A lot of being PM is precisely that - good presentation. Ideally you're the front man for a talented Cabinet that knows what it's doing policy wise, and the job of PM is to be the figure he… (View Post)

It's the same with Russia. We're obsessed with the idea of coming to a compromise settlement. These adversaries do not recognise compromise. (View Post)

The one counterfactual is in Afghanistan, where airstrikes allowed the Northern Coalition to push the Taliban out of Kabul (at least for nearly two decades, anyway). The Kurds in western Iran have so… (View Post)

I'm pretty sure you hand over the money to gofundme at the time you pledge it. My main concern is often over who has launched the appeal and will the money actually reach the claimed recipient. (View Post)

I'm not a fan of Cameron at all, and I've criticised his strategy over the Brexit referendum heavily in the past - criticisms you could extend to all three referendums under his governments… (View Post)