2025 Bank Holiday Planned

In honour of the 80th anniversary of the Second World War’s conclusion, Britain will gain a new bank holiday next year, complete with a long four-day weekend.

The major celebration will be marking the heroics of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who fought against Hitler and the Nazis in Europe and Africa, and Imperial Japan in Asia. 

According to reports, a four-day jamboree will take place in either May or August as part of an event-packed year.

According to the Express, a decision about the celebration’s date has not yet been made, but an announcement is anticipated soon.

Victory in Europe Day is observed on May 8, the day Nazi Germany unconditionally submitted to the Allies, and August 15, the day Japan submitted, so bringing the Second World War to a close.

It’s understood plans are being examined by the Government which could see May 9 and May 12 wiped free to permit nationwide celebrations – or August 22 added to the traditional summer bank holiday on August 25 to create a four-day weekend. 

The dates are intended to provide the country with a historic chance to honour the Second World War soldiers who are still living today.

This made me laugh because most kids don’t even know what the war was about, some don’t even know it existed.

It all has to do with history and the significance of the crimes, which our schools must teach. To prevent these crimes from being permanently forgotten, the first step should be taken in our classrooms.

Even though millions of individuals participated in the war, just 70,000 of them are still living as of 2024. Some of them visited Normandy earlier this year to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

This is believed to be the final significant chance for people to express their gratitude to those who served in the Second World War, as the number of members of the Greatest Generation continues to decline.

Geoff Roberts, 99, a veteran of Operation Market Garden, said: ‘I think it’s very important in these current times we remember those that gave their lives for our freedom and peace in Europe.

 ‘We should never forget them. Maybe an extra bank holiday will help to remind people about what’s happened in the past.’

While listening to the fight raging on the beaches and in Normandy, Marie Scot, now 98, was 17 on D-Day and worked in a covert underground bunker, relaying coded communications from the top brass to their men landing on the beaches.

Speaking of the next year’s bank holiday celebrations, she told the Express: ‘An additional bank holiday would be an opportunity to thank all those wonderful people who made such a spectacular victory possible because, without them, the future could have been very dire indeed.’

The most splendid generation who battled not just for their country, but for the fate of their children would be turning in their graves if they saw how this government is now treating their children, and now pensioners.

Many of them must feel deeply betrayed since this is not what they fought for.

Sadly, our fallen soldiers would be turning in their graves since we are facing a lethal foe that we are not even permitted to discuss in public, and our civilisation will cease to exist in many years.

I have no issue with anyone who arrives on our shores legally and integrates. Skin colour is irrelevant, but I do not accept those who are wedded to a misogynistic ideology that is hostile and at odds with Western society on so many levels.

Trump Will Kick Out Transgender Troops

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to issue an executive order on his ‘first day in office’ to ban transgender members of the military.

The controversial order would cause as many as 15,000 active service members to be ‘medically discharged’ – deeming them unfit to serve, according to The Times. 

According to the Times, Trump plans to sign the executive order on January 20, 2025, or Day 1 of his administration, prohibiting transgender individuals from joining the military as all services continue to face recruiting challenges.

The 78-year-old former president has nominated former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense and has pledged to purge all government agencies of ‘woke’ policies.

In a podcast interview recently, Hegseth called the inclusion of transgender people in the service ‘pushing boundaries.’

He suggested that you can’t integrate trans people in as easily as people of different races were integrated ‘because being transgendered in the military causes complications and differences.”

Hegseth also said that transgender people were ‘not deployable’ because they are ‘reliant on chemicals.’ 

Trump’s representatives have been contacted by DailyMail.com for comment.

Trump has already tried to remove transgender individuals from the military. Then-President Trump said in a series of tweets in 2017 that he would prohibit transgender individuals from joining the military. Hegseth was in favour of the action.

The White House said back then that retaining troops with a history or diagnosis of ‘gender dysphoria’ – those who may require substantial medical treatment – ‘presents considerable risk to military effectiveness and lethality.’ 

Trump said on Twitter at the time that the military ‘cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.’

