Matthew Ford

Saarf-Londoner. Professor @Forsvarshogsk. Associate @I_W_M. Senior fellow @USF_GNSI. Honary Constultant @Royal_Armouries. Series editor @HurstPublishers

[Matthew Ford @warmatters]

Latest publication: Hammers and Nails: Military Innovation as a Strategic Dead End

In this article I argue that innovation has become an end-in-itself, supplanting the much harder challenge of defining a meaningful, justifiable and achievable strategy

Many thanks to the folks at @milstrategymag for publishing my work.

https://t.co/2z1ybtPNOe

[Hurst Publishers @HurstPublishers]

'A fascinating & original account.’ Professor Richard Overy, @HistoryToday

Read an excerpt from 'Punishment' by @Mujakura or purchase at 20% discount w/code ORBACH20
➡️ https://t.co/jnM2c6Ee9t

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Daniel Hannan (2016), "Outside the EU our food bills will be lower, our fuel bills will be cheaper, our taxes will be lower"

He then makes the case for more migrants from outside the European Union including from the Commonwealth.

Of course our food bills, our fuel bills and our taxes are all much higher now, the opposite of what was promised.

And Brexiters upset at more migrants from outside the EU when that's what Brexiter politicians promised 🤷‍♂️

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@almurray The jokes write themselves!!!

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Not long now…

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@blagden_david Except it doesn’t. You need the munitions and platforms to service the targets. And we know already that they don’t have that. And nor can they service dynamic targets at the rate this dude thinks.

[Carl Cox @Carl_Cox]

I’m not quite sure I can put into words what today means to me.

Music has been my whole life. From those early days of falling in love with records and DJing, to travelling the world and sharing that love with so many people, I’ve never stopped being grateful that I get to do what I do.
To receive my OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle today, recognising nearly 50 years of doing something I absolutely love, is beyond anything I could have imagined. ❤️‍🔥

I’ve been thinking a lot about my mum and dad today. I know just how proud they would have been, and I wish they could have been here to share this moment with me.

This honour means so much, not just to me personally, but because of where our music has come from and how far it has travelled. To see dance music recognised in this way is something I’m immensely proud of.

To my family, friends, everyone who has believed in me, supported me and danced with me over the years, thank you. You’ve all been part of this.

My heart is very full today. I’m proud, humbled and deeply honoured.

Thank you, Carl.

[Matthew Ford @warmatters]

@almurray @MarkUrban01 If it’s not the dogs bollox then it’s bollox

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As NVidia’s share price tumbles, Huang is going to go…😀

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beautiful stuff

[Jorge Maestre Vidal @J_MaestreVidal]

Yet another reminder of the importance of OPSEC:

Apparently, at jan. 20206 a British soldier disobeyed a direct order to remove the SIM card from his cellphone before being deployed to a part of Estonia, approximately 90 miles west of the Russian border.

As a result of his refusal to engage in this element of operational security (opsec), the soldie had his phone hacked, and nude photos of himself were stolen and used as blackmail against him

https://t.co/deohpsqM8U

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@KeirGiles Sorry I won't see you in Sweden this week. I will be away in Gibraltar!

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@QuantaWave Yup

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European security is in safe hands.

Putin loses Trump but gains the French.

Job done.

[Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie]

France is heading at full speed towards a presidential runoff between Le Pen and Mélenchon. And the centre has no serious plan to stop it

New poll @harrisint_fr

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As NVidia’s share price tumbles, Huang is going to go…😀

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@irgarner @ReassessHistory Nice one

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Would have liked to be at the Cenotaph today.

Instead I’m listening to Nimrod via the radio.

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Really fantastic few days at the EUI in Florence listening to a lot of smart folks discuss military targeting, AI and Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response.

[Michael Dwyer @MikeDwyerMike]

Who’s Hiding Secrets About Dag Hammarskjöld’s Death? https://t.co/tizhYGDxb1

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@b_judah You still need someone to pay attention to the agent.

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Florence looking mighty fine tonight

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@jmcsms @BrawdyBumpkin @FennellJW @benmoores2 @wesstreeting Yeah

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Really? @wesstreeting don’t be daft.

[Rt. Hon Ben Wallace @BenWallace70]

Despite a direction from me when Defence Secretary that the Skynet 6A , £2bn contract was too important to the UK space industry to offshore to Lockheed Martin it looks as if Wes is preparing to place the contract overseas. The damage it would do to Stevenage and the UK satellite industry would be irreversible and it was always assessed it could mean the end of the sector. Lockheed’s promises of factories in Newcastle were skin deep. The differences between types on offer were marginal. No.10 could, and should stop this. @AirbusDefence @wesstreeting @larisamlbrown @kevinbonavia @haynesdeborah