Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by arethuza on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:06AM
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"tanks in cities were the best way to address crime in cities"
Given the amount of tanks the UK has I think it would have to be "tank in city" - mind you tanks have been used in Glasgow! ;-)
https://euppublishingblog.com/2018/10/03/georgesquarebattle/
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by pjc50 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:12AM
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Or the Ruth Davidson rent-a-tank: https://news.channel4.com/election2015/04/29/update-4401/
(more seriously, let's not forget the deployment of the Parachute Regiment to Northern Ireland, although that was a while ago)
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by notahacker on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:18AM
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I think last time we had a tank at a protest the protestors had rented it! https://www.vice.com/en/article/yer-das-gone-rogue-guido-faw...
Northern Ireland is a big part of why the UK doesn't think the optics of deploying tanks are a show of strength and doesn't think it comes without a cost...
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by arethuza on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:52AM
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That's not a tank - looks like an Abbot SPG? ;-)
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by HPsquared on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:21AM
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Interesting! There's also a Wiki article:
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by DonHopkins on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:06AM
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They cut the tanks up to make Irn-Bru!
The UK rumour people probably believe is more likely to be "English police suppress tweets of valued contributors to the Scottish nationalist movement"...