marcus gilbert

Proud of Britain’s culture and its many achievements throughout history. Lifelong Arsenal fan!

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

In a "Nation of Strangers", patriotism is the only binding principle.

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

There’s always a tweet…

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

Hence the reason the Labour ministers want to ban X - the truth of their hypocrisy is out there.

[Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong]

Historic social media posts are going to be a huge part in the downfall of the Labour.

It exposes them as hypocrites on almost every major issue.

Brits don’t like to be governed by people who have one rule from themselves and another for everyone else. Oh, remember that?

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

Lest @ShabanaMahmood be accused of hypocrisy .

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Let’s hope @ShabanaMahmood calls for a General Election now.

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Let’s hope @ShabanaMahmood calls for a General Election now.

[Nigel Farage MP @Nigel_Farage]

Reform demands an election, and we are ready to deliver radical change.

If Labour thinks it can shove another professional politician into No 10, it has another thing coming.

Read my second essay to Britain. 👇

[Ben Leo @Benleo]

Soon to be seven prime ministers in ten years in Britain.

Unprecedented.

What went wrong?

I’ll take a guess: nobody is listening to the electorate. Politicians think they know better and ARE better than the little people.

None of them GET BRITAIN.

Careerists.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Just to remind these same folk:
You’ve not lifted 1/2m kids out of poverty. You’ve just moved them over a bureaucratic line on a Whitehall spreadsheet.
Your ‘workers rights’ are destroying entry-level jobs, hitting young people disproportionately, where unemployment is now over 16%.
You have not transformed the NHS. It’s still the same old wheezing leviathan, just with a lot more dosh and still dismal productivity.
And you’ve nationalised steel and rail before. It was not the prelude to an economic or industrial miracle. Plus you will now have to include their demands for capital/subsidies among all the other priorities already crowding in on the public purse.
Other than that your reminder was useful. Thank you.

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

My favourite All-In podcast episode ever. Thank you for the education.

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

Unbelievable! The EU leadership is now less woke than the UK's.

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

Today the European Parliament voted 418-218 to pass the strictest migration law in EU history.

When the result was announced, MEPs started chanting.

"Send them back."

Inside the parliament chamber. On the floor. In 2026.

Here's what the law actually does:

— Deportation orders now apply across all EU member states. You can't evade removal by crossing a border.

— Detention before deportation extended from 6 months to 30 months. Unlimited for security threats.

— "Return hubs" in third countries. Migrants can be transferred outside the EU while awaiting deportation — including families with children.

— Automatic deportation stays while appeals are pending? Gone. Courts decide case by case.

— Entry bans double from 5 to 10 years. Lifetime bans for security risks.

Currently only about 20% of people ordered deported from the EU actually leave.

For years European leaders told voters that open borders and mass migration were non-negotiable — that wanting enforcement meant you were a fascist.

418 Members of the European Parliament just disagreed.

Trump proved his immigration policies were popular enough to win elections.

After a wave of right-wing electoral gains across the continent, Europe is following in his footsteps.

And the Overton Window is getting kicked off its hinges.

[Arsenal News @ArsenalNews_Hub]

🗣️ Garry Neville: “The influence Arsenal players are having at this World Cup is incredible.

Just look at England’s latest performance: Noni Madueke wins the penalty that leads to Harry Kane’s opener, Declan Rice delivers the corner for another goal, and Bukayo Saka comes off the bench to set up Marcus Rashford and wrap up the victory.

When your players keep deciding matches on the biggest stage, it’s hard not to argue that Arsenal are among the very best teams in world football right now.” 🔴⚪️🏆

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

Well done lads! Proud of you.

[Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong]

These England fans cleaned up after themselves in Dallas, following Englands 4-2 victory over Croatia.

Well done, right way to behave not just at home, but especially in a foreign country.
👏👏👏

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

@Philopearl_Afc Arsenal set piece - 100%

[Julia Hartley-Brewer @JuliaHB1]

Just checking: Labour has big moral issues with the Reform candidate's X posts about women. But they're perfectly fine with a man who pays prostitutes for blow jobs supporting their campaign?

