Matt has two old buffers at Lord's worrying that the Australian social media ban will give them more time to practise cricket. I shan't post the cartoon because iirc the same joke was made … (View Post)

Likewise Craig Mackinlay (now Lord Mackinlay; he was the chap who had his limbs amputated owing to sepsis). The only candidate whose election was disallowed was Arthur Daley:- When Arthur decides to … (View Post)

Whereas what we've actually done is build and arm the submarines, and hope no-one noticed that whenever we test them, the missiles don't work. (View Post)

Today’s Russian papers are loving America's new national security strategy. One Russian paper on implications for Europe: “Trump isn’t their Daddy any more.” Kremlin spokesman is quoted as sayin… (View Post)

There's a pincer movement on Russian oil. First American sanctions, but the other prong is Ukrainian drone attacks have made the supply unreliable, and the last thing the buyer wants or needs is… (View Post)