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British Army veteran. Mixed race, super-bisexual, immigrant, Tory with no apologies. Likes and/or RTs and/or follows are NOT endorsements. I ❤️ 🇿🇦🇬🇧🤓
Feb 5, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
1/ A simple way to explain the vaccine debate with the EU…
If you’re wondering what the whole EU vaccine row is all about, this is my understanding of the whole EU, Ireland, vaccine thing explained in pizza terms for the simple minded:- 2/ New pizza restaurant opens;
🍕- Who wants 🍕?
🇬🇧- Yep, please, pepperoni and shed loads of it!!
🍕- Ok, 🇪🇺, while I’m making the 🇬🇧 order, do you want anything?
🇪🇺- Yes please but hold on! Everyone what are we having?
🇫🇷- Pepperoni
🇩🇪- Plain cheese
🇬🇷- Anchovies
Mar 13, 2020 14 tweets 3 min read
What it's like to be British.....

• Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of cocaine and a dead goat as you stroll through “Nothing to declare”

• Being unable to stand and leave without first saying “right” • Not hearing someone for the third time, so just laughing and hoping for the best

• Saying “anywhere here’s fine” when the taxi’s directly outside your front door

• Being sure to start touching your bag 15 minutes before your station, so the person in the aisle seat is
Jun 18, 2019 12 tweets 2 min read
1/ For far too long we've had Remainers claiming Leavers didn't know what they were voting for (SM, CU and WTO). They also claim that it wasn't a final decision, and we could have another "bite at the cherry". And yet all of the above was made very clear before, during and after 2/ the referendum. Don't believe me? Then let's see what MP's have said. Because they're either liars, or incompetent.

David Cameron "You the British people will decide"

Nick Clegg "This is a once in a generation vote"

George Osborne "This is the once in a lifetime decision"
Jan 26, 2019 5 tweets 1 min read
1/ "I think we should never forget that Brexit is a problem created by Britain, so the onus is on them to come up with solutions." - Leo Varadkar.

No. It's this type of thinking that's the problem. Why should the UK's democratic and legal right to leave the EU, be seen as a 2/ "problem"?

The UK didn't magically create Article 50 out of thin air. It already existed under EU Law. All we're doing is exercising our right to action it.

The only "problem" here is the EU's intransigence, as they see fit to punish the UK for daring to leave. They wish to