Eliot Wilson

As far as I can see, the only significant element of Spain’s claim to Gibraltar is “territorial integrity”, which, surely, would entitle them to Portugal as well (but please don’t mention Ceuta or Melilla; and the Canary Islands are because reasons).

So obviously the right political, diplomatic, strategic and moral decision to make. Thatcher’s instincts were absolutely sound on the issue.

Falkland Islands Gov @FalklandsGov

The eternal gratitude of all Falkland Islanders remains as we today mark the 43rd anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands from Argentine occupation. https://t.co/k6tTPAwFJi

“I’ve read every single word of her report and I’m going to accept her recommendation. I think that’s the right thing to do.” If only we know who it was who’d been arguing the exact opposite of “the right thing to do!” Just say you got it wrong, man. https://t.co/D44IhUyoSt

As the @USArmy celebrates its 250th birthday, we can’t even say what that date would be for the @BritishArmy. Charles II issued first Royal Warrants on 26 January 1661, but the Assize of Arms 1181 established a duty of military service and the fyrd goes back to about AD 605.

Absolutely love the intense, mutual, barely concealed "I fucking hate you" energy of this photo. President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief UN Command & US Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Wake Island, 15 October 1950. https://t.co/ICdeQeVdIM

“Someone I know has never observed that, therefore it does not exist, and I’m not willing to engage in a debate about it.”

Nikki da Costa @nmdacosta

Ellie Chowns (Greens): briefly address misconception that assumpton that families woudl want to pressure people to die quicker. Mum is a palliative care worker, says in all her years never experienced [lot of outcry from the floor, says will not give way]

It’s odd to think what a *small* couple the King and Queen must have been. Charles I was only about 5’4” (obviously became dramatically shorter on 30 January 1649), and Henrietta Maria was described as “short”, presumably shorter than her husband.

P&S History @PSHistory

#OnThisDay 🗓️ 13 June 1625: English king Charles I marries French princess Henrietta Maria at Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, England 👰🏻‍♀️👑 #RecommendedReading 📖 Charles I's Private Life by @1642Author 🛒 https://t.co/5PZlYKuT5u https://t.co/CjPtpUZO5f

FWIW, you can only drag things out for a vert short time by dawdling in the division lobbies: five minutes, maybe 10 if you really milk it. The occupant of the chair will send the Serjeant to investigate any delay, and as soon as s/he appears MPs will disperse. Check the loos. https://t.co/17Ve50aiY6

Reported by @larisamlbrown, @DefenceHQ proposes raising the cap on @commonwealthsec recruits to the @BritishArmy very slightly. Fine, tiny numbers. Prompts bigger questions which need careful thought. https://t.co/XRAHoK0jgG

Passing thought: noting different contexts, has anyone done any "Biden 2020-24 v. Hindenburg 1932-34" malarkey yet, or is that my weekend disappearing down a rabbit hole?

Are the Zionists in the room now? Can you see them?

Seyed Mohammad Marandi @s_m_marandi

The US is using its bases in Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Turkey, Iraq, and Kuwait to assist Zionist attacks and to prepare for the defense of the regime.

Donald Trump's most valuable allies right now are fringe progressives who fundamentally regard deporting even bang-to-rights illegal immigrants as an uncivilised and somehow illegitimate act. And I don't say that as a Trump supporter.

Very useful analysis by @DamianPudner in @CapX exemplifies the broad point I made in @CityAM this week: populism relies on simple solutions while governing is a thousand impossible choices a day. Making that transition is incredibly difficult. https://t.co/xQM04AfU5q

I suppose if you’re forced to sell @Poundland you have to sell it for £1, really, don’t you? https://t.co/pPaH3DfGJB

President Trump has announced a review of the #AUKUS partnership, into which @CommonsDefence is conducting an inquiry. My colleagues and I at @DefenceBrink submitted evidence: AUKUS was bold and innovative but what is the current context? https://t.co/w2IuRMZWWb

The profile of the PM by @TomMcTague in the @NewStatesman reveals Starmer’s frustrating view of politics and pragmatism as distinct from each other, of ideology as suspect. It’s always been a false dichotomy, which leads to empty managerialism.

Sebastian Milbank 🥀🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @JSMilbank

At once a fair and humane portrait of Starmer, and an unflinching account of the challenge he is struggling with, well worth a read https://t.co/XpRMQNIiK7

Today marks the anniversaries of Ronald Reagan’s “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech in Berlin, the establishment of Russia as a sovereign state and Boris Yeltsin’s election as president. I trace the connections in @CityAM. https://t.co/lXbT1mYfKo