Absolute Whopper Article "Ireland likes to think of itself as a small, heroic little Republic in a dangerous world, a plucky emerald bauble bobbing bravely against the choppy seas of transatlantic geopolitics, humming ballads about defeating imperialism" https://t.co/F8xkBvfvmQ

For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the @VC_and_GC_Assoc up to £50,000. Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.

You can tell much about a man’s insecurities by the things he holds in contempt. Zelenskyy is a war leader and a humble, genuine hero. I can see why a coddled 5x Vietnam draft dodger might feel insecure about him.

Had the good fortune to see the Merchant of Venice 1936 today. Powerful production and great cast 👏 @MOV1936 @TracyAnnO

@sharrond62 Darren Blanks is registered Blind. He is running from Lands End to John O Groats in 28 days, starting on Friday. Raising money for Blind Veterans. Could you please retweet? Thank You

Caught the Saturday matinee production of #testmatch at @OrangeTreeThtr - pretty good - well paced and written, acting great! 😊

Not sorry for inconvenience in May then 😏

It's been 30 years since @MaryPatKelly's book and documentary 'Home Away From Home' told the story of the GIs time in N.Ireland. On Ep. 1 of #AWeeBitOfWar, she joins @scottedgarni for a chat about the book, film, and the troops who came to Ulster in '42. https://t.co/iMm5kb6kpO

Lovely sunrise at Hampton Court #ThamesPath #HRP

Everything in government comes with an opportunity cost and decisions should be assessed on the basis of contemporaneous information - Kabul was a tragedy as a consequence of poor GIRoA governance, the UK (and the FCDO) met its obligations

In the event, the UK did not have the contingent resources stood by to address the situation as it engulfed Kabul in August - nor was it in our strategic interests to have done so.

The FCDO had issued clear direction that all British nationals should have left Afghanistan and the ARAP scheme,to assess and assist those to whom we did have a moral duty, was on schedule for to complete prior to the estimated worst case for GIRoA collapse

I accept that have moral duty to alleviate human suffering, but we need to be consistent and it needs to be achievable. This was no longer the case in Afghanistan - why, for example, prefer Afghan nationals over Hong Kong citizens outside the British Nationals (Overseas) scheme?

We entered the conflict to assist the US and, in addition to the soldiers killed and wounded, spent around £40 billion over the period. If Afghanistan couldn’t govern itself after this time, what is our further obligation?

I think this shows soft and sentimental thinking by the British media. - Britain does not have any particular moral debt to the people of Afghanistan. Diplomatic Debacle https://t.co/CXB3RI1a56

A toddler learns walking on a prosthetic leg in an ⁦@ICRC_af orthopedic center in #Afghanistan.⁩

#IRISHRANGERS

‘To a knot of truly Gordian complexity, that they have missed the Gordian solution. Give up.’ Sane words from Matthew Paris #Afghanistan

https://t.co/yaR7SclriW

The author in this week’s ⁦@spectator⁩ makes a fair point for those who fell in Afghanistan, but does miss the agency of the modern soldier - we made the choices which led us to Afghanistan, don’t diminish us