Conor Wilson
@ConorWilson2
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Ex Army-Captain, Defence commentator and reporter for @daily_express DMs open for stories! 📧 [email protected]
Surrey
Joined October 2011
Was a pleasure to sit down with @Ajournalistblog and talk about the transition from the military to journalism and the future of the armed forces.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Army Veteran turned journalist Conor Wilson talks to Politics UK about his difficult transition away from military service, and what the government can do to attract more young people to the Army. ✍️ @Ajournalistblog .
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I understand @lewis_goodall questioning @JohnHealey_MP on why the person at the centre of the Afghan data leak is still employed by the MOD but it sits uneasy with me. Here's why I think it is entirely right that they are still employed. (Link in the first comment).
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RT @ChinookJustice: "The MoD has a track history of covering things up. " says @ConorWilson2 from the @Daily_Express on @LBC with @IainDal….
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Hi @kirbyestate I am heading down on behalf of the @Daily_Express to cover the problems you have had recently with flags being cut down and to speak to residents ahead of the game tomorrow. Would be great to get in touch with any residents who will be around!.
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RT @ChinookJustice: #coverup appears to be the mantra of the British state … with the MoD at the centre of it. Again.
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The government has serverely underestimated the strength of feeling amongst veterans. Conservative sources believe it is a policy “built on sand” and driven by Lord Hermer.
As MPs debate Northern Ireland veterans, it is the biggest turnout I have seen for a Westminster Hall debate. Gallery packed with berets.
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RT @ChinookJustice: "To subject the families of those killed in service to decades of accusations and mystery is a cruelty beyond measure."….
express.co.uk
The treatment of the families of those lost on the Mull of Kintyre is nothing short of a national embarrassment.
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RT @JamesAKnuckey: Have you been rejected by the Army in the past because of your tattoos? Get in touch: james.knuckey@reachplc.com 📧.
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One day I hope to write a piece half as brilliant as this.
Diogo Jota .
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Classy as ever from plastic Farage.
Rachel Reeves’s benefits bill is dead, and so is her career.
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The personal side of politics we rarely see, although we should hold off speculating on why she was crying. MPs should be held to the highest level of scrutiny but we must also remember that they are people, the majority of whom are in politics for the right reasons.
A tear just rolled down the Chancellor’s cheek at #PMQs as the PM refuses to answer whether or not she’ll stay in her job. Hayfever, or something else?
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It was great to chat all things defence after a hectic week with @LizzyBuchan and @christiancalgie yesterday.
“We have less troops than a Taylor Swift concert!” @ConorWilson2 tells @christiancalgie whether Britain would be ready for a war tomorrow #TheDivisionBell
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RT @DavidDavisMP: We now have a debate in Parliament on 14 July. But it is extraordinarily important to maintain the momentum. If you hav….
petition.parliament.uk
We think that the Government should not make any changes to legislation that would allow Northern Ireland Veterans to be prosecuted for doing their duty in combating terrorism as part of 'Operation...
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Just weeks after MOD launched the SDR promising to invest in service accommodation, Catterick Garrison has been left "resembling Birmingham" as bins go uncollected. The MOD says that the fault lies with North Yorkshire Council who blame the soldiers 🤯.
express.co.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Photos of Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire show bins piling high as senior officers warn that conditions risk pushing soldiers to leave.
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Looking to speak to a legal expert on Crown Immunity for a piece in this weekends @Daily_Express with particular emphasis on the military #journorequest.
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Completely this. @TiceRichard.
Right, just STOP!.Banter in the military is normal. But the disgusting attacks directed at the BZN Station Commander are fucking unacceptable! .Direct your anger at the saboteurs and their ongoing campaign to undermine the UK Armed Forces - which YOU are now helping!.Remember.
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RT @pinstripedline: A quick attempt to apply some logic and reasoning to the Brize Norton (BZZ) situation and call out the vile online atta….
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No wonder trust in the media is in the state it is when you have falsities like this posted to thousands of people as true.
So now Britain is a country where full-term babies and the elderly can be killed by the state.
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The British military does not use lethal force to protect equipment. It does so only to protect life that is directly under threat. That said, these people should be charged with espionage with a custodial sentence to match.
@christiancalgie I was always taught that breaking into a military base would get you shot. Apparently not.
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Damage to military equipment hinders the effectiveness of our military and by definition, strengthens our adversaries. This is not criminal damage it is sabotage and should be treated as an offence under the National Security Act.
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