On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or another unexpected crisis. But one message has been move… (View Post)

Yep. Did for George Bernard Shaw who died after falling off a ladder while pruning his apple tree. Mind, he was 94 at the time. (View Post)

Nah. Early days. I remember Ruth Davidson really struggling at FMQs early on - to the despair of colleagues. However she buckled down, learned on the job, and grew in stature and popularity. Its not … (View Post)

Although I'm not normally a big Bernie Sanders fan, I think he is spot-on with his critique of the Harris campaign. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/06/2024-election-results-live-coverag… (View Post)

It seems to me that we now live in an oligarchs' world who rule in concert with favoured "big men" with whom they have Faustian pacts. This is as true of the US as it is of Russia and China… (View Post)