Aaron Florence

Founder of Brimstone

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@TrisOsborneMP @TrisOsborneMP Good news on unemployment, but the 'decade plus' line doesn't stack up. GDP was flat (0.0%) in Q2 and Q4 2025, so it's not unbroken growth. And the UK went nearly seven years without a contraction from 2012 to 2019. 'No contraction since 2023' would be accurate.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@PolitlcsUK I take it the “business leaders” weren’t in the room when this “bright idea” was coined.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@LeaderofKCC @Andrew__Kennedy Andrew has always struck me as measured and principled.

Those working with complex balance sheets know that “savings” and “debt reduction” can vary by timeframe and accounting treatment.

Healthy, transparent scrutiny should be welcomed, not personalised.

#KeepItProfessional

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne Thanks for engaging with me today. Best of luck for the election.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne My concern is that 20% fee increase is a lot, and a lot of independent parents who pay tax for schools already. Will take their children out of the private system, leading to the public system to fall over. We know already that schools are oversubscribed.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne Case by case is fine; and as it should be. But the manifesto isn’t laid out that way and the numbers don’t add up. You’ll have an influx of students from the independent sector, which hasn’t been costed. You’re going to need to build schools too, approx 40 of them.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne 6,500 teachers, and the pledge for 3,000 retro fitted nurseries still won’t be enough. As the IFS estimate (best case) that the public sector will have an influx of 20k students from the independent sector. The system can’t cope now, never mind with 20k more students.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne Understood, but the funds won’t be enough. You’ll need an average of £40,000 to retro fit nurseries into current primary schools. This is what I mean, the numbers don’t add up, it seems a rushed and ill thought out “pledge”.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne @UKLabour @Conservatives Sorry, I'm not asking about business, even though I run one. I also have children in independent schools so lets bring it back to that. The manifesto states 3,000 nurseries for £35m, that's £11,667 per nursery + 6,500 teachers. 2.1 Teachers per Nursery?

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@cllrtrisosborne Thanks for replying. My concern is that the numbers in the manifesto don't add up. As you went to Kings, could your parents/guardians have afforded a 20% increase in fees (via VAT) while already contributing to the school system through income tax, etc.?

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@TMBC_Kent @tracey_crouch @KentHighways @KentHighways which dept does this fall under, who do we need to speak with regarding traffic calming in this area? @tracey_crouch email sent to your office FYI.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@InnovationArmy have you seen what we are doing with drones… 🛸

[Brimstone UXO @Brimstone_UXO]

Here at Brimstone we wanted to provide you with a quick insight in to our industry and touch upon how we’re utilising 21st century techniques and technologies to reduce the threat of a 20th century challenge.

Please follow the link below.

https://t.co/hWvs3BPcZz

[Defence Infrastructure Organisation @mod_dio]

We've awarded a £1.5m contract to @Brimstone_UXO to remove unexploded ordnance from Mappleton Beach at former air weapons range, RAF Cowden. Warning signs have been placed and red flags will be visible when activity is taking place: https://t.co/1r32gKo3ZA @DefenceHQ

[Brimstone UXO @Brimstone_UXO]

If you managed to tune in to #BBC1 on #Sunday you will have noticed a major re-development programme of Fulham Football Club's Riverside Stand (https://t.co/f93F14iRiW).

The below image is of BSI in June 2019 completing an #intrusive #UXO #survey prior to #piling.

[Aaron Florence @CaptainFirenze]

@PTES @BBCSpringwatch I’ve made him a little woodpile house and given him strawberries in the back of my garden. Hopefully it’ll perk him up.

[Brimstone UXO @Brimstone_UXO]

On the 04/04/20, @Brimstone_UXO safely located and unearthed a German SD50 in Kings Hill, Kent. The UXB was located under supervision of a Brimstone Engineer who implemented the emergency response plan until @kent_police & @11_EOD_Regiment took control of the site. #UXO #EOD

[Brimstone UXO @Brimstone_UXO]

@Brimstone_UXO is pleased to announce that we are now ISO 9001 certified for the provision of UXO risk mitigation services, including safe removal and disposal, both in the UK and overseas. It is a privilege to display the British Standards Institution (@BSI_UK) Kitemark.

[Brimstone UXO @Brimstone_UXO]

@Brimstone_UXO is proud to sponsor Phil Nolan as he travels the world climbing the highest summit of each of the seven continents.

If you’re keen to follow his progress, give him a follow on Insta @honeybadgerinchief

#brimstone7summits #uxo