This is almost too comical to be true - like a Monty Python skit or one of the wickedly clever old pieces from the grand days of British comedy, like The Two Ronnies or these guys on Yes, Prime Minister.
One of the greatest scenes in British satire ever 🤣😂👏 pic.twitter.com/4Sc1FuHP3H
— Benonwine (@benonwine) April 8, 2026
They were meant satirically, to poke, sometimes brutally, at the foibles and affectations of their leaders, but never in their wildest dreams, and the parade of lackluster Prime Ministers in the years that followed, did they ever think they'd scrape the bottom of the barrel the way they are now.
Sir Keir Starmer, master of milquetoast waffling, weaseling, appeasement, and brutal authoritarianism, has somehow managed to make himself a laughingstock across the British Isles yet again.
Regarding the Iranian campaign, this is our longest special relationship ally, yet Starmer did nothing to assist with it, fought tooth and nail against it, impeded the United States of America every step of the way until forced to slide aside, decried the need for action publicly and repeatedly distanced his government from the operation.
I mean, when forced to DO SOMETHING by the very pissed-off president of Cyprus, whose island was fending off Iranian drone attacks thanks to the British base on it (while the Brits left town) Starmer took weeks trying to scare up a single boat to send to help defend his own interests.
That lone vessel then wound up a floating metaphor for Starmer's sinking, stinking governance.
🚨 ROYAL NAVY HUMILIATION
— British Intel (@TheBritishIntel) April 7, 2026
HMS Dragon - Britain’s ONLY warship deployed in the Iran conflict - has been forced to pull out and dock in the Mediterranean.
The reason? “Technical issues” with the ship’s water system.
This is the latest embarrassing failure for our once-mighty… pic.twitter.com/qBfbLY7lys
...We can’t even keep a single destroyer operational while the world burns.
Britain is becoming a global laughing stock.
Covered as he was in craven and abject humiliation - even the French managed to get a boat to the Med in short and working order - did that give Starmer's Euro-size ego pause for a single second?
Apparently, there's no time for reflection.
The prime minister of not much is off to the region for an inspection tour as if he were the triumphant Field Marshal Montgomery of the Middle East.
Starmer has immediately flown to the Middle East to emphasise his crucial role in the US-Iran ceasefire, which he didn’t broker, didn’t know was coming, didn’t participate in shaping and had absolutely no part in whatsoever
— Ross Kempsell (@RossKempsell) April 8, 2026
Gracious. He is being pilloried for it, as well he should be.
He’s taking the new battle planning kit with him pic.twitter.com/DghlwISady
— JW Dawson. (@ColDuGrinton) April 8, 2026
'Oooh!' says the Prime Minister, who hasn't lifted a finger to do a damn thing so far. 'There's work to do here!'
WE just reached a ceasefire
'It is very important that we get the Strait of Hormuz open'.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 8, 2026
Keir Starmer is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Gulf allies.
The UK's prime minister says that there is "still a lot of work to do" to reopen the oil and gas shipping route.https://t.co/hzCXe9ayiw pic.twitter.com/iSyyes24Gs
'We' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there as he makes it just in time for the photo ops.
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 8, 2026
'Is it over? Have I missed the battle, Father?'
Starmer had best enjoy his few minutes with British troops forced to act as if they were pleased to see him, because he's got another island crisis coming up, thanks to his feckless handling of every situation so far and the decayed state of the British armed forces, who cannot muster a single vessel to sail from Point A to B without incident.
It's kind of a weird coincidence that the anniversary is the same as when the issue is resurfacing...
On this day in 1982, Argentine forces seize the Falkland Islands. It takes Britain just 73 days to assemble a naval task force, sail it to the South Atlantic and retake the territory. pic.twitter.com/dIxdMORcCc
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) April 2, 2026
...but dang if Argentina hasn't decided that it wants those islands.
So strange, huh? Some memories die hard.
I think you are optimistic, but yes.
— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) April 7, 2026
Milei will finish getting his economic ship in order, then his eyes will turn to the Atlantic.
He's not hiding the ball. Ref. A: https://t.co/BZVuCZ1fbD
No, Milei isn't hiding anything, and what should be more worrisome for Starmer, to boot, is that Milei's neighbors agree with him...
The last time we sided with the British and we gave tons of support to them. They don't really seem grateful for that past support so perhaps we should side with Argentina this time. United Kingdom has a illegal colonial possession in the Western hemisphere in violation of the… https://t.co/R6Bb7YXDel
— Intelschizo (@Schizointel) April 8, 2026
...and the last time this scenario played out, the United States helped Margaret Thatcher out when asked.
I think the only thing we told her 'no' on was borrowing AWACs birds.
...Fuel. As part of a routine agreement, the U.S. sent 1.5 million gal. of aviation fuel to the joint U.S.-British airbase at Ascension Island. It also made KC-135 aerial tankers available to Britain, but these were never sent to the South Atlantic. Instead, the Royal Air Force used its own KC-135s for midair refueling of Vulcan bombers making the 3,800-mile trip from Ascension to the Falklands, while U.S. planes in Europe were reassigned to British NATO duties.
Ammunition. The U.S. sold Britain an unspecified quantity of 20-mm shells and supplied sonar-equipped buoys for use in antisubmarine warfare. Washington officials will not say if any of this equipment was ever used on the islands.
Missiles. The U.S. sold Britain about 100 AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles (for $48,000 apiece). Of 27 Sidewinders fired by Harriers during the war, 23 scored hits. These, however, were most probably British missiles; the U.S.-supplied Sidewinders were apparently used only to replenish inventories in Britain. Also supplied were highly effective laser target indicators for British ground forces and a radar system for the Royal Navy’s Sea wolf surface-to-air missiles.
Intelligence and Communications. As a NATO ally, Britain always had regular access to the U.S.-built Defense Satellite Communications System, which relays encrypted messages around the world. Routine information from U.S. meteorological satellites was also available, although their effectiveness was severely limited by bad weather over the South Atlantic.
So not only has Starmer thoroughly poisoned that well, but Margaret Thatcher was able to send British ships - she didn't have to borrow ours.
The entire world is well aware that right now, Starmer couldn't get a Royal Navy garbage scow successfully across the Thames if he tried.
I can say, is that the shambles that is the @RoyalNavy has come as a massive shock to many here. Though for those of us who have followed it via @X for years we knew things were bad but not this bad. We have had 30 years of under investment & no joined up planning. 1/2
— Ian (@iancharris) April 8, 2026
The UK Royal Navy’s new role in NATO. pic.twitter.com/27lqVELzop
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) April 8, 2026
Pathetic to be called out like this.
🇬🇧 BREAKING: UK is no longer a global power, says FT
— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) April 8, 2026
The UK must accept that its role on the world stage has diminished and it can no longer operate as a major global power, according to a report in the Financial Times. pic.twitter.com/GwTfRB67is
And watching NATO shred itself over Operation Epic Fury has only increased the odds that there will be no support to defend the Falklands if Argentina makes a move.
Chile has declared its support for Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands, according to a joint statement issued following a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. Click image for more.https://t.co/ov2l8YblkI
— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) April 7, 2026
Then again, you never know with Starmer.
He might well already be halfway through a secret deal to give them away and pay for the privilege of doing so to assuage his colonialist white guilt.
It wouldn't be the first time.
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