Right, going to Paris now. I'm having dinner with a friend there tomorrow, which is of course VE Day. I plan to tell the waiter that I expect the meal to be free given the sacrifices we made 80 … (View Post)

India is a terrorist state when it suits it - see the murder of that Sikh guy in Canada and its sponsoring of Tamil terrorism during the Sri Lankan civil war. It's also a regional bully not much… (View Post)

I don't agree we need a steady hand domestically. Steadiness has given us at best stagnation and at worst slow decline. These will lead to politics getting more and more fractious, and, eventual… (View Post)

I doubt Starmer will quit. He's doing what public sector timeservers like him love doing, indeed fulfilling their raison d'etre - holding office and drawing a salary and its perks. The fact… (View Post)

I agree, it's pretty dull there. When I go there I prefer to stay in Johor Bahru just across the border in Malaysia, which, though not the best place in that country, is much more colourful and … (View Post)