The Obama administration announced that troops might serve openly as transgender people, changing a long-standing norm.

The military has since made an effort to draw attention to the experiences of transgender soldiers.

Transgender pilot Major Jason Vero has received several honours and medals, the Air Force said in 2022.

‘In 2017, I suffered a number of tragedies in a short span of time, I felt lost in the ocean with my head barely above water with waves continuously crashing down,’ said Vero, Joint Base Andrews Air Show director. 

‘During that period, I did a lot of internal reflection and after speaking at length with my pastor made the decision to transition.’

Major Rachel Jones, US. Army Sustainment Command Cyber Division chief said that being able to live and serve ‘authentically’ saved her life. 

‘I was convinced I was inherently evil for being transgender,’ said Jones. ‘The pressure of hiding all of the time was so bad I grew up depressed and suicidal to the point that I always had a plan to end my life.’ 

According to official statistics, the Pentagon has spent over $26 million treating transgender personnel since 2020, as was disclosed in May.

I have nothing against those psychologically in need of whatever alternate life they desire. Still, the military is not the place for it, and military fundings are not meant to finance transition therapy.

People are joining the military to get the surgeries and spending their entire time in the service getting the surgeries and recuperating while being non-deployable the whole time. It’s not fair to other troops.

In the meantime, there are an alarming number of homeless veterans, and those who serve in conflict zones receive the poorest treatment and assistance.

Deployment is the problem here. Since transgender individuals must take hormones for the remainder of their lives, how can they be used in a combat situation in a possible war zone?

‘Snowflake’ University Students And Rowing Team Row

‘Mr Floppy’ was one of the arbitrary titles given to members of a university rowing club known for producing Olympians.

After learning that rowers were grouped into columns on a purported “toughness sheet” and given names like “Rock Hard” and “Morning Wood,” “Snowflake” students are locked in a dispute with Oxford Brookes University Boat Club.

The document was shared online and also details criticisms such as ‘put the pies down’, ‘get a haircut. Toughen up’, and ‘watching you row is like watching paint dry’, reported The Sun.

A WhatsApp message, seen by the BBC, from a senior member tells the person who leaked the document online to ‘own up’ or they will be ‘tracked down’. 

The university said it is ‘appalled’ by the material that has circulated online and is investigating.

Governing body British Rowing said ‘creating a safe and respectful environment for everyone in the rowing community is our priority’.

The Oxford Brookes University Boat Club recently took pride in the gold and bronze medals that its members had won in the Olympics in Paris.

A spokesperson for the university said: ‘Oxford Brookes is committed to maintaining an inclusive and respectful culture in every aspect of university life.

‘The material that has been circulated online has appalled us.

‘We are taking the concerns that have been raised about coaching practices at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club extremely seriously, and we are working with British Rowing to investigate and address those concerns.

‘We are writing to members of the boat club to provide support and encourage them to come forward and report any concerns they may have to the university.’

British Rowing published a statement on its website, which read: British Rowing is aware of concerns being raised about coaching practices at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club. We’re working with the club and University to understand and address the concerns.

‘Creating a safe and respectful environment for everyone in the rowing community is our priority. 

‘If you have any concerns, we strongly encourage you to speak up and report them to your Club Welfare Officer or our governance team at governance@britishrowing.org. Your voice matters.’

It’s only a little friendly rivalry. These snowflakes must mature, but since they are perpetual children trapped in a precarious adolescence, I fear they never will. Would these young people claim that the gun was too macho if they offered to serve on the front lines to defend their nation?

All of this is a part of a game called team building, and it’s kind of enjoyable.

Woke snowflakes who take offence at anything and demand that the world change to fit their perspective are the immature ones who need to develop. Fortunately, they don’t work in IT or they may have been called “Floppy Disc.”

Nicknames have always been a source of fun, in schools, colleges and even in the army. Even at home kids are sometimes given nicknames. My son was called ‘Gizmo’ because he had these big eyes and pointy ears, but later on, he didn’t like it much so he became ‘Satelite’ and he even answered to it. Not unkind, just because it gave him a bit of backbone for life, now he calls his ears his ‘love handles.’

