Even if the Putin regime falls and is replaced by a more hard line government, that government is unlikely to last very long. There is a growing sense of collapse on the Russian side. Rumours of an a… (View Post)

I have just been speaking to a Russian friend. It seems something big is brewing over the border. More and more people speaking up against Putin, and a real breakdown is possible. Although an even mo… (View Post)

The problem is not whether or not Liz Truss cares, the problem is that the voters don´t care any more. They have had enough of the Conservatives and, even the most effective, caring, competent, and u… (View Post)

Idiot. I am not, and never have been, a Conservative, and snobbery ("non upper class" - how would you know?) is as childish as the rest of your contributions today. Denigrating people you d… (View Post)

This is why you won´t get much of a hearing. You are not even prepared to observe a few common decencies. No one is perfect, and for every one of the supposedly unforgivable "crimes" you na… (View Post)