Graham McCulloch

Brit/Scot/EU citizen in Den Haag/The Hague. Interested in Bikes/Beer/Whisky/Film

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

On the 80th anniversary of the London Victory Parade, a few points...

1. The new Labour government didn't particularly want a parade. Rationing was in force, British servicemen were still scattered overseas, and much of London was still in ruins

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[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@DennisAbbott Not the article I listened to but must be the same company. LBC: Business booming for Czech firm making inflatable ‘decoy’ tanks and howitzers https://t.co/8QrgdhUHPY

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@DennisAbbott https://t.co/9sgyF38ruZ There’s a few articles out there. I seem to remember listening to a Dutch radio article about a Czech company who formerly made bouncy castles supplying inflatable decoys to Ukraine.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@ifellonithonest @dTumza American boss in London wanted us do something that didn’t involve drinking to be more inclusive for teetotal colleagues. Went bowling. He then spent the evening looking traumatised at the levels of risqué Carry On style chat…

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@Jedibeeftrix @vivamjm @JFinchSaunders Merely illustrative of what I was witnessing the exact moment I happened upon this thread.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@vivamjm @Jedibeeftrix @JFinchSaunders As I watch my parents trying to sort out their EU roaming charges I remember Brexitieer promises that a sovereign UK parliament could improve things for UK consumers…

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

Reform’s ‘no Ukraine flags’ policy is hardly surprising given their Head of Policy, James Orr, description of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as:

A “regional Slavic conflict between Russia and Ukraine”

And that it is not a “war”, but “a conflict happening in the world that I don’t care very much about.”

Had Reform been in power in 2022 and taken this position, the whole of Ukraine would likely now be occupied by Russia with Putin plotting his next move.

They are a danger to our national security.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@Gliderpilot44 You’ve probably seen this…

[Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2]

Civilian workers pose with sections of an Airspeed Horsa glider, as received from the manufacturers, before assembly at No. 6 Maintenance Unit, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 26 Apr 1944.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@Edeaulx @WarGit I seem to remember a lot of Sunday afternoon Westerns…

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@April_1970s @Gliderpilot44 Obviously one should never use a VPN in this kind of situation…

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@Tunisia_1943 When I saw this in The Hague in 2006, there was a little old lady who told us this was the first film she’d watched after the end of WW2.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@jclarke2289 @almurray @Hush_Kit Achieves Ace status by shooting down drones launched towards the White House

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@but_cyclists It just stepped out in front of me!

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@theiaincameron Pretty neat, the family farm we grew up on is on there…

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@Michael_Easter @Brady_H @Alan_Couzens @feelthebyrn1 RunBetterWithAsh does great post-run stretches on YT.

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@SeaSpitfires @NPGLondon I like this contender from the Rijksmuseum…

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@WHW_HighlandIC @WeHaveWaysPod @James1940 @almurray I need to take a look. Think my Grandad was on a Bofors there for a bit.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@asummerof44 Ach, sorry to hear that but it sounds like a good way to go. Familiar surroundings with your loved ones close.

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@alexmassie @TheSimonEvans And, what if the target believes “he really means it”? Might they feel as if they have no other option but to respond?

[Graham McCulloch @mccullgr]

@AndyAitcheson @CliveWismayer Our veterinarian, not a weirdo. And I grew up in the countryside where firearms were relatively common.