Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, condemned the Eurovision boycotts announced by Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Netherlands and Iceland
"These measures that aim to punish the Israeli people, I think are wrong, and we do not propose them"
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Guardian's Andrew Sparrow has picked up on Starmer who has previously declared himself an atheist saying at the Trump presser that the Church of England has been his church all his life.
Just another example of how Starmer can change his beliefs as easily as he changes his socks.
Today, on #BattleofBritain Day, we commemorate The Few, those brave men who took to the skies to defend this land at its darkest moment
"If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their Finest Hour'." (Churchill)
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign fought entirely in the air and ended with Germany's first major defeat of WW2
Much of America's top brass had previously assumed Britain would lose the war. Hitler's defeat shifted opinion in America and caused Franklin Roosevelt to believe that Britain should be given every assistance possible.
With the Luftwaffe unable to achieve air superiority over the UK, Britain was able to rebuild its military strength and, crucially, would serve as the base from which Allied forces could launch Operation Overlord, the campaign to liberate Western Europe from the Nazi jackboot.
The most successful Fighter Command squadron in the Battle of Britain was the Polish 303 Squadron, one of two Polish squadrons in the Battle.
Despite joining the Battle two months after it had started, the Squadron shot down 126 German planes in only 42 days. With 17 kills flying a Hurricane, one of the squadron's pilots, a Czech national named Sergeant Josef Frantisek, became Fighter Command's fourth most successful pilot in the Battle.
The top-ranking fighting ace in the Battle of Britain was an Englishman: Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock DSO DFC of 41 Squadron. During the Battle he achieved 21 kills, flying a Spitfire.
Victory in the Battle of Britain came at a heavy price, however.
Fighter Command lost 520 men and 1250 aircraft, incl. 1017 fighers.
Additionally, during the period of the Battle, Bomber Command suffered 700 fatalities, whilst 200 were killed flying for Coastal Command.
The greatest loss of life was civilian, with more than 43,500 Britons killed and countless wounded, mainly through the aerial bombing of British cities and industrial centres.
We remember and pay tribute to them all. ๐ฌ๐งโ๏ธ
#What_who_cares? We should stop using the term โEurope.โ It is now West Asia. What was Europe - because of its current elites - has surrendered its culture and sovereignty. Frankly, it is a laughingstock. These people โlove Europeโ but hate Europeans.
This is a must read to understand EU 'democracy'! @hussedogru journalist & commentator sanctioned for supposedly assisting Russia on the basis of his solidarity with ๐ต๐ธ!!! You could not make this up! European Values = crush dissent! They will not succeed. We stand with Huseyin!
Russiaโs tactics in Ukraine work out beautifully.
Russia is fighting with maybe 680k volunteer soldiers against about the same number of Ukrainians troops.
Standard military wisdom says that the aggressor needs 3-4 times the soldiers.
How can Russia win as they do now?
1/3
Imagine this:
- Stalin: โLetโs keep Germany united and neutral.โ
- West: โNope, we want our half in NATO.โ
- They split it.
- West: poisons cows, laces baby formula, sabotages factories in the East.
- East: builds a wall to stop the sabotage.
- West: โOmg you monsters, why a wall???โ
Every. Single. Time.
You are a disgrace.
Connelly pleaded guilty was sentenced by the Rec of Birmingham & her appeal against sentence was dismissed by the Ct of Appeal.
Youโre meant to be a Conservative - who upholds our independent judiciary & believes in law & order.
Youโre none of these things - youโre just fishing for votes in the bottom of the pond.
Shameful utterly shameful
The UK shouldnโt be flying in Gazans for health treatment
- the terror risk is too high
- waiting lists in the UK are already too high - we donโt have the resources
- how can we make sure that when children come here, their families donโt join them, especially considering the number of people in Palestine connected to Hamas or supported to Hamas
- what risk assessments have been carried out?
Growing up
My mum and dad said you should never trust Labour
My first real experience living under a labour govt has proved them right
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