Shokhat Adam elected as Indy in Leicester South (I think he is now sitting with the YP group, though not certain if formally a member of YP). He certainly campaigned on Gaza, but was elected on more … (View Post)

My old flatmate had the same approach at the FCO. He wasn't very diplomatic for a diplomat and thrived on plain speaking, but his career thrived on it too. Both senior diplomats and ministers fo… (View Post)

He didn't stab his brither in the back, merely ran against him and beat him. David M showed his complacency and arrogance. I do not think there is a place for primogeniture in democratic politic… (View Post)

The Russian graph in the FT piece is pretty impressive too. The UN predicts Russias population to be between 74-112 million by the end of the century. I am a little suspicious of demographic projecti… (View Post)

As are Taiwan, Singapore Japan in terms of a greying population, but we shouldn't be complacent. Our population would collapse similarly, albeit more slowly, without immigration. I suspect those… (View Post)