Vince Phillips

If in doubt ask “what would Winston do?” - even if not always the best idea!

[WWII Pictures @WWIIpix]

Actor Damian Lewis standing at the same spot where the real Major Richard "Dick" Winters stood at Schoonderlogt, the Netherlands, in 1944. #WW2

[Vince Phillips @VincePhillips15]

@GBNEWS At the moment the countries of which Queen Elizabeth II is head of state have 54 gold medals, so actually she tops the Olympic table by miles.

[Vince Phillips @VincePhillips15]

@WalkerMarcus Germany has spent 70 years since 1946 getting readmitted to the human race, but ultimately Germany’s only interest is Germany, exclusively and entirely, no one else. It will deal with whatever totalitarian regimes suit that.

[Andrew Pierce @andrewpierceexc]

University vice chancellors - the Oxford head earns £452,000 a year - should take pay cuts to help out students paying £9,250 tuition fees but have no access to uni’ because of covid

[John Atkinson Grimshaw @artistgrimshaw]

Boar Lane, Leeds, 1881 #atkinsongrimshaw #grimshaw

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

Are still allowed to attend political demonstrations?
I might become a left-wing activist just to get out of the house.

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

Anyone know any dodgy statues need taking down?
That one of John Betjeman at St Pancras always looks at me funny.

[Chris Newton @drchrisnewton]

What a pity that the lefty teachers who go on the media and constantly moan about the govt can't display the can-do attitude of the armed forces. The armed forces always find ways around problems and do. Where would we be without them? #ClapForTheForces https://t.co/lauo5qfOR7

[John Atkinson Grimshaw @artistgrimshaw]

Park Row, Leeds, 1882 #englishart #romanticism

[Zac Goldsmith @ZacGoldsmith]

The mean-mindedness of so many on twitter is just so grim and depressing.
What this PM is facing today is tougher – and no doubt more painful - than almost any PM in history.

[Alastair Stewart @AlStewartOBE]

The great Prof. Sir John Curtice, @UniStrathclyde's master of psephology, is 67 today... or anything between 64 and 71, given the standard margin of error.

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

BREAKING

Family of first vaccinated woman ask her to resume free baby-sitting with immediate effect.

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

"Catherine and I felt it was extremely important to visit just some of the heroes that have emerged this year to thank you for all that you have done".

Read all about The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's #RoyalTrainTour 👇

https://t.co/7ZfgOpAzRK

[Chuck Yeager @GenChuckYeager]

Fr @VictoriaYeage11 It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.

[Vince Phillips @VincePhillips15]

@militaryhistori

[John Nichol ✈ @JohnNicholRAF]

Well done @JJChalmersRM on #StrictlyComeDancing
You are a credit to the @RoyalMarines, your friends & your family.
Well done my friend; hopefully we will be able 'to meet again soon' for an ale or two.
Much respect.

[Ravilious @Ravilious1942]

It was hedges on @BBCCountryfile tonight - so time for a 1930s Ravilious wood engraving with a lady clipping her hedges very neatly.

[Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori]

Gorgeous

[John Atkinson Grimshaw @artistgrimshaw]

Full Moon behind Cirrus Cloud from the Roundhay Park Castle Battlements, 1872 https://t.co/gDM5cEKtE2 #johngrimshaw #atkinsongrimshaw

[John Atkinson Grimshaw @artistgrimshaw]

Humber Docks, Hull, 1884 #impressionism #johngrimshaw