Well, yes. The lesson from this, and from Putin's writings, is always to take these people at face value or, if you like, their own value. Don't over-interpret. If they write, or speak, lik… (View Post)

You must be joking. Snippet from today's Guardian: "US president Donald Trump on Thursday again urged Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to strike a deal with Russia, claiming that Russia… (View Post)

The Reformers I've heard about on the grapevine are a pretty gruesome lot. Unbiddables with a high opinion of their own abilities not shared by anyone who knows them. But, maybe Lord Offord will… (View Post)

Sorry to say but I rather enjoyed this Guardian article about the discomfiture of the Dubai-based tax exiles caught in the cross-hairs. Obvs don't wish any of them harm (Mr Tice, please note), b… (View Post)

It bears repeating: what has happened here is that the cuddly "Green" brand has been hijacked by a gruesome mob of far-left tankies who would never remotely get these polling figures withou… (View Post)