Burgessian

Peter Zeihan has made a very interesting account of the various layers of pro-Russian influencers within the US. Starting with the "Useful Idiot" category (Marjorie Taylor Greene, for insta… (View Post)

Reform will do best in Central Belt. BBC will be a Tory-SNP dogfight. Recent council by-elections reflect that. They'll likely come third. (View Post)

It's not really possible to means-test the pension. People pay NICs (and, yes, I know it isn't a pension pot, and is paid out of current taxation) in the sure knowledge that they will receive pension… (View Post)

I loathe Trump. I really do. Have had a horrible sinking feeling since he first emerged. But there is a grain of truth here. When Trump is riffing at one of his rallies, and you pause and watch for a… (View Post)

Mandelson is ensuring that there remains a comms channel with Trump and that means, unfortunately, getting a hearing in MAGA world. It's an ugly job but someone has to do it. Realpolitik. Mandelson h… (View Post)