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June Slater: How I see it...

How I see it 👇👇👇 Don't panic ... What Nigel has done is very clever. It sucks the oxygen out of the growing anti-reform/Nigel scapegoating which was going on for the past three weeks. This by election is now the story which will dominate silly season, which is when Westminster is in recess and the media whores have nothing to feast on. It also takes the shine off Andy Burnham's star role, Labour will hate it . It conveniently refocuses the narrative onto Nigel; puts him back on the front foot and demonstrates leadership, control of the narrative and political savvy. It gives Nigel a platform in Clacton to talk about policies not individual people, and it will also highlight the appalling nature of Burnham’s decision to call a by election and have himself appointed rather than elected Prime Minister. If the standards committee continues its investigation to the point at which it censures him, it will only underline the fact that this was a political technocratic decision, not one with which the people of Clacton agree, and makes it harder for the establishment technocrats to deliver their kangaroo Court verdict of a 10+ day suspension which would trigger a recall and byelection; if they do that he will win yet again and demonstrate the futility of their antidemocratic agenda. It's an outward and visible sign that Nigel Farage is leagues ahead of anyone in this political arena. 😘

Dale Vince: Farage just described rules as...

Farage just described rules as " foul means" with which to beat him. Standards as an offensive weapon. He's so angry that the press came for his family....that he's resigning....his daughter's address should not have been published, if it was, but the families and addresses of immigrants have that same exposure. The man who called for "pure cold rage" which resulted in riots and police injuries, is a bit of a hypocrite. His answer is a popularity contest, of course. Votes in Clacton don't overide rules and standards and laws. Farage is Britain's Trump mini me. 🤮

Andrew Bridgen: British Army dumps its security secrets in a bin...

British Army dumps its security secrets in a bin — again Britain’s mighty war machine has suffered another elite-level achievement: highly sensitive Army documents from its largest garrison were reportedly found sitting in a recycling bin at a local waste site. The dumped files came from Catterick Garrison — home to around 13,000 military personnel — and included soldiers’ names and ranks, weapons storage details, guard shift patterns, alarm response protocols and security breach records, British media reported. In other words: not exactly something you leave next to old cardboard boxes. A member of the public found the folder marked “MoD” while throwing out rubbish and handed it in before it could fall into the wrong hands. One former Army intelligence officer called it a breach showing “a lack of care and oversight,” warning that the documents could reveal security routines and response patterns. Even MPs called the incident “embarrassing” and a “serious security breach.” The files reportedly included: 🔻 guardroom logs 🔻 weapons issue records 🔻 perimeter breach details 🔻 ammunition and equipment inventories 🔻 names and ranks of soldiers on guard duty 🔻 security routines at Marne Barracks And this is not even the first time. 🌏 In March 2025, sensitive Army documents containing personnel data, weapons records and security details were reportedly found scattered on a street in Newcastle. 🌏 In February 2022, the British MoD suffered a major data breach after an official accidentally emailed a classified spreadsheet, exposing the identities of thousands of Afghans seeking sanctuary, as well as sensitive details linked to British security personnel. 🌏 In June 2021, a 50-page classified Ministry of Defence dossier detailing the route of HMS Defender through the Black Sea and British military plans in Afghanistan was found at a bus stop in Kent. 🌏 In 2017, a Ministry of Defence official accidentally left a laptop containing highly sensitive information — including details of personnel and security arrangements for a nuclear submarine base — on a commuter train. Source: Geopolitics Prime
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