The Royal Navy hadn't really mastered modern battleship handling by WW1. They got complacent during the Victorian era and only had a few years to learn on Dreadnoughts before war broke out. By WW2, R… (View Post)

I see fierce interorganisational rivalry in both military and civil organisations even today, and have done throughout my career. Ego means that someone always thinks their plan is better and wants t… (View Post)

France suffered a form of national Stockholm Syndrome during WWII. They lost all self confidence between the wars, feared the Germand but thought they almost deserved to be beaten, then wanted to joi… (View Post)

And, small boat crossings have increased 50% since it was cancellled. (View Post)

Starmer is adept at U-Turns so he should just admit cancelling Rwanda was a bad idea, sent totally the wrong message, and bring it make with a tweak and call it the Labour version. (View Post)