Oliver Batt
@olibatt
So long and thanks for all the tweets, twits.
They have been propping up Welsh Labour for decades and are just as responsible for our dire situation in Wales 🥲🏴
Honestly: It'd be by far more helpful if the UK focused on getting the RN back in shape instead of beefing up the british army...
The Central and Eastern European NATO nations are going to have, or already do have, significantly stronger land forces than the UK. Think we have to recognise this, and stop worrying about it
Air power is critical in all domains, hence the importance of carriers - I think you are being selective about what you view as air power.
They'll be better able to do the job they were designed and bought for, to operate from carriers. But I'm not sure that is what you meant?
Members will choose the name. I strongly recommend Votey McVote Face.
It’s not called Your Party!
I don't know him and I've never met him, but from a distance it does seem very difficult to dislike Sir Lindsay. The same could not be said for Johnny B.
Lindsay Hoyle: popular, affable - and an astute political operator. In a factious age, how the Speaker has managed to avoid the fate of his two predecessors: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
🥀 The Welsh Labour Government hates me talking about immigration. I won't stop until our country gets a grip on this issue and all foreign criminals, including migrants who arrive illegally, are deported. Wales is not a hotel.
This really angers me. There's not much more I can say. We're constantly told these people are all genuinely fleeing persecution, that they aren't economic migrants or benefits tourists. But when you read a story like this, it's hard to conclude differently. Why are they given…
There was only one thing the public wanted to speak to me about at the Royal Welsh Show today. #SayNoTo36MoreSeneddMembers
Is it her defection to Reform that is the kick in the teeth, @JamesEvansMS? What about negotiating a defection? Ultimately, isn't it better that we're rid of those that are so cowardly they'd consider a chicken run?
"It does feel like a bit of a kick in the teeth" Welsh Conservative MS @JamesEvansMS says his party stuck by Laura Anne Jones through "thick and thin" He told @Sion_J of his disappointment that his former colleague has joined Reform UK Read more here: itv.com/news/wales/202…
Some news - and for me, at least, it’s exciting news! I’ve finally finished the draft manuscript of the book I’ve been working on about the methods of choosing, and removing, Conservative leaders. It should be out in about 6 months with @agendapub.
We should scrap the triple lock. The time has come. You want to cut spending and the size of the state? That’s a good start.
One common source of controversy on F-35 for UK is the "real" impact on UK occupation. A common grievance is that said impact is smaller than officially claimed: by how much depends on who you listen to. Doubts are legit because official sources are not very open on the theme.