For goodness’ sake, these woke need to wake up!

Emergency Closure Of Westminster Bridge

Just meters from the Houses of Parliament, a man was assaulted in front of appalled visitors, prompting police to surround Westminster Bridge.

According to early accounts, he had been stabbed. However, the Metropolitan Police later said that during a struggle, he experienced a cardiac arrest.

Officers were called to Westminster Bridge at about 10.45 am today and discovered the man who was said to be ‘fighting for his life’ after being taken to hospital in a critical condition, according to Scotland Yard.

A user of X, formerly Twitter, posted online: ‘Westminster Bridge closed in both directions. Hundreds of Police at the scene with the Bridge cordoned off. What’s going on?’

The bustling bridge was stopped in both directions, and terrified onlookers watched as scores of police officers and emergency services personnel were sent to the area.

One person has been detained for affray, while three others have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

According to the Met, two of the people who were detained had medical treatment for minor facial injuries.

Scotland Yard stated that they did not consider the event to be connected to terrorism.

The 11, 12, 148, 159, and 453 bus routes were all being rerouted, and a road closure was implemented.

It’s another typical day in the capital, but this is horrific and is becoming far too common – not just in London but everywhere, and it will get worse while Keir Starmer is in power. He’s letting undesirables into our country and releasing prisoners early, all while punishing pensioners, farmers and small businesses. Their excuses are wearing very thin. Of course, the Tories had to go, but this lot of champagne socialists are clueless.

Courageous Police Tackle Gun-Carrying E-Biker

A man has been imprisoned for five years after police caught him carrying a gun in his backpack.

Antonio Balu, 25, sped down Soho Road in Birmingham on the black bike before quick-thinking officers knocked him off balance as he rode past.

When West Midlands Police officers noticed Balu wearing a sweatshirt in the sweltering 25°C heat on August 13, they grew suspicious.

The dramatic moment PC Matthew More grabbed Balu’s bag as he rode by on an e-bike and caused the yob to collide with the curb is captured on bodycam footage.

Officers checked Balu’s bag pack and discovered a handgun with three rounds of ammo in it.

In the video, a panicking Balu tells officers: ‘I just found this bike and this bag, I just put it on now.’

An officer replies: ‘No you haven’t, we’ve been watching you for ages.’

When asked by police for his name, Balu says: ‘You don’t need to know my name mate.’

When asked what was inside the bag he replies, ‘Nothing’ before saying: ‘I haven’t done nothing wrong.’ 

Last Wednesday, Balu was sentenced to five years in prison at Birmingham Crown Court after acknowledging that he had a gun and ammunition.

The arrest was conducted by the force’s Guardian Taskforce – which is committed to tackling serious youth violence.

Detective Inspector Jon Green, from West Midlands Police Major Crime Unit, said: ‘This is excellent work by the Guardian Taskforce whose actions have taken a deadly weapon off the streets.

‘Balu claimed he’d just found the bike and the bag, but we pieced together his movements using CCTV to show that he’d left his house on the bike and carrying the bag earlier in the day.

‘What started as a routine stop of someone acting suspiciously has resulted in a loaded firearm being taken off the street and the carrier being jailed for five years.’

These kinds of individuals have taken over our cities and more and more of our towns over the past 30 years, thanks to our government and politicians on both sides. They have successfully taken over and occupied a large portion of metropolitan Britain; regrettably, the British people are not permitted to fight back or oppose them in any manner.

However, the goal right now is survival, not retaliation.

The UK government is so caught up in other countries’ wars and problems, that it can’t see the war that’s being waged within its own country, and it will get far worse.

Now that it’s growing that way every day and nothing is being done about it, we will eventually be swamped, but I believe that’s the plan—to cause havoc while the army waits in hotels, but our government doesn’t care because it’s all part of the agenda to obliterate British culture.

Our government seem to believe that climate change is the biggest threat that we presently face, more so than terror. Someone needs to get out of their ivory tower and see what is really happening, and it has nothing to do with climate change.

