Emeritus professor of international history at LSE. Author of key works ‘The Case for Brexit’ and ‘Scotland. A Unionist History’. His views are his own.

London, England
Joined March 2016
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Almost everything Burnham says in this piece is a lie. - We didn't get a "harder" Brexit than what was mentioned in the Referendum. We left with the most comprehensive trade agreement the EU has ever signed. - The small boats crisis didn't emerge because of losing "returns agreements". While we were in the EU we were a net-, recipient of illegal immigrants from these agreements, the small boats crisis has emerged because of a global surge in illegal immigration and pull-factors like our human rights laws. - Immigration within the EU was not "revolving door". It has been permanent, and significantly more than estimated at the time. Over 6 million people have come here on the EU Settlement scheme, double estimated. The Prime Minister is dishonest and cynical, planning to hand border control to the EU, and likely pay them British taxpayers money while he's at it. – at Merton, London
Exclusive from @benclatworthy Britain is holding talks with the EU about a potential return to free movement and other options for closer alignment The Times has been told that the UK is discussing a series of options about the future relationship which are due to be unveiled within weeks Andy Burnham plans to set out his vision for closer ties with the bloc, including the potential of rejoining the union, and have a “conversation with the British public about our long-term future” The options that will be presented are being discussed with officials in Brussels to ensure both sides would ultimately be able to agree One source said all such routes would be “discussed using diplomatic channels” before any “big bang” launch of the options on the table thetimes.com/article/4ef6707…
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Go Israel !! 🇮🇱 🇮🇱
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Wake up, Europe. The new Nazis don’t wear brown shirts. They wear keffiyehs and fly the Palestinian flag.
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Holy fucking shit. Bilbao, Spain this evening. Sanchez is most likely laughing. He’ll blame Israel or start lying about “Settler violence in the West Bank” when what is happening to his country is horrific. Sick of these corrupt Left Wing governments destroying Europe.
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🚨🇬🇧 Meanwhile in London yesterday 83 Year Old Church Reverend is arrested for holding up a sign the Police deemed offensive. Meanwhile Sex Offenders, phone snatchers & knife wielding thugs roam free across the streets of London. The UK has fallen.
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🚨YET MORE TWO TIERED POLICING. This comes from a fellow patriot This one totally ignored a man throwing a liquid over me and my Mate. He then arrested me for calling the man a word. He was then very rough with my cameras and equipment. He looked to me like he was trying to damage them. In my opinion this one is a very emotional and unprofessional Police officer. With his kind on the force it's no wonder the Police have such a low reputation.
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At least nine people died and 40 were injured in a terror attack on a church in Hamoud, Jordan, on Friday. Mourners had gathered for a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox church, and three gunmen arrived in a pickup truck, detonated a small explosive device outside the parameters of the building and opened indiscriminate fire shouting 'Allahu Akbar'. The CCTV footage reveals the perpetrators facing no resistance and fleeing. ✍️ Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Article | spectator.com/article/middle…
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I think @afneil has already dealt with this lie when it was Starmer peddling it.
“The reason the small boat crisis has arisen is we can’t return people and we have people knowing we can’t.” The Prime Minister has argued that the arrival of around 213,000 illegal migrants across the Channel was a consequence of Britain leaving the EU. Small boat crossings were first detected at the end of January 2018, two years before Britain left the EU. The Conservative government at the time declared the situation a “major incident” ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth just got absolutely humiliated by Senator Tammy Duckworth! Senator Tammy Duckworth, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who lost both legs while serving in Iraq, challenged Hegseth: "I'm glad you brought that up. Can you name a single country that belongs to ASEAN and explain what agreement we have with it? And, by the way, how many countries are in ASEAN? Frankly, I'm not sure you even know who our allies are." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "Well, I can't give you the exact number, but I certainly know our allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia..." Senator Duckworth: "None of the countries you just mentioned are members of ASEAN. I suggest you do your homework before engaging in these discussions." And this is the kind of clueless bullshit running the Pentagon. Absolutely unbelievable.
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Wow, this is what Yemen looked like in the 1960s under British rule. That was over half a century ago, but it looked decades more advanced than Yemen does today. It’s almost unbelievable compared to what the country has become. And it’s a testament to how quickly a country can collapse once Islam reigns supreme.
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🚨BREAKING: An emergency has now been declared in the Spanish city of Ceuta after tens of thousands of illegal migrants break in from Morocco Pedro Sánchez is REFUSING to deploy the military to defend the borders. 🇪🇸
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Barcelona, Spain. They smash and loot a PANDORA store. The ones filming speak Arabic and celebrate. This is Europe in 2026.
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🚨A 78 year old man was attacked by 4 Muslims on Friday Night walking his dog past a Mosque in Dundee He was told not to walk his dog near the Mosque during Eid when the youths attacked him How much longer do we put up with this? Absolutely horrific
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This is Theo Gottshalk. He threatened a teenager with a machete in broad daylight in a Nottingham city centre fast food restaurant. He told the boy he would chop his arm off if he refused to hand over his mobile phone. The 20-year-old took the phone, a bracelet, and a chain before fleeing the scene on Woolpack Lane. A few weeks later, someone recognised him on a Nottingham bus and called the police. Officers tracked him down and followed him into the McDonald's on Clumber Street. Gottshalk violently resisted arrest and tried to fight his way out. The struggle ended when a police officer deployed a Taser on the now-shirtless man. As the Taser hit, a large, red-handled machete dropped out of his trousers. It perfectly matched the weapon described by the teenager he had robbed. Police also found Class B drugs hidden on him during the search. It turns out he had also committed two other robberies in Birmingham, and he had previously been caught carrying a converted blank firing pistol. Detective Constable Ben Grayson says Gottshalk thought nothing of putting lives at risk. "He was at this point a danger to the wider public and I am pleased he has now been held to account," he says. Gottshalk was handed an extended 13-year custodial sentence at Birmingham Crown Court.
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🔴 HAPPENING NOW - Islamist and Far Left rioters are destroying Bilbao in Spain now. But the Free Palestine mob told us only “apache helicopters” could do this 🤔
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Oh dear … here’s Precious Andy explaining in 2016 that the free movement of people has destroyed jobs in the UK… He’ll say anything for power. But you must know that by now. It’s just a race to the bottom hey Andy?
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The SNP can produce endless speeches about independence. A straightforward explanation of its referendum donations appears to be too difficult for them. What happened to the money @JohnSwinney?
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Charities say £200 million needed to fix end of life care.
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