john simpson

[BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 @BROKENBRITAIN0]

🚨NEW: A petition has been launched in the UK government website DEMANDING a public inquiry into illegal migration into Britain 🇬🇧

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[Motorway Martin 💙🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MotorwayMartin1]

No words 💙💙 rest in peace 💙💙

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

Civil servants enjoy generous pay, pensions, allowances and flexible working courtesy of hard pressed tax payers on lower pay than government staff.

Shockingly we now learn the public are subsiding the personal home energy bills of civil servants.

This must stop. Labour are racking up public spending while overseeing a crisis in productivity in the state sector they run.
 https://t.co/fcFMazTTl9

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

Rain is the lifeblood of UK farming – and the recent drought has made that clearer than ever.

Across much of England this summer, fields that should be green and productive have been left parched.

July 2026 was the driest on record for England and Wales, with some areas receiving as little as 1–10% of normal rainfall. Drought was declared across roughly three-quarters of England, rivers ran exceptionally low, and soil moisture deficits hit record levels for the time of year.

The consequences for farmers have been severe:
• Cereal and oilseed harvests are heading for their worst levels since records began in 1984, with yields down significantly for wheat, barley and oats. Early harvesting became widespread as crops senesced under heat and moisture stress.

• Grass growth collapsed – falling as much as 46% below average in late July – forcing livestock farmers to dig into winter forage reserves months early and raising fears of feed shortages later in the year.

• Potatoes, vegetables, salad crops and other high-value produce suffered reduced size and quality; irrigation reservoirs emptied rapidly; and abstraction restrictions limited water access for many.

• Fires in dry crops, shorter straw for bedding, and pressure on cashflow have left many farms at “crisis point,” with warnings of potential food supply issues into next year.

This is why rain matters so profoundly to British agriculture.

Rain replenishes soil moisture that plants need for germination, root development, tillering and grain filling. Without it, even the best-managed crops struggle. It sustains grass growth that underpins livestock systems – dairy, beef and sheep – reducing reliance on expensive bought-in feed.

It recharges rivers, groundwater and on-farm reservoirs that support irrigation for vegetables, potatoes and fruit. And it helps maintain the overall water balance that keeps both farming and the wider environment resilient.

UK farming has always worked with the weather, but prolonged dry spells combined with high temperatures turn a manageable challenge into a genuine threat to yields, animal welfare and farm viability. Recent rain in parts of the country is welcome, yet sustained, gentle rainfall over the coming months will be essential to refill stores, restore soil moisture and give next season’s crops a fighting chance.

As consumers we often take a reliable food supply for granted. The 2026 drought is a powerful reminder that every drop of rain that falls on British fields is helping to put food on our tables.

Supporting farmers – through practical measures for water storage, drought resilience and fair returns – is not just good for the countryside; it is essential for national food security.

Here’s hoping the skies continue to deliver the rain our farms so desperately need.

[Chris Hobbs @obbsie]

RIP:

[Brick Cop©️ @Brick_Cop]

It’s hard to put into words the loss one feels for a colleague, let alone two. 😔

My thoughts are with all involved in this terrible incident, but especially the friends, family, loved ones and colleagues of the two Officers who have died in the line of duty.

#ThinBlueLine 🚨

[Brick Cop©️ @Brick_Cop]

To all of our colleagues in Cleveland, the entire Police Family are thinking of you.

To the families, friends, loved ones, colleagues & all who tried to help PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, you have our deepest & sincere condolences at this terrible time.

#ThinBlueLine 🚨

[Paula London 🇬🇧 @misspaulalondon]

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[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

This billboard wasn't allowed in public, so please don't look at it or retweet it. Thanks https://t.co/mRWHMOKn4F

[The English Crusader @andrewc44104127]

He seems to not be mentioned much now so let's give him a shout out
Never forget what they done to him!
Rip Henry nowak x

[Irene 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇮🇱🇺🇲👑🚜🚜🚜 @HakunaMatata26C]

Andy Burnham says "if you break UK law you will be removed from the country". But that isn't happening is it @andyburnham ? It's all lies.

[Alexandra @Alexandr4Denman]

Police are very keen to find these men who attacked a boy travelling on the train sat by himself , they took his phone and tore his jacket in the struggle in the journey between Beckenham Junction to Shortlands.
The incident happened at around 5.30pm on Friday July 22nd. Anyone who recognises them is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.
SO SHARE THEIR FACES LETS GET THEM TO THE POLICE FOR A CHAT!

[Howie Sel @Howie4991]

Hey everyone let's not forget Ann, like they want us too!
RIP 🙏

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

Labour has pushed the U.K. into record levels of debt - now almost  £3tn. 

By the end of July, public sector net debt stood at £2.985tn — roughly £96bn higher than a year ago.

Under Labour the U.K. is spending more on debt interest than we do on defence, police, and prisons combined.  

Labour’s economic mismanagement will have significant consequences for years to come. https://t.co/f5S37Vdfux

[Chelsea kindhearted Louise 🤍🦋 @44ms_chelsea_x]

Anyone who's thinking of joining Restore Britain, Please Like, Share, Follow 🙏🏻🤍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 #restorebritain #VoteRestoreBritain

[Talk @TalkTV]

SHOCKING: “This government booklet on ‘how not to rape women’ is an ADMISSION of GUILT by Shabana Mahmood and the Labour government.”

“They keep gaslighting the public, skirting around the issue and refusing to confront the actual problem.”

@TVKev @SamaramGill

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

It’s absurd that Britain prioritises foreign food over what we can (and do) grow on our own soil.

Britain has some of the best farmland in Europe. We produce excellent wheat, potatoes, dairy, beef, lamb, apples, berries, brassicas and more. Our climate and soil are perfectly suited to a huge range of high-quality produce.

Yet year after year, supermarket shelves and government trade policy tilt toward imports — often at the direct expense of British farmers.

Cheap Spanish tomatoes, Dutch peppers, Polish chicken, New Zealand lamb and out-of-season fruit flown halfway around the world routinely undercut local growers.

Why? Lower production costs abroad, weaker environmental and animal-welfare standards in some cases, and a retail system that chases the lowest unit price above everything else.

The result: British producers face razor-thin margins, rising energy and labour costs, and the constant threat of being replaced by imports that would never meet the same rules if grown here.

This is not free trade in any meaningful sense. It’s a one-way preference for distance over quality, seasonality and national resilience.

Food security is treated as an afterthought until a supply shock hits. Carbon footprints from long-haul transport are waved away while British growers are lectured about sustainability. And rural communities that keep the countryside working are told to compete with subsidized or lower-standard overseas production while absorbing every new regulation.

Supporting what is grown here does not mean autarky or higher prices for everything. It means fair competition: applying the same standards to imports that we demand of our own farmers, prioritising seasonal British produce in public procurement and retail, and recognising that a country that cannot feed itself is strategically weak.

Preferring the imported option simply because it is slightly cheaper on the day is short-sighted policy dressed up as consumer choice.

[Lee @LeePheonix360]

This is Elsie Dot Stancombe

She was brutally murdered in Southport

Never forget her

RIP Angel 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

[Matt Goodwin @GoodwinMJ]

No more welfare benefits for people who are not British. If you come here you work and you contribute. And we put British people first.

I will never stop saying it.