Oooh….the Lords Speaker going there…..”some said Ukraine wouldn’t survive”…..wonder who he means? (View Post)

Yes - but most shipping losses were non-convoy shipping and the British and Canadians were quick to get organised and learned quickly. The Americans were slower off the mark (King’s fault) but once t… (View Post)

Reading his book at the moment - makes a persuasive argument that traditional histories focussing on “battles” are missing the point. The war was fought - and won- in the factory. The Russians had no… (View Post)

See also the Alex Massie article on bad law: "SG now contracts out significant parts of the legislative process to third parties. Often these are favoured interest groups, many of which depend o… (View Post)

Groups ScotGov haven’t listened to on this: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2023/01/deposit-return-scheme-good-or-bad/ (View Post)