My wife asked me if I was disappointed by the Irish cricket score. I said, "so you've seen the score then?" She said, "no, I just assumed.." Harsh, but not wrong. (View Post)

It was another example of Osborne being good at politics but bad at governance. (View Post)

One of the main advantages of a Parliamentary system over a Presidential system is that it is easier to change the leadership of the country when required in a Parliamentary system, precisely because… (View Post)

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)