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11 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Today my new obsession became "front covers of the Romanian Inspectorate of Frontier Police's very own magazine". It's been running for a century so there's a lot of classics to choose from:
I confess I am finding it hard to imagine the UK Border Force doing their own calendar. One for the Home Office to sort out, maybe?
I like the fact that this one they didn't even bother with a headline, just BAM:
Harsh but fair

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9 Sep 20
Weirdly I don't remember all these pro-EU tweeters swooning on any of the various occasions when the EU broke the law by breaching the very treaties on which it is founded. Maybe I blinked and missed it?
Don't mention Article 125 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which forbids, er, bailouts of member states.
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This piece by @TomChivers is essential reading on why this might be a sign of lockdown *succeeding* in the community, and why thanks to Simpson's Paradox this trend is "a product of our success, rather than of our failure". unherd.com/2020/05/what-t…
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There's a lot of discussion about how horrible some people are to those in the public eye that they disagree with. It's right to discuss it, and seek to address it, obviously. But it would also be a mistake to forget that most people aren't like that at all, far from it. For eg:
Yesterday I was on the tube, and the chap sat opposite me was looking quite intently. He leaned forward to speak, and I naturally wonder what's about to happen. He was really lovely - a #SkyPapers viewer who wanted to say how much he enjoys the show.
I don't mean that as a humblebrag, he was just someone who felt positively and was kind enough to say it. Lots of people probably wouldn't, out of shyness, or not wanting to bother someone. But it was really nice - I don't get it a lot, and it does make a difference.
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Exclusive: @CharlesWalkerMP has resigned from the Party Board, and the Candidates Committee. The reason why is not confirmed, but I know there has been a vocal dispute on the committee about centralised influence over candidate selections conservativehome.com/parliament/201…
@CharlesWalkerMP Here are my reports over the last week on Hertford & Stortford; South Ribble; and Devizes. The candidates list are already furious at the system becoming less open, and concern among associations is rising. With an election coming they need reassurance. conservativehome.com/tag/selections
@CharlesWalkerMP Walker's resignation came a few days ago, I gather - so it's not related to today's news about calling an election. Rather it looks like part of the wider picture of discontent about parts of CCHQ expanding their influence over selections.
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28 Aug 19
What you see before you today is classic Cummings. Remember the theory about knocking your opponent off balance, ('get inside their OODA loop')? This is it in action.
Yesterday a very wobbly Remain coalition assembled. It needs Labour but couldn't bear the Labour leader being present. It wants to unseat the govt but isn't confident it'll win a confidence vote. It laid out a tentative, painfully agreed, plan... conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
...in response, pow, the ball is slammed straight back at them, the govt proposes to limit available time to fulfil that plan. They're forcing the Remain coalition to make a swift decision, when they have an uneasy and unequal committee but no leader... conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
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Geeky thread warning. Or, if you’re like me, a cool bit of 20th Century urban archaeology. Check out this shop in Kingston. What’s unusual about it (aside from its no-doubt-excellent nails service)?
On its gable-end, the wall is double-thickness up to about 6 feet. Why?
On closer inspection, it’s a thick layer of concrete, either up against or cutting through the wall of the presumably brick building. This shop has been armoured...
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