Burgessian

Mandelson is ensuring that there remains a comms channel with Trump and that means, unfortunately, getting a hearing in MAGA world. It's an ugly job but someone has to do it. Realpolitik. Mandelson h… (View Post)

Depends on the Yanks, Malc. There are some very decent ones. Trouble is the barrel-scrapings got into the White House. (View Post)

Turkey's participation in the summit is interesting. Powerful NATO member but outside of the EU despite their aspirations. They could deliver a lot for European security and they are certainly not af… (View Post)

I can understand why Kemi put her in the shadow cabinet. Unity and all that. But she's outlived her usefulness for sure. I don't think Priti and Suella departing for Reform would do much harm tbh esp… (View Post)

Worth noting, as George Robertson remarked, Putin is far more frightened by Ukraine joining the EU, than joining NATO. The EU will turn Ukraine into a fully-fledged Western state. NATO is "just&… (View Post)