I was thinking exactly the same thing in the context of @rkrkrk's observations about the aircraft carriers. At the moment we spread our available spend too thinly and we need to be more selectiv… (View Post)

Yes, it is going to be far more difficult to wean ourselves off US dependency than the likes of Davey is willing to admit. But no, I don't accept that there is no going back. It needs to be a cl… (View Post)

Superb snippet in the Craigie Column in the Courier yesterday: A wife sends a romantic message to her husband. "If you are sleeping send me your dreams. If you are laughing send me your smile. I… (View Post)

If that is true then Trump's announcement about "suspending" sanctions against Russia comes perilously close to treason. (View Post)

Or just under 2 months for Russia in Ukraine where they have been fighting now for more than 4 years. The scale of their casualties and the demographic consequences of them is simply mind blowing. Re… (View Post)