They had a British journalist talking about the election campaign on RTË radio this lunchtime and he couldn't stop laughing when asked if the Tories had any chance at all, or about the National … (View Post)

If we're talking brutal geopolitics here then neither Russia or Ukraine matter. China matters. The parallels between Russia/Ukraine and China/Taiwan should be obvious. If the West supports Ukrai… (View Post)

Ah. Maybe that was why an election was called. (View Post)

I guess British politics could be a lot worse. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/27/india-elections-pm-narendra-modi-claims-he-has-been-chosen-by-god “I am convinced that ‘Parmatma’ … (View Post)

My daughter has done two lots of volunteering that weren't entirely voluntary. One as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, and another as part of a university scholarship scheme. Both were a re… (View Post)