NATO is a defensive pact. There is, as some posters have observed, not much point to NATO if its members don't actually come to the defence of other member states when attacked. The point they seem t… (View Post)

Indeed. The only difference is that the far right is an irrelevancy in UK politics, whereas the far left's (much diminished from 2019, but still tangible) influence over the Labour party means they v… (View Post)

What, were we supposed to plan a massive joint infrastructure project with Russia, just in case they did something mad and we could show our disapproval by binning it? (View Post)

Varies by year, depending on how well they predict what the dominant strains are going to be in advance. I think around 50% is usual; and a quick Google brought up this, which agrees*: https://vk.ovg… (View Post)

God, imagine having to hope people die just to have your political biases reaffirmed. (View Post)