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

• Yes, the claim is accurate: On June 17, 2026, the European Parliament approved the new EU Returns Regulation by a 418-218 vote (with 30 abstentions), replacing the 2008 Returns Directive to create a harmonized system for faster deportations of third-country nationals without legal right to stay.
• Key provisions: The regulation speeds up return procedures, enables mutual recognition of return decisions across member states, allows longer detention periods (up to 24 months in some cases), and permits “return hubs” in third countries, while maintaining safeguards like non-refoulement.

RWANDA would be allowed! Starmer got it wrong again!

• Political context: This forms part of broader EU migration reforms responding to low historical return rates (around 20-28%); Meloni highlighted it as an Italian success for quicker enforcement, aligning with center-right and right-wing support in Parliament.

[Giorgia Meloni @GiorgiaMeloni]

Oggi l’Italia ha ottenuto un grande successo: il Parlamento europeo ha approvato il nuovo Regolamento europeo sui rimpatri. Un provvedimento storico che consente di rimpatriare velocemente chi non ha titolo a stare nell’Unione europea.

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

• Yes, the claim is accurate: On June 17, 2026, the European Parliament approved the new EU Returns Regulation by a 418-218 vote (with 30 abstentions), replacing the 2008 Returns Directive to create a harmonized system for faster deportations of third-country nationals without legal right to stay.
• Key provisions: The regulation speeds up return procedures, enables mutual recognition of return decisions across member states, allows longer detention periods (up to 24 months in some cases), and permits “return hubs” in third countries, while maintaining safeguards like non-refoulement.
• Political context: This forms part of broader EU migration reforms responding to low historical return rates (around 20-28%); Meloni highlighted it as an Italian success for quicker enforcement, aligning with center-right and right-wing support in Parliament.

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

The truth.

[Arsenal Chizzy @ArsenalChizzy_]

🚨 Wayne Rooney on Declan Rice's set-pieces that inspired England's 4-2 victory:

🗣️ “For the whole of last season, people mocked Arsenal's set-pieces. They called them boring, said they were ruining football and claimed they could never win the biggest trophies playing that way.

Now look at England.

Declan Rice is delivering those same quality dead balls and they've played a huge part in a 4-2 win.
I've watched this World Cup closely and one thing stands out: Arsenal players have consistently produced dangerous set-pieces, with several leading directly to goals.

Maybe the issue was never the set-pieces.
Maybe people were simply frustrated because their own teams didn't have players capable of executing them at that level.

Football fans love effective set-pieces when they're winning games. They only complain when someone else is better at them.”

[marcus gilbert @marcus_gilbert]

TRUE!

[Arsenal Chizzy @ArsenalChizzy_]

🚨 Wayne Rooney on Declan Rice's set-pieces that inspired England's 4-2 victory:

🗣️ “For the whole of last season, people mocked Arsenal's set-pieces. They called them boring, said they were ruining football and claimed they could never win the biggest trophies playing that way.

Now look at England.

Declan Rice is delivering those same quality dead balls and they've played a huge part in a 4-2 win.
I've watched this World Cup closely and one thing stands out: Arsenal players have consistently produced dangerous set-pieces, with several leading directly to goals.

Maybe the issue was never the set-pieces.
Maybe people were simply frustrated because their own teams didn't have players capable of executing them at that level.

Football fans love effective set-pieces when they're winning games. They only complain when someone else is better at them.”

[Michelle Dewberry @MichelleDewbs]

Look at the state of this🤦🏼‍♀️

Screeching, aggressive & mostly masked activists, literally closing down a street to stop people attending a debate. They think they have the right to dictate what people can & can not listen to….Yet they think other people are the ‘facists’.

The debate was whether “the West is right to be suspicious of Islam”?

The local paper describes @TRobinsonNewEra who was speaking at the debate as a “right-wing agitator” and an “ultra-nationalist”. The same outlet merely describes these aggressive activists - preventing people attending & clashing with police etc - as simply “protestors” who were “mostly peaceful”.

https://t.co/zOlUJNKjnj

Absolute 🤡🌍

I look forward to watching this debate when it becomes available. It will be fascinating.

Video credit: @Urban_Pictures

[Cllr Rob Kenyon @RobKenyonReform]

Just arrived to cast my vote in the by-election.

Something Andy Burnham cannot do.