Donald Harley
@ClydesdaleDH
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Humanist, Scientist, Historian. From Silent Service to Voice of Doctors via Britain’s Railways. Now seeking Enlightenment and Diving the Malay Archipelago.
Clydesdale
Joined February 2011
The BBC would never apologise for the decades of pro-royal bias they've showcased, but apparently, if they call someone by their name, it's a matter of urgency to correct the record. Nonsense. #AbolishTheMonarchy
The BBC has apologized for calling Kate Middleton, “Kate Middleton.” The British national broadcaster sparked viewer complaints after the BBC News channel failed to use the title Catherine, Princess of Wales, during a live broadcast on Armistice Day
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Exactly that
Extraordinary words by Sir John Major on #Brexit at LSE last night: 🧵 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 1. “In an act of collective folly, the United Kingdom voted to lead to European Union across the world, our enemies celebrated and our friends despair.” “We left Europe on a minority vote of 37% of
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Absolutely indoctrination
If exclusively Christian RE is indoctrination, so is collective worship ‘wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character' – a legal requirement in ALL state schools. End collective worship. Introduce assemblies that all children can participate in. https://t.co/Jt4xQr0xaE
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Palestinians routinely tortured to death "At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows. Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights" https://t.co/zJemh6KNvW
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Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
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So that would be the third that votes for Reform UK, watches GBNews, and supports an American sex offender over a century-old British institution? It also suggests a majority don’t believe any such thing. All-in-all, not quite the gotcha the Daily Telegraph was hoping for.
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The real weakness of the BBC, as exemplified by recent events, is its failure to stand up to ludicrous claims from the right that it is somehow hugely biased to the left. Listening to Telegraph journalists bleat about a biased BBC, or Reform MPs enjoying more platforming than any
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It would be correct, if he said “could guarantee our security” however. Given our “contemptible” little army, navy etc. But since Trump is a stranger to truth, loyalty and strategic thinking, and his best buddy is Putin, has to be at least a little questionable.
Nigel Farage has a message for British soldiers on #ArmisticeDay. "Donald Trump is the one who guarantees our security. Without him, the UK would be helpless."
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🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Ben Jennings nails it.
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OH RASCAL CHILDREN OF GAZA by Khaled Juma Oh rascal children of Gaza, You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window, You who filled every morning with rush and chaos, You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony, Come back – And scream
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Bit worrying we are behind Greece and Belgium, but better than the US, by quite a way.
According to this ranking, Canada’s global reputation is now the 2nd best in the world, up from 4th last year. The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
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Toadying to the US doesn’t pay under Trump. He’ll leave you high and dry.
Wow, this is huge. Looks like the Dutch are ready to "unseize" Nexperia and give control of the company back to its Chinese owner. Which means, effectively, that China won. There was, after all, zero rational for the seizure anymore. As a reminder, the Dutch seized Nexperia
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Smart observation. Love the Confucius.
This really shows once more that Trump really doesn't get China, which should really worry you if you're American. The officials in question weren't "scared", they were serious and disciplined, which is a pretty meaningful difference. There's a huge difference in culture when
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He’s not the first to make these recommends. But they are the right ones. The UK tax system is a mess — these are priorities for Reeves to reform via @FT
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The list of inconsistencies goes on and on. Nobody should have designed such an absurdity
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I said George Medal, but looking again at the criteria for gallantry awards, seems the George Cross would be more appropriate.
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Well done to this brave British Muslim who saved so many. Everyone in Britain should be proud of him. Wishing him a speedy recovery and appropriate national recognition. Should be a George Medal
A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train has been named as Samir Zitouni. The 48-year-old's actions on the Doncaster to London King's Cross service on Saturday evening were described as "nothing short of heroic"
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Wow! Gone from Gung Ho, unwarranted aggressive hubris by the Trump adminstration to wanting to be best mates. Reflects the power shift. To what extent the best mate ship survives any move on Taiwan remains to be seen. Time is running out for Xi’s legacy
I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree — the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of
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Even though I've been saying for months that, behind the trade blows, a US pivot towards accepting coexistence with China was inevitable given structural realities, I'm genuinely surprised at how dramatic the shift in language is: it literally moved from extreme McCarthyist fever
I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree — the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of
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More than a grain of truth
@DI313_ Narco-terrorism isn’t the reason for preparing to attack Venezuela. Mexico is higher in Fentanyl, while Peru, Colombia are high distributors in Cocain drug. So why Venezuela?
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Absolutely that. Jaw jaw, and free trade, always better than war war.
Almost incredible to see mainstream media's coverage of the Xi-Trump meeting 👇 They're borderline more praiseful of China than Chinese media: - CNN says China wins "whatever the outcome" - The Guardian says America was the bully getting rightfully bullied back - The NYT calls
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