🚨 BREAKING NEWS | The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence state that fighting is ongoing at Hostomel airport but Ukrainian forces have managed to prevent additional Russian troops from landing. Kyiv based defence reporter states "Russian airborne force eliminated".
"SIR – How can the French be upset about our alliance with Australia and America to defend democracy in the Pacific region when they cannot be relied upon to control Calais beach?
Letter in the Telegraph.
The rise in National Insurance means graduates earning over £27,295 will now pay a marginal tax rate of 42.25% once student loan repayments are included.
“This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you’ve got a moment, it's a 12-storey crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'. A large crisis needs a large plan.”
#Blackadder
If you want another lockdown, with all the loss of liberty, livelihoods and, indeed, lives, the onus is on you to prove your case. "Better safe than sorry" won't cut it. You need to show that lockdowns bring big and incontestable health benefits. What's the evidence that they do?
Today I hosted @EmmanuelMacron at @10DowningStreet for the 80th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s Appeal of 18 June. We will never forget the sacrifices that were made for our freedom.
Our countries will forever be neighbours and friends, united by our shared values.
Just to change the subject... Pubs. How to re-open.
They're already used to checking ages at the door and bar - let's do it by age.
Kids can have the weekends. I would like 45 and older only, Mon-Wed and Sunday night. Thursdays is a free for all for those with antibodies.
Today feels like the culmination of four and a half years of Remain Twitter: the apotheosis of self-righteous synthetic outrage, the absolute hatred and obsession with securing the kill; it's like a tribe of ivory hunters driven mad in the Belgian Congo.
In 2018, an AI called LawGeex managed to beat 20 human lawyers when assessing contracts for potential legal risks. The humans took four hours, the AI took 26 seconds.