Indeed, the lessons learnt from the blockade of Germany (which continued until mid 1919, causing many deaths and bitterness) were why we took a different approach to Germany, Austria and Japan post W… (View Post)

Isn't it because of the horrors of the 2 world wars that we banned mass reprisals, carpet bombing of civilians and starvation as weapons of war? (View Post)

Gaza is a big thing for young voters. It was a major part of why neither of my boys would vote Labour last year. Too late for Starmer to get them onside. As ever he does too little too late. (View Post)

Or indeed between 1945 and 1985? (View Post)

Putin doesn't seem to accept those borders... The main reason that those borders have remained stable until recently is because of the rise of democracy and the EU. With FoM it matters little wh… (View Post)