Kemi Badenoch appears to be much more popular with Reform voters than her party is. Neither party nor leader are popular with anyone else. Which is perhaps not surprising given Badenoch's ideolo… (View Post)

Yes. Most people do hold the USA and Iran to different standards. Trump dragging the USA to somewhere above Mad Mullah level feels retrograde. At least with Iran the only way is up. (View Post)

Maybe 15 million died worldwide as a consequence of Covid 19; 50-100 million for Spanish flu on a smaller world population. The Covid numbers would undoubtedly be much higher without the medical and … (View Post)

Are you talking about the Iranian or US blockade of the SAME strait? The Iranians want: (1) Preservation of the regime and (2) Money. They aren't out of the woods on (1) but the regime is lookin… (View Post)

Trump's recklessness and utter incompetence screws things up for everyone. Reeves who has to deal with the fallout has every right to be aggrieved. (View Post)