“You know how to stop the British state coming after you?
Don’t do illegal sh*t.”
@Arron_banks on why the ‘entire state’ is out to get Nigel Farage after donations sting.
@lewis_goodall
As a veteran I am horrified that Reform would seek to give immunity against crimes that would never be acceptable, such as rape, torture or the execution of prisoners-of-war.
The British Army is the finest professional fighting force in the world and it operates within the law of armed conflict.
We must always support our personnel and veterans against malicious prosecutions, but to give immunity from prosecution for crimes like rape and torture is unthinkable.
Sounds good. Means nothing. Power more decentralised than ever. Economic spending on social welfare greater than ever. Spending by devolved authorities higher than ever.
So much for being honest with ourselves!
UK 10-year gilt yields just hit 5.25% - the highest since the 2008 financial crisis.
UK 30-year gilts: 5.869% - the highest since 1998.
Every basis point increase costs Britain roughly £300 million annually on its £3 trillion debt. Today's move alone added approximately £1.8 billion to Britain's annual borrowing costs.
This is the fiscal situation and what's Andy Burnham's response? Commit more public money to Ukraine. Discuss conscription. Talk about war with Russia.
A country borrowing at 5.25%, the same rate as during the worst financial crisis in living memory, cannot simultaneously rearm, rebuild, fund social services, and fight someone else's war.
The bond market is not ideological. It doesn't care about speeches. It prices reality.
And right now it is pricing Britain's fiscal position as the worst it has been in 17 years.
🚨NEWS: The release of the transcripts around Henry Nowak's murder have revealed that Police Officers went back 6 years in his phone messages to when he was just 12 years old in an attempt to find anything they could use to describe him as a racist
Sickening
It’s 5:46am on Monday morning.
After a thunderstorm over the Azteca delayed kick off until 2:25am, England have made it through against Mexico on penalties after a nerve-shredding 2-2 draw on 90 minutes ended up 3-3 after extra time.
The final spot-kick, scored by Declan Rice hit the back of the net 29 minutes ago, you’ve left the pub and are walking down the street with the 2nd of two pints you got in at last orders just as extra time ended, the sun is up, you’ve got a Teams meeting scheduled for 10am in which you’ve got to give a 10 minute talk to all 23 people on the call.
You are fully up shit creek and there’s no paddle in sight.