Despite Inspector Montalbano? Blimey. (View Post)

That's a useful, if minor, point. It certainly applies to Scotland which possibly helps to explain a bit why the Tory vote appears to be holding up north of the border. Boris was definitely a drag in… (View Post)

Peter Ziehan quite persuasive on this - there will not be an escalation, as there is no-one to escalate. Look at the possible actors who are close to the action. Egypt. Nope. No interest whatever. Si… (View Post)

You're right about that: there was a constant drone from Labour and the LibDems for years about the "English" Tories. And it was a successful political strategy leading to the Tory wipeout … (View Post)

Most likely Russell Findlay MSP. Former journalist who suffered a doorstep acid attack while reporting on Glasgow's criminal gangs. Comes across as quite a tough cookie. (View Post)