Our political elite are like Mrs Jellyby in Charles Dickens Bleak House. She was a philanthropist and obsessed with the needy of Africa and was so distracted by this that she failed her family – sounds familiar.

This man is a shocking criminal, of which there are many more.

I wonder what his legal status is here in the UK? People need to realise that it’s a privilege to live in this country, not a right.

Anybody surprised. No, me neither because we aren’t learning, are we?

Benefits Will Be Lost If People Refuse To Work

When asked twice today if young people’s benefits would be reduced if they declined to accept employment or training, a cabinet minister squirmed.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall eventually committed to the move after a toe-curling discussion on Sky News over Labour’s new welfare crackdown.

Keir Starmer has promised “sweeping changes,” including a crackdown on cheaters and those who “game the system,” and has pledged to curb the “bulging” benefits bill that is “blighting our society.”

Ms Kendall is unveiling a package of legislation on Tuesday to ‘get Britain working’, after officials predict that more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness benefits by 2030. That would be 60 percent higher than before the pandemic.

But she evaded as she was continually questioned by presenter Trevor Phillips on whether young people will be docked benefits if they do not accept opportunities.

She was accused by an increasingly irate Phillips of “dancing around” the question of whether sanctions would be imposed, which would exacerbate tensions with the Labour Left.

Eventually, Ms Kendall said that ‘if people repeatedly refuse to take up the training or work responsibilities there will be sanctions on their benefits’.

Pressed if that meant they would ‘lose benefits’, the minister replied: ‘Yes.’

Sir Keir used an article in the Mail on Sunday today to signal a new focus on domestic politics, after the extraordinary Budget tax raid and a backlash over his globetrotting fueled a slump in Labour’s poll ratings.

He said that the reforms announced this week will pave the way for ‘the biggest overhaul of employment support in memory’.

He wrote: ‘Make no mistake, we will get to grips with the bulging benefits bill blighting our society.’

‘Don’t get me wrong – we will crack down hard on anyone who tries to game the system, to tackle fraud so we can take cash straight from the banks of fraudsters.

‘There will be a zero-tolerance approach to these criminals. My pledge to Mail on Sunday readers is this: I will grip this problem once and for all.’

Tens of thousands of individuals who are economically inactive due to health issues will be hired for non-clinical positions as part of Labour’s intentions to give the NHS a role in helping people return to work.

The employment of job coaches in mental health clinics is also anticipated to be covered in Ms Kendall’s White Paper.

Whoops: “assigning a non-clinical role to the NHS to help people return to work, such as hiring tens of thousands of people who are economically inactive due to health issues.”

The NHS already employs far too many individuals in non-clinical positions. This runs counter to efforts to simplify the NHS by cutting out non-clinical positions that aren’t required and using the savings to hire more physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

It appears that our government is unable to understand that sending jobless people to interviews does not guarantee that they will be hired, and many will do all in their power to ensure that they are not hired. Despite their persistent efforts, they will never succeed.

Please don’t expect our infantile government to make any rational suggestions; even if they do, the execution will be so poorly planned that it will be yet another utter disaster on the part of Labour.

The trouble is, with increasing prices and the price of rent in this country, which is excessive. Low-paid workers’ wages go straight to the landlord, the rest is utilities and council tax. There is no incentive to work, and if you do work, it’s about survival, with no life at all.

They say that working gives you self-respect, perhaps those on a good wage, but for those who are on a very poor wage, working long hours for peanuts, that can be extremely demeaning – more demeaning than being on benefits.

The Third World War Has Begun

Due to the blatant military assistance of Vladimir Putin’s despotic allies, China, Iran, and North Korea, Ukraine’s former military leader has warned that World War Three is already underway.

Valery Zaluzhny, who is now Ukraine’s envoy to the United Kingdom, told the UP100 award ceremony in Kyiv: ‘I believe that in 2024 we can absolutely believe that the Third World War has begun.’

The General said that as of this year, ‘Ukraine is no longer facing Russia. Soldiers from North Korea are standing in front of Ukraine.’

