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Re: At what point do the Tories think about ditching Badenoch? – politicalbetting.com
That's a very illuminating insight. It shows how, at the end of the day, right-wing populism is completely incompatible with conservatism. (View Post)2 -
Re: At what point do the Tories think about ditching Badenoch? – politicalbetting.com
The Battle of Britain, along with the creation of the NHS, is an essential part of modern Britain's foundation mythology - by which I don't mean it's a myth. It's fundamental to our way of seeing our… (View Post)3 -
Re: The age cohorts least likely to be conscripted are the most in favour of conscription
The risk, obviously, is that Trump will strike a deal that is unacceptable to Ukraine and Europe. He'll use that rejection to say the Europeans aren't interested in peace, use that as an excuse to ab… (View Post)1 -
Re: The age cohorts least likely to be conscripted are the most in favour of conscription
Wars will tend to accelerate progress up the ranks. Enoch Powell famously went from Private to Brigadier during WW2. (I imagine he would be feeling quite vindicated by his US-scepticism if he were st… (View Post)2 -
Re: The age cohorts least likely to be conscripted are the most in favour of conscription
Stand back a bit and look at what's happening. Take Germany. Germany is about to rearm big-time. Due to fears about Trump withdrawing the US from Europe. The second biggest political party in Germany… (View Post)1
