Starmer has never shown the slightest scruple about lying then breaking his promises when it suits him. Even for a lawyer politician he is staggeringly dishonest. What makes you think he'll keep… (View Post)

He's not a root and brand reform man, especially when it comes to his beloved public sector. He's a technocrat. I've worked in the quangocracy, I know the type. They think a bit of twe… (View Post)

If we ever do get peace in Ukraine a condition of lifting sanctions has to be that all Russian misinformation and sabotage operations in the West stop completely and immediately. The Internet Researc… (View Post)

I wouldn't say pre-modern Britain was more or less violent or thieving than other countries. Modern Britain is definitely less violent and criminal or corrupt than the global average, at least a… (View Post)

Twitter is God's gift to lazy journalists. A hack friend of mine admitted a couple of years ago that his job these days is hardly more than summarising and expanding on stuff he sees there. No w… (View Post)