@alcarns.bsky.social believes that the army would be “worn down” in 6 months in the event of war. I’d argue in its current state, that timeframe is wildly optimistic

A few points on the nuance of this claim which are getting less focus 🧵

Great afternoon with @oliverhalls.bsky.social @thenewsagents.com @emilymaitlis.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com

Yesterday another high-profile Tory defected to Reform. Could there be others waiting to jump ship?

On defence cuts, the question is not whether it is the correct decision, but why announce them now?

Excellent summary. The type of politician Labour are desperately in need of now

Are farmers and climate protesters treated differently? Following the farmers’ protest yesterday, I thought it might be worth rereleasing a piece from earlier this year.

But Ukraine using missiles the other way is an “escalation”.

Hi, I finally made the move over! My name is Conor, a former Army captain and politics and defence journalist. Looking forward to connecting with people without bots and abuse! 😂 A flavour of the kind of things I write/post about…

I love this from @vicderbyshire.bsky.social . Not easy to ask those questions in that environment but does it brilliantly