James Swan

What ho!

All views are my own.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

I’m sure President Zelensky appreciates the fashion advice @Nigel_Farage. Anything to say on how your mates Trump & Vance handled the meeting?

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Not just that, they found an arsenal of weapons on his property. They tapped his phone and found that he’d been discussing with billionaires how Trump had given his “blessing” to open a gold mine.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Calin Georgescu was raided. They found $10m in cash, tickets to Moscow and links to Wagner. Trump pressured Romanian officials to let him stand, they even sent Vance over to seal the deal. Why did the US want a Putin puppet running Romania? This was Musks tweet AFTER the arrest.

[Save British Farming 🇬🇧 @SaveBritishFood]

Come and join Save British Farming this Friday as we support @feedbackorg in their judicial review of the Australia Food Deal. We'll see you there!

Politico article about it here:
https://t.co/k4Y0Z7fhYE

[Simon Hoare MP @Simon4NDorset]

The silence from our Prime Minister is deafening & indefensible. No10’s understandable desire to be a bridge between US&Europe died yesterday in the Oval Office. We either stand four square for the defence of our Continent, with our Continent, or we are debased beyond dignity

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack

https://t.co/B8UtTUu9v5

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

Trump and Vance have declared themselves to be on Russia's side in the Russo-Ukraine war.  This is a catastrophic mistake for America's national security.  And let's be clear:  Trump and Vance now personally own that policy.  It is not the view of a majority of Americans of either or no political party.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

That wasn’t about a mineral deal (aka extortion and blackmail) or “peace” it was about alienating Zelenskyy so Trump’s mate Putin can install a puppet and make Ukraine a second Belarus. This isn’t just Russian aggression, it’s US aggression. All of Europe needs to cut them out.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelensky!

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The bust of Sir Winston Churchill sits in Trump's Oval Office. He was an immensely brave leader who visited Washington, dressed in fatigues, seeking support against a despot. We all know what he would have made of today's unedifying spectacle and whose side he would have been on.

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

The only winner from today’s Oval Office debacle is Vladimir Putin… and anyone who thinks that is a good thing for the world is stunningly deluded.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Trump and Vance’s shameful behavior has embarrassed their country. President Zelenskyy is a hero. He should have been treated as such

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

PUTIN INVADED UKRAINE AND KILLED OVER 40,000 PEOPLE YOU FUCKING MORON

[John Sweeney @johnsweeneyroar]

Note this:

[Joe Stanley @JoeWStanley]

You can make the data say that eating beef is second only to nuclear war in terms of climate impact.

You can also demonstrate that it’s one of the easiest foods to produce in a carbon negative way.

Better public discourse required.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Today we have heard some outstanding speeches from NATO ally leaders. However, this one from the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, was the one that spoke to me for sure.

I think it’s time to stop pretending to ourselves that the U.S. is anything but an impediment to solving this existential threat, to the welfare and safety of all our citizens.

Let me quote Sun Tzu's The Art of War. ‘All warfare is based on deception’ and for sure, Putin has waged a war of deception. He projected the historical power of the mighty Red army in a bid to quickly overrun Ukraine. He attempted to do it with untrained poorly equipped troops, on out of date rations.

Putin rolled the dice thinking NATO would not commit troops to help defend Ukraine and he was right. What he didn’t plan for, was the lion spirit of the Ukrainian people and the ingenuity of their military engineers. Their work with drones and sea drones has redefined battlefield strategy. Once allies started providing javelin anti-tank missiles and supporting artillery, the game changed. They prevented the Russians from achieving air superiority? And the Russian Black Sea Fleet had to retreat from port.

It is testament to the Ukrainian army and air force, Russia has been held back against all the odds. Let’s be clear, the military has achieved what it has, not because of us, but in-spite of us. We have only given them enough weapons to hold the bear back, not to evict it. There were constant delays, waiting on artillery shells, HIMARS and ATACMS, as well as tanks and F16s.

WE HAVE LET THEM DOWN. Yet these brave men and women have innovated and made do, to defend not only their country, but our borders too. WE OWE THEM BIG TIME. Not with words and sympathy, but with the proper tools to get the job done.

America has disgracefully walked away and aligned with our enemy. The U.S. president’s pet, Elon Musk along with JD Vance, have meanwhile actively supported far right political parties in Europe. Then Vance had the audacity to turn up and lecture us on our own doorstep. What was our answer? ‘Please don’t hurt us’.

This week, we see a slow procession of European leaders making the pilgrimage to the court of Mad King Don for a humiliation session. Pardon my French but ‘f*ck that’, it’s time to stand tall and tell Trump to ‘f*ck right off’ and if it were me. I’d tell him to take his airbases with him too and cancel all military arms contracts.

If he wants access to Ukrainian minerals that’s fine. Ukraine HAS NO DEBT with the U.S. They simply have the thanks of a grateful nation. There was no loan agreement. If he wants mineral rights, then provide an arms package as a down payment for future revenues. Leave the deal on the table for a week and if it’s not signed, pull the deal. Then they get nothing and in addition, no bids will be accepted from US companies for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war. Now that’s the art of the deal.

As for NATO allies, Trump is walking away regardless, so Europe needs to get its act together NOW. Seize Russian assets and use the funds to fire up the European military industrial base. This will create jobs and growth, while capacity is expanded in all countries with an arms manufacturing capability.

In the meantime, we already have the ability, especially if Poland steps up, to defend against any increased Russian aggression. The British military has already said, if it were needed, we would meet that threat head on today. If this collective approach is taken, the Russian army in Ukraine could be crushed just as crushed the Iraqi army in Desert Storm.

It’s time to show the Americans their services are no longer required. Then when the war is over, we can look to promote the Euro as the new global reserve currency. No harm in ambition I say.

We need to believe in ourselves. It’s time to get the job done and show the world FAFO. There’s only one village idiot in this town and it’s not Zelenskyy.

I rest my case.

[Joe Stanley @JoeWStanley]

.@SteveReedMP needs to speak with farmers now facing IHT bills 4-5x their annual profits (for a decade) thanks to his government & then ask himself how anything else he has to say really matters in that context.

#NFU25

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.