Hmm. Look at Israel. Govt frequently at whim of extremes. Law of unintended consequences. (View Post)

I appreciate Merkel is lauded as one of the greats but she does seem to have made a whole series of epic misjudgements. Scrapping nuclear. Nordstream. Encouraging migrants. Has she made an y good cal… (View Post)

No, not really. BJ is actually remarkably talented in some ways. He screwed up because of a failure to have a decent chief of staff to manage the office, and over-confidence leading to the Paterson d… (View Post)

This is telling. Even if Armitage is a billionaire, he explains why so many rank-and-file Tory members, who are more detached from the minutia of the politicking than the MPs, want Boris gone. They j… (View Post)

I think you're right about Glasgow. Hugely symbolic. Home town of Sturgeon and Sarwar. Controversial council leader. Nice fat ongoing controversy in the form of litter and rats. Think SNP could … (View Post)