The West “provoked” the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nigel Farage has said. The Telegraph has more.
The leader of Reform U.K. said that the expansion of Nato and the European Union gave Vladimir Putin “an excuse” to go to war with Ukraine.
In an interview with BBC Panorama, Mr. Farage said: “I stood up in the European Parliament in 2014 and I said, and I quote, ‘there will be a war in Ukraine’. Why did I say that? It was obvious to me that the ever-eastward expansion of NATO and the European Union was giving this man a reason to [turn to] his Russian people to say, ‘They’re coming for us again’, and to go to war.”
He added: “Hang on a second, we provoked this war. It’s – you know, of course it’s his fault, he’s used what we’ve done as an excuse.”
Asked by Nick Robinson if he meant that “we provoked the invasion of Ukraine”, he replied: “Yes.”
Questioned about previous comments that he “admired” Putin, Mr. Farage clarified that he admired him as “a political operator because he’s managed to take control of running Russia”.
Hmm, not sure Putin’s brutal and dishonest methods of “taking control of Russia” are something to “admire”, Nigel. Might want to rethink that one.
What do you think – did the West “provoke” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or is that just playing into Putin’s hands?
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Q: Why Has Boris Johnson Appointed an NHS Manager With a Questionable Track Record to the Top of the Civil Service?
A: Because Jones is a woman.
Should that not be “identifies as” to meet ‘diversity’ rules?
Seen the photos? I think maybe what you’re suggesting is what’s actually happening. She has Tyson Fury’s chin.
Why does no-one of rank and experience challenge the suitability of the Appointment ?
Is Johnson now ‘officially’ a Dictator?
More likely, because a) she isn’t a civil servant b) she’s a mate.
Because he needs a Shit Magnet
‘On the face of it, NHS management would seem the very last place for 10 Downing Street in its state of utter chaos to recruit an administrator.’
I disagree, this woman’s track record is exactly what they’re looking for, clearly her snout is so deeply embedded in the trough she will do just what they require of her.
The NHS is to be the Command Centre for the new WHO run Health Dictatorship.
Its other functions like patient care etc et will be farmed out as necessary. Many will be told to look after themselves in a “Virtual” ward at home with a daily text to check up on them. Oh and of course, to ensure their ‘vaccines’ are up to date!
GPs not seeing patients is just the start!
Just too depressing to read. Government, Parliament, MSM…it’s just a bloody awful soap opera that’s gone on too long with a predictable script that you can’t avoid because even if you do everything possible not to be drawn in or follow it the easily pleased/duped, brainwashed can’t get enough/shut up about it.
Partygate pictures to be published within 48-hours, claims Dominic Cummings (msn.com)
It is unclear where Mr Cummings believes the pictures will come from. However he appeared to suggest they may emerge from unhappy civil servants who were fined over lockdown breaches.
It was also possible they may feature in the long-awaited Partygate report. That document, following an inquiry conducted by senior civil servant Sue Gray, is expected to be published this week.
More than 300 pictures were given to police by Ms Gray as a result of her probe. It is unknown if any of these will appear in the report which is thought to be being published on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
The former senior aide says the images will show Boris Johnson “obviously lied to the Commons and possibly to the cops”, reports the Daily Mirror.
Probably at the top of the Carrie Christmas Card list.
Another stage in the head-down rotting of the Governmental, Parliamentary and Party fish.
I have a radical idea.
How about letting medics advertise their services and let people pay for those services if they want them?
You know, a bit like how various food retailers offer their products for sale and you can decide to purchase whateverit is you want according to your means.
Having the government involved only ever makes things worse.
You’re right, it is a bit radical. Naughty step.
Has she been to Davos? Is she a ‘Schwab ‘ New Young Leader” recruit?
“Termagant” is a word that needs to be brought back into common usage.
Can’t think why that’s leapt to mind.
Did 11 Millbank or Blairs’ higher ups choose her?
WEF Young Leader perchance?
or perhaps Common Purpose?
I look at all those running the shows now and say WHY?
More than ever it is becoming blatantly obvious that ALL official appointments must have one overriding attribute in abundance – Gross Incompetence.
Promoting anyone with a CV containing time spent in an NHS managerial capacity confirms this.
If they were any good they wouldn’t be working for the NHS
Peter Principle
From a front line point of view the Vanguard project was a waste of time and money, systems that were working were replaced by systems that didn’t work.
Help! She’s borrowed The Teeth.
Nice one centurion. That made me chuckle.
Yeah, somewhere there’s a poor old horse disconsolately gumming a carrot.
I can only think that he fancies her. She has no obvious qualities that make her suitable for the job.
Presumable ‘The Queen’ made the appointment. No not ‘that’ Queen, Nut nuts of course, recently promoted ( by herself) from Princess.
Can we hire Cliff Richard to sing ‘Carrie doesn’t live here any more’?
Exactly so. Appointing a 2 bagger means the dickhead won’t be looking to pork her
Her dream dinner party guests: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, David Walliams and Nelson Mandela
What a dreary night it was. Walliams of course, wouldn’t shut up, making a complete, well, wally of himself. Clinton acted like she was the queen, same with Barry. Mandela sang a couple of songs later in the night which cheered things up, but by then I had long had enough. Samantha Jones loved it, was gushing over everyone, but other than Walliams, who was lapping it up, none of the others seemed to be that interested.
Sounds like she was up herself at Great Ormand Street
Feck, she doesn’t even know Nelson Mandela is dead
Another cracker, love it!
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, David Walliams and Nelson Mandela
As long as there no white heterosexual men she gets my vote
Why?…Perhaps it’s because she is a WEF or Common purpose hatchling, the decision was made on a world far far away.. and nothing to do with Bozo the pulled backwards through a hedge clown.
Q. “Why Has Boris Johnson Appointed an NHS Manager With a Questionable Track Record to the Top of the Civil Service?”
Maybe, she’s a mate of nutnutz?
At risk of being very badly shot down here. But, I looked long and hard at that picture. Are we totally sure it is a woman?
in 2022 language, yes.
Ahhhhhh – geddit.
Just what I wondered! Perhaps we should ask the fount of all knowledge on such matters – Kneeler!?
My reaction exactly. I thought the answer to the “Why?” question was going to be along the lines of “diversity and inclusion “ of the trans variety.
Maybe the civil service and let a Blairite make the decision?
Is it transgender? Perhaps that explains his/her new job!
So he can throw her under a bus when he next cocks something up?
More of the same, yet another seemingly incomprehensible decision.
She is the least of our problems.
Her appointment is just more evidence that the UK has been cancelled: we now have a National Health Service with a country attached to it.
Will it take the naxt election to kick Boris Johnston out. His dishonesty, lies and incompetence no no bounds. Surely the majority of people realise this and at least will not forget it come election time and his party is also guilty for not dealing with him before now.
Definitely a ‘diversity pick’ on at least two counts.
Back in 2013 Samantha Jones had a brief spell as chief executive of the West Herts Hospitals. I met her only once, at a public meeting, and was deeply underwhelmed. While she talked the talk well – presenting herself as thoughtful, energetic and focused – what came across, to me at least, was her determination to advance her own career.
It came as no surprise when, within a matter of months, she abandoned all her plans for making West Herts a Foundation Trust hospital in record time (it still isn’t) and moved away to a career-enhancing corporate NHS “change management” role.
Expect her to suck what she can from her association with No 10 and end up as a peer of the realm. Whether she will have done any good to anybody else on the way up remains to be seen.
Johnson’s probably enjoying ‘Ugandan relations’ with her!!