The most capable army in Europe is the Ukrainian army. The second most capable army in Europe is the Russian army. NATO armies aren't at the races in comparison because they don't have the … (View Post)

In rural Ireland everywhere is an opportunity for a gossip - the supermarket, the church porch, open water swimming, the hairdressers - everywhere. My father-in-law is always picking up local news fr… (View Post)

Well, the government did find more money to fund a u-turn on the winter fuel payment and on disability benefits. (View Post)

Good to see that Healey is prepared to resign, but he shouldn't have had to. Starmer has said repeatedly that the security of the country is his number one priority. Those words, like so many of… (View Post)

The Peninsular War lasted almost six years. I understand that many Ukrainians regard the war as having lasted twelve years already, since the 27th February 2014 Russian military occupation of Crimea. (View Post)