This is the russified Tory Party that has trained 22,000 Ukrainian soldiers and provided them with thousands of lethal weapons over the last eight years? I think the main lesson from this conflict is… (View Post)

That's your career as an insane megalomaniac dictator over then. (View Post)

The 10-year rule was abandoned in 1932. There's a strong argument that had rearmed in the late 20s and early 30s, we might have become complacent and been left with lots of obsolete kit, like th… (View Post)

From my experience in government (spanning three decades now, on and off) I think the best ministers are those who are interested in policy and know enough to challenge their officials but don't… (View Post)

It is extraordinary that it doesn't occur to the old madman that other countries have their own legitimate security interests too. (View Post)