I’m not sure banging on about a politician who wants to be tough on illegal immigration is the winning strategy some appear to think it is. Us nerds know the granular detail, the general public may s… (View Post)

May be optimistic: Little noted yesterday. Sunak has put a close friend in politics - Robert Jenrick - in the immigration brief below Braverman. One PM ally says it’s “to keep Suella in check”. https… (View Post)

(1/5) On 24 October 2022, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region announced that an explosive device had damaged the railway near the village of Novozybkovo, approximately 15km from the Russia-Belar… (View Post)

“A nest of singing birds” Hard to articulate just how far Germany's star in EU has fallen. In Bxl & EU capitals, Berlin is seen to be on wrong side of every important debate - weapons to Ukr… (View Post)

Because most of the people who ended up in First were frequent flyers using miles - and you can get more revenue yielding business class seats into the space of a First Cabin. It also significantly s… (View Post)