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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

FTR shattering letter about how the Conservative Government ignored the entirely credible threat from Putin in favour of feeding The City (& Tory Party) roubles👇 March 23 2022 Carl Scott, Air Commodore (Retired), UK defence attaché in Moscow for five years, 2011-2016 www.ft.com/content/857d...

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Letter: A defence attaché despairs at inevitability of conflict

From Carl Scott, Air Commodore (Retired), Oakham, Rutland, UK

[Photo of Sherlock Holmes and Watson monument at the British Embassy in Moscow]

MARCH 23 2022

The recent article by Maria Stepanova "The war of Putin's imagination" (Life & Arts, FT Weekend, March 19) was exemplary. However, one jarring note was the unfounded notion that no one expected this aggression from the Kremlin.

I served as the UK's defence attaché in Moscow for five years, 2011-2016, during which time this long, dark march to war was obvious, the path to conflict lit by the many pronouncements emanating from the dark red walls of Vladimir Putin's palace.

We reported the inevitability of conflict in detail, regularly and with the despair of Cassandra. One of the earliest reports opened with a line from Sherlock Holmes, whose statue stands outside the British Embassy wall: "There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast."

The evidence of Putin's chosen path was never concealed. His many declarations were meant to be heard and understood: the colossal rearmament programme, the demand for more complex, more lethal weaponry; the militarisation of society; the distortion and seizure of the popular narrative; domination of education, the media and the courts to exclude contrasting views and, ultimately, the alienation and destruction of those among the Russian people who understood the folly of his declared ambition.

The list is remorseless, the consequences could not be ignored. But they were.

It was not until I returned to the UK on the eve of our withdrawal from the EU, a manoeuvre which greatly emboldened those in Moscow, that I understood how our society had changed in the years I was serving overseas.

All was subjugated to the City, all served the interests of our lucrative status as a safe haven for corrupt, and corrupting, wealth. The values we were demanding of other nations had long since faded from our own actions.

I despair at the decisions Putin has taken, but even more at the prospect of finding credible leadership at home in the UK among those who have compromised so long with his regime and the wealth it offered.

Carl Scott

Air Commodore (Retired)

Oakham, Rutland, UK

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm so pissed off that I've taken to ranting into my empty kitchen cabinet. Here's me on why Farage is wrong about everything. Thank you for listening.

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 1. Anna-Eva Bergman – N°8-1969 Grand horizon bleu (1969, Norwegian)

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Pickwick The Dodo @lesleyhustler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Well said. How many of Tommy Robinson’s Sport’s Direct paramilitary division go and help or worship at the churches they claim they want to protect. It’s much easier to don a balaclava and shout at the RNLI. #HopeNotHate

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 2. August Strindberg – Storm in the Skerries. “The Flying Dutchman” (1892, Swedish)

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Engulfed in the same anti-migrant wave that washes across us, the #Australia govt is proposing to reduce net #immigration numbers. With a video, the Queensland Hotels Assoc. is wading into the debate to highlight the consequences. I wish more industries & companies worldwide would do this. #auspol

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 3. Peder Balke – The Tempest (c. 1862, Norwegian)

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I hope you share and this makes people seriously think about our society!

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Kernewek @kernow500.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

As a former serviceman, I wish to let it be known how abhorrent I find Jenrick's and Thompson's comments. I distance myself entirely; they are not and never will be my views.

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 5. August Strindberg – Seascape with Rock (1894, Swedish)

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 7. Emil Nolde – The Sea I (1912, Danish-German border)

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Tessa Munt MP 🔶 @tessamunt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Today, Lifeboat Saturday, I’d like to pay tribute to the many brave men and women who volunteer for the #RNLI, risking their lives to save others in grave danger. I’m appalled at the abuse and intimidation faced by RNLI crews in recent weeks. Let’s support and celebrate this incredible charity.

Tessa Munt MP with Marie Goldman MP and Sarah Gibson MP visiting the Brighton Lifeboat Station.

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Broken Water: Twenty Nordic Seas (1862–1970) 6. Emil Nolde – Das Meer VI (1915, Danish-German border)

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Kernewek @kernow500.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

During my military career, I visited the States many times, and served with their armed forces on operations, but I don't recognise what the USA has become and I worry where they will end up I have no wish to visit the country until things change.

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Kernewek @kernow500.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've followed him initially on the strength of that photograph and there is much more.

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Come visit us at Frankfurt Book Fair! Stop by to browse UWP books in Halle 3.1, stand B22 📚️

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Brexit - President Macron is spot on here. Brexit has been an utter disaster. #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU #JoinEU

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Ian Saltern 〓〓 @saltern.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Onen hag oll | One and all Islamic centre overwhelmed by support after damage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Islamic centre in Cornwall 'overwhelmed' by support after damage

The centre has also released CCTV of the incident

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.

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Kernewek @kernow500.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I fear, we all will be waiting a long time. The truth is that they really don't care or want to hear it.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🟡 From This Month’s Magazine Care: The Cost of Petty Politics How has the most humane work in our society been devalued and allowed to deteriorate for so long?

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Care: The Cost of Petty Politics

How has the most humane work in our society been devalued and allowed to deteriorate for so long?

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The RNLI’s volunteers head out in any conditions. They don’t question who. They save strangers at sea. People, helping people. Your Christmas shop can help support people who’ll drop everything to save people. shop.rnli.org

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RNLI Shop | Lifesaving Gifts

We have the perfect lifesaving gifts for you and your crew. Order them online at shop.RNLI.org and help us to save lives for another 200 years.

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Scuzzy Mortspider 🕷️ 🎃 @jussienorthside.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I mean, we’re all laughing but put a balaclava on this guy and Andy Burnham would shit his pants.

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For those of you that don’t follow UK politics… this is the right wing Reform party.They hate immigrants, they love violence and are ok with their leaders being corrupt as long as he is sufficiently bigoted. Familiar looking? #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy youtube.com/shorts/UBLzs...

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Reform Conference protester calls into LBC

YouTube video by LBC

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A Catholic deacon stands up for Muslims after a Christian nationalist rally called for their removal from the country: “Your freedom to worship is my freedom to worship, and I will stand for it because my faith demands it.”

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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns

A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police.

A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Important thread.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Reform UK Conference 2026 This is all it will be remembered for.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you’ve never rocked out to Punjabi music, then I feel true pity and sadness for you.

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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 30/08/2026

👸🏼 Charlotte B. torched Santa Clarita's city council and used them as a hood ornament for her 1957 Cadillac Eldorado #Flock #GiveHerAShow via @jesscraven101.bsky.social

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Upbuilding and constructive instead of tearing down and destructive. I like this much better. IG: @wainwrightbookbinding

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Yahia Lababidi @ysl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Holding Hands Persepolis ( #Iran), c. 500 BC #art

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Kernewek @kernow500.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

An appalling way to treat people. I am genuinely saddened, a true loss for Cornwall.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Government bonds are hard to understand, but not that hard, and most of the mystery is spread by the City, which wants to use them as a weapon to deny you what you need from the government. I wrote this infographic. AI drew it, directed by me.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Turns out it happened on July 23rd. Give him a boost and let's do something nice

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