Iain Balfour

Christian. Without Him there is nothing. I love my family, my dog and penguins, Villa & Hibs! Views are all my own and no reflection on my employer.

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@FrenchNicci I realise I'm very late to this party but I have not been able to put this book down.
I'll be starting Maud's next chapter straight away.
Thank you @FrenchNicci

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@DV1874 Heartfelt thanks to you and everyone else at Villa for the most incredible season. Istanbul was one of the best nights of my life! Tell Unai to put that laptop down!

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@EzriKonsa Reading this for the first time and 24 hours ago we were still in the stadium at 1am. The connection between manager, staff, players and fans is extraordinary.
Still looking at the pictures from last night, thought I'd be knackered but just reliving every moment! #UTV

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@villareport Looking remarkably fresh!

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@AVFCOfficial The Boss!

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

RT @SamanthaTaghoy: Dear @CadburyUK,

“From Cadbury this season.”

What season?
Go on, say it.

It’s EASTER. You are selling EASTER eggs fo…

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

#costapacifica heading out of Tortola. #fairwinds

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@emirates are there any prospects of flights returning to Dubai from Miami in the coming days?

[UK in Saudi Arabia 🇬🇧🇸🇦 @UKinSaudiArabia]

Updated: 3 March 2026
Latest update: Advice to stay inside (see Warnings and Insurance section)
https://t.co/xoI1EuIq2t

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@DV1874 Bem Vinod a B6 Alyson! Boa sorte para seu novo aventura.

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@IGN Maybe it is time for PS6 after all.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Always ready. Always on.
Protecting the UK, and everyone who calls it home. 🇬🇧

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@bagshaw2112 1989

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@simplemindscom @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer Can't believe it's 21 months since the gig here in Dubai, what a night. Brought back a ton of great memories.
Haste ye back!

[Dr Krish Kandiah OBE @krishk]

Im biased about the discussion about bias at the BBC. Here's why.

[Oxford United @OUFCOfficial]

Every two years, the Kassam Stadium’s 11,500 capacity is lost to suicide in England.

We can’t ignore suicide any longer.

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Iain Balfour @ibalfour]

@AVFCStatto 20+

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@AVFCOfficial And not for sale!

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@TEnglishSport It would be amazing if he capped it off in November by beating the All Blacks. Now that really would be an achievement, compared with a series victory against a mediocre Australia.

[Amjad Taha أمجد طه @amjadt25]

Israel and Gaza Explained for Dummies. 🐔The way out is not another rocket. It is a mirror. Gaza needs Rwanda’s mind and soul. It is no longer a war zone. It is a factory of death controlled by the filthiest Islamists in modern history who burn their own people to hold power. Hamas Muslim Brotherhood Palestinian terrorists do not govern. They imprison. Every few years another war. Same slogans. Same martyrs. Same grief. Rockets are launched. Children are buried. Nothing truly changes. The ruins grow deeper. There have been no elections since 2006. No freedom of speech. Aid is hijacked. Schools become arsenals. And yet the world is told this is resistance. This is not resistance. This is ruin dressed in slogans. If you teach your children to die for you do not be surprised when there is no one left to live for them.

Now look at Israel. Imperfect yes. Flawed certainly. But alive. Dynamic. Real. Surrounded by threats. Marked by trauma. Constantly under fire. But it builds. It votes. It debates. It creates. While Hamas terrorists dig tunnels Israel builds the future. If you plant seeds in sand something can grow. If you plant bombs do not expect roses.

But the real lesson does not come from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. It comes from Kigali. In 1994 Rwanda was not just broken. It was bleeding from every street and every soul. Over 800000 people were slaughtered in just 100 days. Not by drones or armies but by neighbors with machetes. It was the apocalypse with no warning. Yet Rwanda chose something unimaginable. Not more war. Not more hate. But life. They did not erase history. They faced it. They built courts. They chose truth over vengeance. More than 120000 were tried in community hearings. Survivors faced murderers. And they forgave. Peace was not easy. It was terrifying. But they chose it. Pain does not disappear but it does not have to lead either.

Now #Rwanda rises. #Kigali is clean. Modern. Safe. One of Africa’s fastest growing economies. Women hold most seats in parliament. Poverty is down. Tourism is up. Reconciliation is policy. All this from a nation that saw more blood in three months than Gaza has in three decades. The human soul can rise from ashes but not if it clings to fire.

So what holds Gaza down? One word Hamas. A regime that glorifies death more than it fears failure. A leadership that hides underground while the people bury their children above. And still some applaud. Why. Because suffering has become a strategy. The more Gaza bleeds the louder Hamas is praised. The more children die the more international sympathy flows. But sympathy is not a plan. And martyrdom is not a future. You cannot fight for your people while using them as shields.

Trauma exists on both sides. Israelis and Palestinians suffer. But there is a difference. One side builds hospitals. The other hides weapons in them. One side pleads for peace. The other (Hamas) chants for blood. One sends aid. The other weaponizes it. This is not about religion. This is not even about borders. It is about leadership. Rwanda chose to forgive. Israel chose to endure and progress. Hamas Muslim Brotherhood Palestinian terrorists chose destruction. If your leaders worship death do not ask why your future is buried.

Now imagine something different. A Gaza that builds. Elections. Schools not tunnels. Books not bombs. Children learning Hebrew and Arabic. Trade flowing. Dialogue happening. Rwanda did it after genocide. Gaza has not even tried. It is not too late.

So ask yourself. Do you want Gaza to become Rwanda or remain rubble. The past is real. The pain is deep. But the enemy is not only outside. It is inside the slogans. Inside the bunkers. Inside the blind loyalty to ruin. The way out is not another rocket. It is a mirror. Rwanda buried its dead and rose. Hamas Muslim Brotherhood Palestinian terrorists keep digging. It is time to stop.🐣