There is a scenario in which the Russian situation in Ukraine worsens, and Chinese support for Russia is increasingly conditional. In that scenario, the absence of troops in Russia's far east st… (View Post)

Bloody Claire Balding is bloody awful. She doesn't appear to actually like sport - she's trying to make everything into a human interest story. I mean, I don't mind a bit of backstory,… (View Post)

The NPR (formerly HS2/NPR) tunnel alignment goes from the Airport via Piccadilly to Marsden (near Huddersfield). DfT proposals are that it pops up to the surface at Piccadilly and that there is a tur… (View Post)

As an outsider who'd like to be able to vote Con, my preference is Cleverly. Kemi might be brilliant, or she might be seriously disappointing. Tom Tug would be ok. (View Post)

I wonder how many men there are in the Russian army still defending all its other borders? I have a mental image of some comedy sketch from the 1970s where the fort is defended by one fella and a lot… (View Post)