This is worth a look. The late, great Christopher Hitchens warning about Vladimir Putin. Watch to the end. Delivered in 2005. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83OY6De6Ob4 (View Post)

The trick, of course, is to be a Liverpudlian and to be tried in Liverpool. Worked for Ken Dodd. (View Post)

Trying to think of a parallel period in British political history to where we are now in 2022. 1962. Tories into their third term with their third consecutive PM - an Old Etonian actor manager. Labou… (View Post)

That's a strange comment from @SouthamObserver which is plainly completely misguided. Tories loathe Starmer more than Corbyn? Weird. They may not much like Starmer - as he's Labour - but he's not the… (View Post)

I actually think you're right. The combination of economic bad times and a PM who cannot really be defended could (I say "could" not "would" as you never know with Boris) be fatal… (View Post)