If Rayner is seriously considering offering Starmer Foreign Secretary then it confirms to me how canny her political nous is. Foreign Secretary one bit of the job that Starmer is competent at, and al… (View Post)

Indeed it often reinforces state control as political connections are needed to survive. (View Post)

Just this week, the USA unsanctioned Iranian oil in order to keep prices down. I do not think that stopping Iranian oil exports is a priority for Trump right now, indeed the opposite seems true. (View Post)

Or alternatively, it is the Yanks that are lying. After all the effect of these "missiles" seems to be to rope us into the war, which is exactly what Trump wants... (View Post)

Hope for us all in the latest fashion trend: being smart. "Being smart is sexy now. Not only the kind of sexy that makes people fancy you, but the kind of sexy that generates discourse. The kind… (View Post)