The cynical smear of Ed Davey seems to have rather boomeranged on the Tories. Even if he did not ask enough of the right questions, it looks very much as though one of his Tory successors was asking … (View Post)

I don´t think the FT article is that "scary", it is more or less a statement of facts. The position I set out is that Putin is contemptuous of the West and has not been deterred by anything… (View Post)

Remember the "fearsome" Iraqi Republican guard? Larger than the attacking coalition forces in the Gulf war, yet useless (Russian) equipment and no control over the air. Give the Ukrainian a… (View Post)

"Speak softly..." was Theodore Roosevelt, I think. Short answer; we go all in to save Ukraine and push the Russians out while also arming ourselves to the teeth. There are other Putins behi… (View Post)

Sorry, a brainstorm, quite right. (View Post)