The mercantile class were the wealth-creators. Countries that preserved the aristocratic order, stagnated. I have always thought Thatcher was more Whig than Rory. (View Post)

The Russian Orthodox Church has I believe been excommunicated by the Ecumenical Patriarch for refusing to recognise the autonomy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Or something like that. (View Post)

Surely the best position is to publicly refuse to let the Ukrainians have the Polish MIGs, and then let them have them anyway. To prosecute a war you lie, you cheat, you scheme. "Truth is the fi… (View Post)

Also trainers aren't suitable footwear. We have a gardener, but if not I think I'd wear the steelies. (View Post)

Meanwhile Putin is deploying the Wagner Group whose leaders seem to be Rodnoverists (Slavic pagans) which normally seems to ensure you are a complete c**t. (View Post)