I've been using ‘downstreamed’ in an ironic sense for so long that I've forgotten why. Something to do with the Online Safety Act, I think, maybe Nadine Dorries. Anyway, it keeps me amused. (View Post)

A couple more thoughts about Russia and China. Although China nominally supports Russia in the SMO, it is not actually helping. China has shown it values trade with the West above warm fuzzies with P… (View Post)

Your weekly reminder of the conspiracy theory that Siberia (or the bit that used to be Outer Manchuria until Russia stole it 150 years ago) is the real target. Unlike Taiwan, an overcrowded island wh… (View Post)

Actually it is worse than that. The Pentagon panicked because China is building a ship a week, or some such, so America's new aim is to go back to ww2 production capacity, and the way they have … (View Post)

We don't know that. Remember Andrew was being advised by whatever idiot thought the Newsnight interview would clear his name. (View Post)