This is unduly cynical and complacent. Mainly I would argue that the intensity of the conflict in Ukraine is not low. A lot of people are dying every day. The continuation of the ear is bad for Weste… (View Post)
That the referendum was held at all in the way that it was held was a sign of how weak the pro-European position had become over the course of the preceding couple of decades. It was the failure of t… (View Post)
Show me a social movement and I'll show you a set of myths about the past. It was true in the English Civil War and it's as true now as then. The problem pro-Europeans have is that they stopped telli… (View Post)
As an aside, I think this is one of the corrosive effects of Trump on politics. It's made anti-Trumpists have really low standards. Simply not being Trump is good enough for them when there is plenty… (View Post)
He was wrong. He delayed providing Ukraine with necessary weapons numerous times and was wrong to do so, and had to be dragged into doing so by the Ukrainians or the British. His fears over the escal… (View Post)