WRT China - Is Macron naive or worse. Whilst Von Der Leyen at least seems more of a realist this quote really grates on me. Von der Leyen: "I encouraged President Xi to reach out to President Ze… (View Post)

Though as you yourself have said it seems a bit soft. I still think the economy might surprise on the upside but taking into account the situation in Scotland, Labour ought to be easily the largest p… (View Post)

I repeat that putting Sunak's signature on it makes them problematic. Campaigning on the Tories' poor record on crime would be okay. But this is tawdry. (View Post)

Good Friday is overrated. Surely there is no such thing as a bad Friday? (View Post)

I try to avoid using the word as there is no agreed definition of what it means. I'll be blunt. Much of my opposition to modern social justice movements is rooted in intellectual snobbery. They just … (View Post)