It still exists- called a Titan- and is used to back the notes issued by the Scottish banks. There is also the Giant, a one million pound note, also used for internally accounting at the Bank of Engl… (View Post)

A ridiculous statement. Iran has been providing missiles to kill Ukrainian civilians for several years. I hold no brief for Trump or this war, but mixing the Ukrainian legitimate right of self defenc… (View Post)

I think the recovery of Starmer and the decline of Farage/Badenoch is perhaps a sign that the punters are looking for a more serious politics... on the other hand Zak Polanski is a deeply, even spect… (View Post)

It takes a certain amount of Davey Derangement syndrome to basically agree with the point that Sir Ed is making and then trash the man in favour of turning declinism into defeatism. Davey has been wa… (View Post)

1945 was a time when only the United States had any kind of nuclear technology and even then the declaration of war by the USSR was at least as significant. We now know that there were only sufficien… (View Post)