Stuart Robertson

[Charlie Walsham @CharlieWalsham_]

A healthy society should be able to say:

That isn’t true.

Not “that’s offensive.”
Not “that’s problematic.”
Not “people might feel unsafe.”

Just: it isn’t true.

Once ideology requires us to pretend reality is negotiable, something has gone badly wrong.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Albert Einstein — 3 reminders for life:

1. Learn from yesterday → Your past is a teacher, not a prison. Take the lesson and move forward.

2. Live for today → The present moment is where life actually happens. Don't waste it worrying about what you can't control.

3. Hope for tomorrow → Progress begins with belief. A better future starts with optimism and action.

And remember: once you stop learning, you start dying. Stay curious, keep growing, and never stop improving.

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

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[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone.
So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏https://t.co/1stbtsOxvz

[Pythagoras In Boots ⚽️ @pythaginboots]

RIP the most underrated British winger of all time John Robertson. Imagine a mixture of Kvara, Grealish and Pires and you’ll get a feel for his style as a player.

No wonder he was voted as Nottingham Forest’s favourite player of all time.

#NFFC

[Nottingham Forest @NFFC]

A tribute to John Robertson from Nottingham Forest Chairman, Nicholas Randall KC:

Yesterday we lost our greatest player but we also lost a great man. Others will no doubt talk of his exploits on the pitch but it is important that we honour his character too.

Robbo was, of course, the former player I most wanted to meet when I arrived as Chairman because of his legendary status as a player. But on meeting it was impossible not to be struck by his humility, kindness and generosity of spirit.

Robbo was the wisest of men. His knowledge of the game was second to none but his analysis was always tempered by fairness and understanding. He disliked the modern approach to criticise the game with personal attacks as he understood the complexities and difficulties of every situation, from the pitch to the boardroom.

He was wonderful company. His joke telling was legendary,as was his Mick Jagger impression. You never left an encounter with him without your life enhanced.

He wore his genius lightly and he was incredibly supportive of us when we became proud custodians of the Club. That support remained throughout. In particular I will remember his support for us and the ownership when we were rooted to the bottom of the Championship and he urged us just to keep going and that he was sure that better times were ahead. His pleasure when the success came was a joy to see. He truly loved Nottingham Forest and its fans.

He was also a very proud Scotsman and it was a wonderful occasion when he was reunited in the boardroom a few years ago with the shirt he had worn at Wembley when scoring the winning penalty against England. The signs of tears in his eyes when reunited with the shirt he thought had been lost for all time.

But we will, of course, remember him for Munich and Madrid. His composure and elegance on the greatest nights of our history.

Albert Einstein said “try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value”. Robbo was the rarity that achieved both. He will be greatly missed.

May he rest in peace.

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

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[The Architect. @TheMarcitect]

This is the moment when people have to stand together and reject digital ID. This leads to the complete control of everyone if we don't stop it now. If we allow it once this line is crossed, it's over.

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

A so-called “digital ID” is very 1984-ish.

Hope our friends across the pond will reject this — a precursor to even more government control.

[David Frost @DavidGHFrost]

Starmer's dangerous plan to proceed with a digital ID scheme must be opposed by everyone who cares about freedom.

I wrote about this in June (link at end of 🧵) but in brief:

[Miss Jo @therealmissjo]

People seem very confused about “digital ID”.

It is not the same thing as carrying ID cards that people have in the EU. It is a wholly different beast.

It means you have a number. An identifier. Your ability to do anything can be turned off by the government at any time.

Whether that is taking a flight, buying something on Amazon or sending a parcel.

Whether that is looking at the internet, opening a bank account or accessing the NHS.

In the EU, we are rapidly moving towards a digital ID. The EU is pushing companies like Amazon to require it to make purchases or Facebook to “verify” your account. Right now it is voluntary and works mainly across government agencies - healthcare, mail service, tax authorities. But in due course it won’t be voluntary.

It does absolutely nothing to stop illegal migrants from entering the country or working in the black economy.

[Chris Littlewood @chrislittlewoo8]

Digital ID for every adult is not progress. It is the end of a free society dressed up as convenience.

I am a cyber security specialist. This is my take.

They are selling it as a fix for illegal migration. That is bollocks.

We spend hundreds of billions a year on cyber security and yet the volume of breaches is breaking records. The threat is growing faster than the spend.

Digital ID will not stop boats. It will not stop trafficking gangs. It will not fix a broken border.

Criminals will work around it.

Honest citizens will pay the price.

It builds giant data banks that track where you go, what you buy, what you read and who you speak to.

It links your identity to every checkpoint in daily life.

One breach and your life is exposed.

Look at Jaguar Land Rover and the airports in recent weeks. Now imagine that at national scale on an ID system tied to everything you need to live your daily life.

Here is the risk that ministers will not admit.

Ransomware seeded through a supplier or an insider:

It lies quiet for months.
It rolls through the backups.
On trigger day the register and the recovery sets are both encrypted.

Payments fail. Health and benefits stall. Borders slow. Citizens are frozen out until a ransom is paid or the state rebuilds from scratch.

Centralise identity and you centralise failure.

Do not fall for the pitch.
Function creep is certain.
It starts as login.

It becomes access to money, travel, speech and public services.

It turns rights into permissions controlled by the state and its contractors.

It creates a single point of failure for criminals, insiders and hostile states to target.

It will punish the elderly, the poor and anyone who is not always online.

It will centralise risk and outsource blame.

It will not stop fraud.

It will not stop illegal migration.

It will build the machinery for a social credit system by stealth.

If ministers cared about the border, they would enforce current laws, resource patrols and processing, close loopholes and remove those with no right to stay.

You do not need a national ID to do any of that.

We scrapped ID cards in 2010 for a reason.

Britain does not need a central register to prove age or status.

Yes to privacy first proofs. No to a database state.

[Steven Barrett @SBarrettBar]

I understand that there is a new incoming Prime Minister of Japan - congratulations Sir.

But whatever happens, can we the British people beg you to keep your Ambassador @AmbJapanUK in place

He is one of the only sources of joy in our lives - the best ambassador ever 🇬🇧❤️🇯🇵

[Cary Kelly @CaryKelly11]

Cows can’t add a single atom of carbon to the atmosphere that a plant hasn’t previously removed.

Carbon is part of a biogenic cycle and can neither be created nor destroyed.

People who try to frame cows as causing climate change don’t understand how science works.

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[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

Every single charity should have to display on ALL advertising how much of donated money goes towards running the charity. So WE can decide where our £’s are best spent. And which charities actually get that money to the end user, the people or animals we’re trying to support👇🏼

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

If you’re a farmer struggling with your mental health, you can text the word 'Hawkstone' to the number 85258 for a professional, confidential, 24/7 chat line.

With mental health struggles on the climb throughout the industry, PLEASE reach out to anyone if you’re struggling.

Repost this please, it could help someone. 🤝

[Lizzie Dripping @Lizzie_d30]

My GP Surgery just announced “NO RINGING UP…ALL APPOINTMENTS NOW DONE THRU ONLINE APP ONLY!”

HOW THE HELL ARE ELDERLY, THOSE WITH NO MOBILE OR COMPUTERS ABLE TO NOW GET A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT?

OR IS THE IDEA OF THIS THAT THEY JUST WITHER AND DIE, AND BECOME LESS COSTLY TO THE NHS? @wesstreeting

[Premier Sports @PremSportsTV]

"The power of football!" 👏

Real Betis fans throw thousands of toys onto the Benito Villamarín pitch for children most in need of them this Christmas 🎄

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

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