Both parties are led by uncharismatic, wooden non-entities with no persuasive vision or political judgement. If it weren't for the Truss premiership, I could see them being roughly equal in the … (View Post)

Russian had never been banned in any part of Ukraine, though there are some restrictions on printing and publishing in it. On paying for the reconstruction, I think the Russian reserves frozen at the… (View Post)

He also delievered broadly what the country voted for, in terms of Brexit (four times - a referendum and three general elections) and economic policy, and what it wanted in lockdowns. I don't ag… (View Post)

And the Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries Policy, the ERM, the euro and dozens of other grandiose but politically correct fuckups. And charging us hundreds of millions a week for the privi… (View Post)

If you think the UK is fucked, I take it you've never been to a country like that actually is. The UK is in a phase of complacent stagnation and slow decline from a fairly high base, as is much … (View Post)