Keir Starmer is in Paris today with NATO allies (minus the Americans) as he tries to sell his grand ‘coalition of the (un)willing’ plan. President Macron is insisting that any peacekeeping force must be strictly “pacifist” to avert fears that European boots on the ground could become embroiled in a fight. He said yesterday: “On the front line, it will not be European troops that will be deployed. We are not on the front lines, we don’t go to fight, but we are there to guarantee a lasting peace.” Meanwhile, Brussels has rolled out a bold new defence strategy…
The European Commission is now advising citizens to assemble a ‘72-hour emergency kit’ as part of its ‘Preparedness Union Strategy’. EU citizens are encouraged to stock up on water, tinned food, torches, and ID documents enough to bravely endure cyber warfare, military conflict, or natural disaster for a whole…three days. ‘Preparedness commissioner’ Hadja Lahbib praised the initiative, declaring, “In the EU, we must think differently because the threats are different. We must think bigger because the threats are bigger.” The Napoleonic spirit lives on…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”