No problems - I think that particular bit really stuck in my mind. Something about it just summed up what was wrong with the whole Russian state at that time in such an amusing / satirical way. The i… (View Post)

I think you’ve got that story from the Adam Curtis documentary on Russia - TraumaZone. As I recall it they didn’t end up scraping good machines, but instead had to buy up scrap from all over town to … (View Post)

Maybe - but surely to god the Conservative Party can’t have another leadership change? At least let Prime Minister Sunak drag it out to an election hammering. For a while the politics of Belgium has … (View Post)

Hmmm the polling detail is interesting. I wonder if in reality the 2019 vote was a bit of an aberration and really turned on a hybrid of “Get Brexit Done” and Johnson v Corbyn. If so, all of those gu… (View Post)

The child/reptile brain in me is so tempted to flag that post…. Must resist the urge. (View Post)