' parents left Ukraine after WWII, FFS!
Having given us HOURS of uninterrupted Farage, talking racist baws and trying to stir up disorder for a month, Sky News go to speech on policy of how Brexit has failed, Farage is a snake-oil merchant, and gov't decision to speed up getting closer to the EE for THREE MINUTES. Then anchor (Barlow) 1/
Column, on a grimly familiar Farage plot line and Starmer sticking to the script in the Brexit sequel. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I agree. I'll search for the post
Falling birth rates are common across the West. Together with an aging population, the problem is stark and the fixes are few
Ditto. I read his book about Westminster and really liked that he was prepared to say (and back up with data) that the HoL works*. I could despair! *It still needs fixing though, its likely part of rejoining
the Red Crosses come first
Ah but think of the clicks
They had a junior minister respond which I thought was proportionate when you've only 4 MPs. I was really disappointed when Jessica Elgot and Ian Dunt piled on demanding KS respond.
Its been pushed by the US press and others. Its probably been wargamed by T supporters. I'll delete in 5 in deference to your reservations
Musk probably wants somebody worse. Rupert Lowe?
This
Farage's proposals will destroy your pension. 1985 4 workers to pay for one pensioner 2025 3.2 workers to pay for one pensioner 2050 2 workers to pay for one pensioner immigration enables your pension to be paid
He wants to do something that even Bojo wouldn't do. If that doesn't show his disgusting motivations, what will?
but the Heritage Foundation trust him...
egged on by the press/media. Fromage tries to set the agenda, BBC/Sky News promote this (just like the St George flag crap). Press/pundits: "Where is Starmer's response to this bollocks?" For Fromage/Starmer, insert Trump/Biden and look at where this gets us
Farage tries to set the agenda during the silly season and "fills the zone with shit". BBC/Sky News treat it as a serious contribution. The press pile on: "Fight Fight Fight". The press also "where is the response?" (to a party with 4 MPs) This is how the USA got to where it is now.
As a friend said "England away flag"
Unfortunately, conspiracy theories are the today's thing. I used to deal with ADS and the truth is boring and mundane
It would not be a surprise to hear that they represented their members interests when their facilities and people were being attacked by a particular group. It would be a greater surprise if they didn't.
It also liaises with its European equivalent trade organisation, ASD, and through them, with EASA, the EDA and the ICAO. It also manages the Farnborough Airshow every 2 years. It is not a secret organisation, although maybe not well known.
"Arms lobby group..." ADS is the trade association for the UK's aerospace, defence, security, and space industries. Among other matters it liaises with UK Transport & Defence ministries on safety and regulation matters.
60% of RefUK Ltd Councillors are tory deserters best answer I've got
Actually it will cost them their pensions. In 1985 4 workers to pay for 1 pension In 2050 2 workers to pay for 1 pension where do the workers come from?
The total lack of basic journalistic professionalism of this BBC story - summarising Farage proposals with (at time of writing) no attempt to include the views of other parties, refugee advocates etc www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
and fire extinguishers
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Quite a few "but Lisa Nandy..." replies. Do people really want the govt to react like Trump would? FFS
New batch of emails from Russia's disinformation campaign, which added Chancellor Merz of Germany to its list of targets, which has previously focused on Moldovan president Maia Sandu and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is. The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
Gaslighting
Someone I know (who actually had a Danish father) said that her friend thought the Danish flag was the England football 'away' flag.
he'll do anything his big donors want
Virginia Giuffre, the sex trafficking victim who accused the Duke of York of sex crimes, wrote an autobiography which will be published posthumously later this year. Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with the Duke when she was 17. She died by suicide at the age of 41 in April.
Breaking: Kilmar Abrego García has just been detained by ICE after arriving at the agency's Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in, according to his attorney. "The only reason to take him into detention was to punish him."
That was refreshing. I lurk on /r/ukpolitics/ and the number of right wing shills and bots these days is getting to epidemic proportions. There are still some well informed posters.
To be fair, ours did glow in the dark 😂
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