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 under… (View Post)