I am aware of that. But the Indian Army was, largely, in India. No? It did, of course, contribute significantly to the defeat of Japan and was active elsewhere. But it was not in a position to do all… (View Post)

That's ridiculous. It isn't a myth. Of course, there were combatants from the Empire/Commonwealth and displaced folk from defeated countries made a very significant contribution - they are justly cel… (View Post)

I remember being surprised that one of William Hague's last acts as an MP, when he was Leader of the House, was to attempt to remove Bercow as Speaker. He was unsuccessful. As Hague has always struck… (View Post)

That's a good point about anti-Boris Tory voters. The problem with Boris's regime is that whenever he appears to have staggered out of the bog of contempt, he falls face-first into another swamp, as … (View Post)

They changed policy a few years before the referendum when they discovered how badly their anti-NATO policy was polling. They still don't accept that NATO is a nuclear alliance. Window-dressing reall… (View Post)