Yes, China is, to paraphrase Sir Humphrey, providing every assistance to Russia short of actual help. Buying oil at huge discounts might ease the Kremlin's cash flow but not its wealth. More cynicall… (View Post)

Vacuous. Mandelson proposes nothing concrete. So far UK-US tech cooperation has consisted of Britain paying American companies for hosting and services, even putting national security at risk, and th… (View Post)

We should look at the academic literature for what works, and look at foreign practice for what works, and stop ratcheting up sentences to appease headline writers as this only results in having to l… (View Post)

I've always found it a useful maxim that things you think ought to be important, often aren't. (View Post)

And according to your earlier post, Sam Tarry hangs around in Brighton which is pretty much the same place, hence Brighton & Hove Albion FC. (View Post)