He made the remarks in response to allegations that Pyongyang has dispatched some 10,000 soldiers to fight with Russian forces in the Kursk area. Moscow wants to resupply its forces and retake the land that was stolen from it three months ago.

Zaluzhny continued by highlighting the assistance Tehran has reportedly provided to Putin’s army, including the technology to manufacture the drones themselves and the thousands of Shahed attack drones it has given to Moscow.

More than 8,000 Iran-developed drones have been launched since the war began two and a half years ago, Kyiv said in September, with many targeting civilian homes as well as military targets.

‘Let’s be honest. Already in Ukraine, the Iranian ‘Shahedis’ are killing civilians absolutely openly, without any shame,’ Zaluzhny said, adding that Chinese and North Korean weapons were also being used against his country.

Following Kyiv’s Storm Shadow strike on Russian territory, Moscow’s envoy to the UK stated that Britain is now “directly involved” in the conflict.

Asked if the UK is ‘at war’, the PM told BBC local radio: ‘We’re not at war, but Ukraine certainly is.’ Sir Keir slammed Putin’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’. 

‘Russia is the aggressor,’ he said. ‘This war could end today if Putin stopped being the aggressor.’

In the meanwhile, a senior military officer stated that if Russia invaded another European country in addition to Ukraine, the British Army would be prepared to engage Vladimir Putin’s soldiers “tonight.”

Lt. Gen Sir Rob Magowan, the deputy chief of the British defence staff, told the House of Commons defence committee yesterday afternoon: ‘If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight.

‘I don’t think anybody in this room should be under any illusion that if the Russians invaded Eastern Europe tonight, then we would meet them in that fight.’

However, Magowan’s declaration misrepresents the state of the UK’s military abilities.

Our political elite has once again failed us by failing to understand historical and contemporary geopolitical challenges. Our involvement in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan has taught them nothing, and now they will experience the same old results once more.

Our leaders in Westminster appear to have the erroneous belief that we are still a formidable military power. This belief was abandoned a long time ago, and all that has been witnessed since is the extremely quick decline of our military capabilities.

A killer Tsunami is coming our way, yet the US/UK and EU leaders are debating what colour swimming trunks we should be sporting, and where will these swimming trunks be made. China probably!

We left WWI and WWII behind us, and even though some still have the recollections, politicians have learnt nothing, only how to better themselves and line their own pockets at our expense. Now, they’re good at that, but useless at anything else.

We are possibly on the verge of war, and I wonder what’s running through the minds of the government, and who’s now attempting to move money about so that they can go and live somewhere else, and while they’re doing that, Labour will blame it anything they can – Brexit, COVID-19 and the £22 billion black hole, and for the diabolical mess we’re in.

David Lammy Pledged To Support Israeli PM Netanyahu After ICC Issued A Warrant For Gaza Crimes Against Humanity

After the Israeli Prime Minister was issued an international arrest warrant for “war crimes” in Gaza, Downing Street refused to rule out that Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to Britain.

The International Criminal Court, which Foreign Secretary David Lammy last month said the UK ‘supports’, today issued warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the leader of Hamas.

Israelis were outraged when a lawsuit accusing them of crimes against humanity was announced. Netanyahu denounced what he claimed was a misleading comparison between himself and the leader of the terror group.

Today’s No 10 also stated that Israel has the right to self-defence and that there is no “moral equivalence” between the democratically elected Israeli leader and terrorist commanders.

However, when asked if Mr Netanyahu was at risk of arrest if he made a state visit to Britain, the PM’s spokesman refused to discuss ‘hypothetical’ situations, adding that the government ‘respects the independence’ of the court.

It is acknowledged that the ICC warrant would not be enforceable unless it were approved by a UK court.

Last month Mr Lammy told MPs Labour ‘continues to support the ICC’, adding: ‘Both the ICC and the ICJ should be able to go about their work unfettered by political intervention.’

Attorney General Lord Hermer used a newspaper interview to say the government would not do ‘anything that undermines the work of the ICC’ and would ‘comply with our lawful obligations.’

