Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦

Policy Advocate. Rule of Law Champion. Founder B3CF. Director The RCS Nordic-Baltic Hub. All things BIZ, EU & Commonwealth. Sauna and Woodwork fan.

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

A good question which deserves an answer from all NATO Allies

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

KASPAROV: Why can't NATO shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory? When Iran attacked Israel, the Americans, French, British shot down Iranian missiles. Why can one shoot down Iranian missiles flying at Israel but cannot shoot down Russian missiles flying at Ukraine?

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

@CountBinface It would be a very appropriate HQ for you, Count! 🍀✌️🇬🇧

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🇨🇦 The Brexiters spent years attacking Mark Carney for warning what Brexit would do to Britain.

Now Carney is Prime Minister of Canada and Bloomberg says Canada has “outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”

Meanwhile Britain is still living with the economic consequences of the policy his critics sold us.

Funny how that worked out.

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

Serious, economically literate governments are what Europe needs, as well as the Americas. Populism is a failure. There's nothing better than solid common sense. Carney's Canada has got it right. He's learnt from Europe's and the US's mistakes! 💯🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🥌

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

🇨🇦 “Canada, since Mark Carney became Prime Minister, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”

Matt Winkler, Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Emeritus.

Falling inflation, surging investment and according to Bloomberg, the most investment flowing into Canada in a century.

Perhaps serious, economically literate government isn’t quite as unfashionable as the populists would have us believe.

[Finnbrit @finnbrit1]

From the Finnbrit archives: a letter sent on 15 Jan 1939. It ends with an observation that now feels chillingly prophetic: "the Central European situation looks rather ominous." An amazing snapshot of friendship & history on the eve of war.
Finnbrit 62/100
#Finnbrit #Finnbrit100

[BCC @britishchambers]

🌍 @andyburnham has spoken about 'good growth in every postcode'.

The most effective way to make that happen is to get more businesses exporting.

Boosting the UK's trade performance must be a priority for @biztradegovuk.👇

https://t.co/sYrv4A24KE

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

Can electoral lightning strike twice? #VoteBinface #Clacton

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

The Bin's Gonna Win 🎯⚖️🇬🇧

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

We have been trying to get Nigel Farage on for ages. At least @countbinface didn’t bottle it … the Clacton challenger out soon.

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

Respect is rare in politics these days, but here you have it. We need more of it from all leaders. ⚖️

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

During a meeting with Alexander Stubb @alexstubb, we exchanged details of our meetings in the United States and discussed the current prospects in diplomacy. Clearly, Russia is suffering heavy losses on the battlefield, while the situation in its economy is also becoming more difficult. Alex commended our success with long-range sanctions. At the same time, we are doing everything possible to provide greater protection for Ukrainians from Russian strikes. I am grateful for his thorough understanding of our needs. Missiles for the Patriots are needed literally every day.

We also spoke about diplomacy. We are preparing for important meetings in August. Thank you, Alex!

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

Time waits for no Bin! Far-Age will also be history on 13.08.26. The Bin's Gonna Win ✌️🇬🇧💯🎯

[BinfaceFanComm @BinfaceFanComm]

The Moai were actually my first canvassing team. They've been silently judging the establishment since before it was fashionable.

Vote Binface for Clacton.

[YouGov @YouGov]

Who would make the better PM?

Burnham 48% vs Farage 22%
Burnham 45% vs Polanski 9%
Burnham 41% vs Davey 8%
Burnham 38% vs Badenoch 26%

Badenoch 41% vs Farage 17%
Badenoch 36% vs Polanski 20%
Badenoch 32% vs Davey 23%

Davey 35% vs Farage 24%
Davey 27% vs Polanski 13%

Polanski 29% vs Farage 27%

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Sad to hear Bill Oddie has died. He was many things: comedian, presenter, ornithologist. I loved him in 'The Goodies' on BBC TV in the 1970s. Also watched him on ITV’s Saturday Banana. As a musical tribute I play The Goodies theme tune, which Bill Oddie co-wrote.

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

Elon Musk’s visible shock when confronted with the fact that London is safer than American cities exposes a massive gap between social media algorithms and statistical reality.

Despite the endless stream of online panic about ”dangerous” European capitals, the numbers don’t lie: London is objectively safer than almost every city in the United States.

The idea that London is a crime-ridden wasteland is a triumph of online disinformation, allowed to spread unchecked on platforms like X because it fits a specific political narrative.

The actual data shows that London's homicide rate sits at roughly 1.1 per 100,000 people. To put that in perspective, 100 out of the 100 largest US cities (!!!) have higher homicide rates than London, and 49 out of 50 US states are more dangerous on this metric. London achieves this safety record despite being a massive, diverse global hub of nine million residents.

Critics often point to property crime or phone snatching to argue that London is worse, but using petty crime to ignore murder statistics is fundamentally flawed. Criminologists rely heavily on homicide rates because non-fatal crime statistics are notoriously harder to compare and more unreliable. Theft, sexual violence, and minor assault reporting rates fluctuate wildly depending on how much citizens trust local police or whether they need a police report for an insurance claim. Forms of non-lethal violence also vary based on legislation: you will naturally see more stabbings in a country with fewer guns, and more gun violence in a country with more guns.

Homicide, by contrast, is an absolute and objective metric. It measures the ultimate form of violence, correlates strongly with overall severe crime, and leaves almost no room for underreporting. It counts all forms of lethal violence in an unhackable way. It is impossible to claim your city is safer than London if you have a five times higher homicide rate, even if London scores worse on theft.

London has plenty of room for improvement, but American commentators living under drastically higher murder rates should clean up their own backyard before preaching to others

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Farewell Bill Oddie x

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

@sikorskiradek @UNESCO Absolutely,Radek! 💯

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

Yes

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Britain should make it easier for entrepreneurs and investors to back our economy.

A targeted investor visa could attract capital into sectors such as AI and life sciences, while a capped youth mobility deal with the EU would give young Britons new opportunities and help employers fill genuine gaps.

Read the full report: https://t.co/FqSrZ8SUUY

[Garry Parker 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇦 @GarryDParker]

@CountBinface Splendid! 🎯⚖️🇬🇧✌️

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Today was gonna be the day, but they'll never throw it back to you.
By now, you should've somehow realised what you're not to do...