I wasn’t there in London yesterday.
My body wouldn’t allow it anymore.
So I watched it from a chair at home,
a war pensioner staring at a screen,
watching thousands march streets
I once marched in uniform.
And honestly… part of me wished I was there.
Just to stand amongst ordinary British people again
without feeling like loving your country
has somehow become something shameful.
Before the march had even begun
they’d already made their minds up about them.
Called them divisive. Dangerous. Extremists.
Yet what I saw on that screen
looked nothing like the picture
being painted before the rally had even begun.
I saw veterans.
Families carrying Union Jacks.
Working people. Pensioners. Young lads singing in the streets.
Ordinary faces the media stopped understanding years ago.
The police barriers stretched across London,
creating sterile zones through the heart of the city,
yet beyond them the streets felt alive again.
You could feel it even through a screen.
Flags moving like waves beneath grey skies.
Crowds packed beneath the shadow of Parliament.
Big Ben standing over it all
like Britain itself was silently watching.
And amongst all the chants, speeches and noise,
one moment stayed with me more than any other.
The prayer.
For a few seconds the shouting disappeared
and something older seemed to hang in the air above London.
Not politics.
Not parties.
Something deeper than that.
That’s what people are really fighting for.
The feeling that the country they grew up loving
is slowly slipping away
while they’re told not to notice.
The strange thing was
they didn’t look angry to me.
They looked united.
Hopeful even.
Like people remembering
they were not alone.
And sitting there watching it all unfold,
I realised something.
A nation rarely dies dramatically.
It fades slowly
when its own people become afraid to defend it.
But yesterday proved something important.
The old spirit is not dead yet.
Not while thousands still march beneath the flag.
Not while veterans still care about this country.
Not while ordinary people still refuse to give up on Britain.
And watching from home,
I realised I was witnessing something deeper.
People trying to hold onto a country
they feel slowly slipping away.
Don’t let this disgusting man spin that he’s going out with his head held high. He’s going out in disgrace
Mandelson & a paedo scandal
Wouldn’t hold a grooming gang inquiry
Labelled half the country as far right
Persecuted pensioners
Attacked farmers
Fucked small businesses
Good night, my adopted family and dear friends. 💤🌙
As the night grows quiet, may the love of our Lord Jesus Christ surround you and your home, bringing peace, comfort, and rest to your hearts. May His presence watch over you and those you love, especially in these still moments when the world finally slows and the day is laid to rest. ✝️🙏✨
Take time to be thankful for the people God has placed in your life. Hold your loved ones close, treasure your family and friends, and don’t forget those precious fur babies whose unconditional love fills our homes with comfort and joy. ❤️🐾🤗
May your heart be at ease tonight, your rest be peaceful, and your spirit be renewed. Stay blessed, sleep well, and may God continue to bless America always. 🌙😴
Good luck to them.
Our legislation will mean they’ll lose their jobs and their employer pensions if they do this.
And save the taxpayer huge sums in redundancy pay!
Everyone wins!
‘Do the job for the period you are elected for.’
Labour MP Graham Stringer believes it’s a mistake for Andy Burnham to put himself forward for the Makerfield by-election, saying it leaves a ‘bad taste’ in walking away from the role of Mayor.
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‘Divide in politics is now between sovereigntists and globalists.’
Lord Glasman says Andy Burnham needs to outline his political views, as he believes Shabana Mahmood should be put forward as the Labour leader.
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‘Streeting is playing a game.’
GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope analyses how Wes Streeting is using Brexit as the political 'issue' in the Makerfield by-election.
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'The whole thing is pretty disgraceful'
Matthew Stadlen says 'running Manchester and buses is very different from being Prime Minister' in a criticism of Andy Burnham.
‘This protracted period of internal fighting doesn’t help the party.’
Khalid Mahmood believes it will be difficult to replace the councillors who lost their seats in the local elections, saying Keir Starmer should have taken responsibility for the significant loss.
There is nothing remotely amusing about a child of this age using language like that.
This poor child should be left to be a child and not be used as a pawn in his mother’s political agenda.
It’s our job to fight for our children, not their job to fight for us.
Let kids be kids.