One of the reasons Britain is in a bit of a mess in terms of foreign relations is that we haven't been realistic about them. China is an adversary who sees us as an obstacle to their desire to r… (View Post)

Europe has a Patriot-equivalent system - SAMP/T - but the interceptor missiles used (Aster 30) are only being produced at the rate of 270-300 per year. The company manufacturing them seems to be very… (View Post)

Last night's Russian attacks on Ukraine targeted substations that connect Ukraine's nuclear power plants to the grid. This is pretty risky in terms of the nuclear safety of the plants. Earl… (View Post)

On the competition, is the net gains relative to the seat totals after the previous House election? (220-215, R-D) (View Post)

At the time of Badenoch's conference speech some PBers were positive in praise and wondered whether she had turned a corner. This was roundly mocked by other PBers when the first post-conference… (View Post)