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said the warrant was ‘deeply concerning and provocative’, adding: ‘The Labour Government must condemn and challenge the ICC’s decision.’

Israeli authorities dispute the warrants, which target Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and centre on claims that Israel has used food as a weapon in its assault against Hamas in Gaza.

According to experts, famine may have struck in the northern part of the enclave, which is under blockade by Israeli soldiers, and hunger has spread across Gaza.

The move by the International Criminal Court came as the death toll from Israel’s campaign in Gaza passed 44,000 people, according to local health authorities, who say more than half of those slain were women and children.

They do not distinguish between fighters and civilians in their count.

Netanyahu condemned the arrest warrant against him, saying Israel ‘rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions’ by the court. In a statement released by his office, he said: ‘There is nothing more just than the war that Israel has been waging in Gaza.’

In addition to making Netanyahu and the others globally sought suspects, the ruling may further isolate them and make cease-fire negotiations more difficult.

It seems that the UK government are so caught up in other countries’ wars that they have completely forgotten about the country they’re supposed to represent.

The UK people are of so little importance that they see us as either a problem or just a cash cow. We are so overdue for change because things have reached a tipping point.

It seems that Starmer is not satisfied with destroying ties with the US and Russia, the two nuclear-armed countries; he now wants to destroy ties with Israel, the third and additional ally.

It’s not because our administration has forgotten us, in my opinion; rather, they just don’t give a damn and consider anything to be a nice diversion.

Whoever said that money talks was right, but it just doesn’t talk, it swears at the common man.

Our Labour UK government and the Tory one before it are complicit in Israeli war crimes. We’ve been sending them components to keep their war machine going, together with the political support internationally, but then we always do what the US tells us to do – extremely sad that our government can’t think for themselves.

In Ukraine War, Britain Is ‘Directly Involved’

Russia’s ambassador to the UK has declared that Ukraine’s use of Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory means Britain ‘is now directly involved in this war’.

‘This firing cannot happen without NATO staff, British staff as well,’ Andrei Kelin told Sky News – a day after British-made rockets battered a military base in Russia’s Kursk region. 

His remarks were made after Russian forces seemed to launch a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) attack on the city of Dnipro, prompting European and British officials to denounce a “clear and deeply concerning escalation” in the crisis in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin.

Sir Keir Starmer’s office said: ‘If (the suspected ICBM strike) is true, clearly this would be another example of grave, reckless and escalatory behaviour from Russia and only serves to strengthen our resolve.’

France’s foreign ministry echoed that sentiment, declaring that an ICBM launch ‘would be an extremely serious event’ as EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano told reporters such an attack would be ‘yet another clear escalation from Putin’.

Following the release of a shocking video showing what Kyiv officials believe to be warheads from a Russian ICBM or sophisticated rocket pouring down over Ukraine around 5:17 a.m. local time today, European politicians issued their harsh remarks.

‘Today, our crazy neighbour once again showed what he really is – and how afraid he is,’ Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian President said the missile’s speed and altitude match the profile of an ICBM after Kyiv’s air force reported the explosions were caused by such a weapon, though evidence has not yet been provided.

If an ICBM strike is verified, it would be the first time such a weapon has ever been used in war, however, Russian officials have so far declined to comment.

However, other observers questioned whether Russian troops had employed a full-fledged ICBM, claiming the strike’s estimated range was insufficient for an intercontinental missile.

They noted that to prevent early warning systems and a potential reaction, Moscow would have needed to alert Washington.

Security cameras captured the moment several missiles streaked through the night sky and triggered a string of fierce explosions in the city of Dnipro where the plants of state-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer Yuzmash are located.

Zelensky said experts were investigating the strike to try and identify the exact weapon used.

‘Expert examinations are underway. It is obvious that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground,’ Zelensky said in a video posted on social media.

The salvos’ intensity, velocity, and coordination indicated that MIRVs (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles) were responsible for the explosions.

It’s not our conflict and clearly, no one other than politicians seems to want us to be involved in any way.

