A little thank you to @StuartDickson, Your Swedish commentary has been really interesting and helpful. Good to have a near neighbour (across the Baltic) and fellow national giving us the real info. (View Post)

A (very) few nutters. Nothing to get worked up about (or did you not see tens of thousands of Scots standing in silent tribute to The Queen?) Of course the Stone of Destiny should to to Westminster f… (View Post)

The problem is not exactly the total amount of spending, but the very poor return we get from this spending. The well known example is that the projected cost of HS2 is over thirty times per km the c… (View Post)

After an amazing 24 hours, things seem to be moving ever faster. If the Ukrainians take Donetsk airport, then the city itself may also fall quickly. It would be good to see Shakhtar playing at home a… (View Post)

The Latvian Occupation museum is very powerful. It underlines why the Baltic view the Russians in the way they do, and Russia, unlike Germany, has never apologized for the crimes that were simply bar… (View Post)