Certainly rebuilding schemes should aim to balance the old and new. The Coventry rebuild did all the latter but not the former whereas the Notre Dame rebuild shows what can be done. In the hybrid wor… (View Post)

Zelensky won't accept such a peace and if Merz wins in Germany next month he has promised to increase German military aid to Ukraine which should offset some of the aid cuts Trump will make (View Post)

Yet Trump's main targets for tariffs are now the EU, China, Mexico and at least until Poilievre gets in, Canada. Post Brexit UK is ironically at the back of the queue for the President elect… (View Post)

Indeed, Israel did try that once with a direct election for PM between Sharon and Barak but did not repeat it (View Post)

Indeed. There is some case for that so more Cabinet Ministers as in the US or France don't have to be elected members of parliament but can be appointed by the elected PM from top jobs elsewhere… (View Post)