Simon Poole

Just plodding along

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@gilly1919 @RealDannyTommo It's not traffickers it's our government who is paying for this. No other explanation as to the indifference the French police show.

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@bphillipsonMP You are the most insufferable, bitter and jealous human being ever to be in a position on influence. The politics of envy.

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@oelma__ In the blink of an eye

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@BBCNewsnight Turkeys voting for Christmas

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@MyArrse AI

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@ejames500 Yes!

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@williamnhutton Yawn 🥱

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@pamelafitz4HW Oh be quiet!

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@Maurohe72 £2900 in uk

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@zarahussain999 Yes you are!

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@dontbrexitfixit @RNLI Then you should know better than anyone which side of the fence you should be on.

[Christian @InTheTrenchesUK]

You thought the RNLI was founded by fishermen.

It was founded by civil servants.

1866. The Lifeboat Fund created by government workers. The money pipeline established.

1924. RNLI creates the International Maritime Rescue Federation. Global coordination network born.

2019. Enter Mark Dowie. Standard Chartered banker. His division paid $1.1 billion in sanctions fines for Iran breaches and narcotics kingpin violations.

They made him CEO of your "charity."

September 2019. Four months after Dowie starts: £3.3 million to Tanzania and Bangladesh. His exact banking regions. While 135 UK jobs cut.

October 2020. RNLI signs official Memorandum of Understanding with HM Coastguard. Their own director calls Coastguard their "tasking agency."

State control. Formalized.

November 20, 2021. RNLI refuses coastguard request to rescue migrant boat. Boat stays at sea 3 hours.

Four days later: 27 people drown in the Channel.

January 2023. Janet Legrand appointed Chair. Government lawyer who "represents governments in international disputes." Legal protection secured.

February 2025. Dowie awarded CBE by King Charles. "For charity work."

April 2025. John-Paul Marks becomes Chief Executive of HMRC. While still Chair of The Lifeboat Fund, RNLI's largest "donor."

The tax authority now funds the border operation.

The "Volunteer" Lie:

58.6% of budget goes to salaries and pensions. CEO paid £189,000. Higher than the Prime Minister.

The "Independent" Lie:

HM Coastguard "tasks and coordinates" all operations. RNLI admits it: Coastguard is their "tasking agency."

The "No Government Funding" Lie:

Largest donor is "official charity of the Civil Service." Funded by civil service payroll. Tax relief subsidies. Chaired by Head of HMRC.

The Reality:

A 160-year-old state-adjacent institution, captured by banking interests, lawyer-controlled, government-tasked, internationally-coordinated through 160 organizations in 50 countries, running border enforcement under charitable cover.

You didn't donate to lifeboats.

You funded a migration coordination network with offshore capabilities, sanctions-violating leadership, and Crown approval.

England deserves the truth.

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@Himuro_Gemma @josephradhik I completely agree. Just good fun entertainment. God knows we could do with some at the moment.

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@TheBritLad 🇬🇧

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@MohammettKhalid Goodbye 👋

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@PolitlcsUK Saying the quiet part out loud. Send them back

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@funguscat @gsmales Have to agree. It is a good laugh, and god knows we could do with some at the moment.

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@TalkTV @iancollinsuk It's Dobby the house elf!

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@GonzoGorillaz You got a bit of a thing for trans ?

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@SaraHermanw0 👋