Any plan that involved the USA steadfastly staying the course, no matter what, was doomed from the start. I suspect everybody in European governments knew this too but were hoping, against all availa… (View Post)

A new club would have to start at level 9 or 10 in the English football league if they eventually wanted to be in the Premiership - there is no promotion from Six Counties league system to the EPL. H… (View Post)

One a day is his soi disant quota. Zero a day is his actual quota. All behaviour is driven by need but it fucking baffled me as to what need is being fulfilled by the burning desire to post off-topic… (View Post)

It's notable how many people on here have personal connections to SA. South Africa must be one of the UK's most neglected and therefore mismanaged foreign relations. There is a lot of poten… (View Post)

I would not have thought so. Civil war beckons if it happens. One political route to thwarting it would be an ANC-DA coalition in government but that's a more unlikely coupling than Jacob and Vi… (View Post)