Neither of those nations is an angelic nation. Russia and Ukraine, which were formerly one nation, were well-known for their extreme corruption. It’s their fight and we should leave it to them to get on with.

Why does Starmer want to yank us into it? Did the people vote for a warmonger? And if he does want to start a war, I expect to see him on the frontline, not secure and comfortable in an underground bunker someplace.

This is about two Slavic countries with a shared border, basically having a disagreement over said border. Nothing whatsoever to do with anyone else, but the West just can’t help itself.

Keir Starmer has now turned this into our battle, which is a careless betrayal that jeopardises British security. He has now taken this to a completely new level instead of protecting the UK.

Putin Threatens WWIII; Labour Cuts Military

Despite Britain’s increasing involvement in direct combat with Russia, Labour has promised drastic cutbacks to the country’s defence capability.

In a surprising move which transmitted ominous signals to the Kremlin, 31 frontline helicopters and a couple of Commando assault ships were axed.

The UK is set to lose an astounding 46 Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), despite drones dominating the Ukrainian battlefield.

As part of the astounding plans, two ‘fast fleet tankers’ that supply gasoline for aircraft carriers and a Royal Navy frigate are also being cut down.

Shock and rage greeted Defence Secretary John Healey’s decision.

According to sources, the cuts sent the incorrect message to both Britain’s allies and foes, including the United States.

Its timing was further complicated by the fact that other NATO countries are strengthening their military capabilities and the US is stepping up its assistance for Ukraine.

One senior naval figure remarked: ‘Try telling Donald Trump these helicopters and ships were getting old and were costing more to repair, he’ll only hear that Britain is making cuts’.

Announcing the cuts in Parliament, Mr Healey told MPs: ‘I recognise that these will mean a lot to men who have sailed and flown in them during their deployment around the world, but their work is done we must look now to the future.

‘We’re in a new era of rising global tensions, we need a new era for UK defence. To achieve this, the Government is investing £3 billion extra next year and setting a clear path to 2.5 per cent, driving far-reaching reform, fixing the foundations for our armed forces to make Britain better defended, strong at home, secure abroad.’

Mr Healey maintained that the Treasury would not take the savings, which would instead be used to finance the creation of more sophisticated machinery.

Incentives for soldiers to continue their service in fields like aviation engineering are among the measures he announced to address the problems of recruiting and retention.

The ‘dire inheritance’ of the Labour administration after the General Election, Healey told the House, was the reason for the cuts.

He said: ‘Today, with the full backing of our service chiefs I can confirm that six outdated capabilities will be taken out of service.

‘These decisions are set to save the Ministry of Defence £150 million in pounds over two years and up to £500 million over five years. Savings that will be retained, in full, in defence.

‘HMS Northumberland’s structural damage made her uneconomical to repair. The 46 Watchkeeper Mk 1s, a 14-year-old Army drone which technology had overtaken.

‘HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, landing ships both effectively retired by previous ministers but superficially kept on the books at a cost of £9 million a year.

‘Fourteen Chinooks, some over 35 years old, accelerated out of service, two ‘Wave Class’ tankers nobody had seen for years and 17 Puma helicopters, some with over 50 years’ flying, will not be extended.

‘Sadly, these will not be the last difficult decisions I am required to take.’

Early on in Labour’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which will serve as the foundation for its comprehensive approach to defence policy, Britain has notified its allies of the changes.

With the possibility of war looming, how in the world can Labour decrease defence assets now? Cutting the 11 billion pounds in foreign climate aid, the 20 billion pounds in carbon capture, the number of new arrivals, the accompanying 4/5 lodging expenses and perks, and many other useless items would be the wisest course of action since, in the event of war, there would be nothing left to collect, such as carbon.

On the other hand, the government dislikes Britain and the British and sees little use in paying money to protect what they despise.

The people in control of this country don’t want to do anything about it because that would harm their agenda, and when I say the ‘people in control’, I’m not talking about our politicians. I’m talking about the people further up the pecking order, globally. Politicians, prime ministers and presidents come and go, the real power has been there for a very long time.

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