Stuart Bonar

Public affairs. Aviation. Parliament. Policy.
Usually found in London, Devon or Sweden.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

From July: I explain how our work at @BALPApilots secured changes to the Civil Aviation Bill, and what they mean for current and future pilots.

[BALPA @BALPApilots]

BALPA’s Head of Public Affairs explains how our influencing work led to a series of changes to the Civil Aviation Bill, protecting the interests of current and future pilots.

Thank you to Lord Barber, @LordKirkhope and other peers for speaking up for UK pilots.

[The National @ScotNational]

A Scottish zoo has welcomed the birth of three capybara pups 👀

The triplets were spotted on Wednesday after being born overnight to parents Luna and Rodney at Edinburgh Zoo

Keepers said the youngsters are doing well and are sticking close to their mum for now

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Please submit your small ideas for fixing Britain to the https://t.co/wdF4pq3aKe website. It’s a new charitable initiative I’ve set up to try and make sure life’s potholes don’t get ignored. Working with two charities and a cross party panel to turn your ideas into policy then try and make it happen. Please share.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

@SwingingTripod @BradyYourTutor_ The question clearly relates to sovereign states, of which the United Kingdom is an example and its constituent parts are not.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

No. The Treaty of Canterbury doesn’t support your distinction. Article 3 says “frontier”, not “land frontier”, and draws no distinction between a frontier and a border.

Both UK and Irish legislation describe our 310-mile land border as a “land frontier”. The US and Canada have a treaty that refers to their border as their “common frontier”. An International Court of Justice order also uses both “border” and “frontier” for the same international boundary in the same document.

And Getlink, Eurotunnel’s owner, explicitly told Parliament in 2018: “The Channel Tunnel provides a land border”.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

@walkejar @BradyYourTutor_ Denmark borders Germany and Sweden. There is literally a bridge that people can drive or get a train across. There was a whole TV series based around a murder victim being found on the Denmark / Sweden land border.

[BALPA @BALPApilots]

90% of my wages have gone straight into training... there's no other realistic route into this career."

Becoming a pilot can cost £120,000+. BALPA is taking the fight for fairer funding to Westminster

[Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics]

Even when parliament is on recess, there’s one Chief Mouser always working hard

[Roberta Metsola @EP_President]

It’s time the helmet went home.

Found near Caen, France, close to where Canadian forces fought during Operation Totalise in August 1944, it is a powerful reminder of the Canadians who gave their lives for Europe.

Today, this helmet begins its journey back home with @CanadianPM @MarkJCarney, carrying our gratitude and the enduring friendship between Europe and Canada 🇪🇺🇨🇦

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The first time I went to an Everton match was during the FA Cup in 1989. Unfortunately, it went the wrong way.

Tonight, they didn’t disappoint.

Thanks for the invite, @andyburnham.

[BALPA @BALPApilots]

Thank you @LeePitcherMP for raising the First Officer Pilot apprenticeship scheme which may be retired due to low take up.

We are speaking with Skills England, willing airlines and the wider sector, to find ways to remove the barriers and deliver an apprenticeship that works.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

@PH11122 @tunguz Nicolae Ceaușescu https://t.co/t8vw4l7ewK

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

La Tapisserie de Bayeux à Londres.

Mille ans d’Histoire, exposés au British Museum.

Ce prêt exceptionnel est un geste de confiance et d’amitié entre la France et le Royaume-Uni qui partagent tant. Ce trésor nous rapproche encore.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

For many of us working in public affairs, August is the time to take the lion’s share of our annual leave, before we’re barrelling into party conference season.

And for those of us working in aviation public affairs, summer is also an opportunity to be reminded that, ultimately, aviation is about something simple yet important: getting people to places they want to be.

This August, for me, that was Scandinavia. (It often is.)

[Stuart Bonar @StuartBonar]

Most aspiring pilots have to pay for their training, often £100k+. 1 in 7 rely on remortgaging a property, most often their parents’ home. A crazy system that needs fixing.

Credit to @LeePitcherMP and @JamesAsser MP for raising this in Parliament just before the summer recess.