The Russians are having to make some severe cuts to some areas of spending to keep the war effort going. The question is how close they are to having to cut something really important. And whether th… (View Post)

There are two main factors that explain why Starmer has lost the faith of the Left. One is his relentless determination to use the language of the Right on issues such as immigration and welfare. But… (View Post)

People say that they want politicians who have experience of running things, but being a political leader is not like that. It requires other skills - persuasion, inspiration, simplifying complicated… (View Post)

Pressure is meaningless. Sunak didn't hold an election in 2023. (View Post)

In 2024 China had an 80% share of global production of solar panels. In 2025 China holds a 75% share of global production for lithium-ion batteries. In 2024 China had a 57% share of commercial shipbu… (View Post)