My tin-foil theory is that Lammy was moved in order to placate Mandelson and end the fight for credit on successfully (then) handling US relations. Then Mandelson fell and we are left with the wrong … (View Post)

The government appears very interested in using AI for everything. Keir Starmer entered Downing Street with no policies, just the conviction that every problem has a technocratic solution and that th… (View Post)

The problem, as with all ceasefire agreements, is that extremists on each side set out to undermine peace by provoking their opponents with some new outrage. We managed to overcome this during the No… (View Post)

I'm not sure that many people care about Artemis. It's just another rocket when we've become used to watching Elon's launches every few weeks. It will be interesting to see the ra… (View Post)

Chamberlain significantly boosted defence spending while working for peace – everything from Spitfires to gas masks. Starmer talked about it once. (View Post)