That isn't what I'm arguing. I'd vote to rejoin the EU without any hesitation, and I think it would be in Britain's interests to be inside the EU. But I don't think that the … (View Post)

That just isn't true. For one thing, we can have a rational relationship with the EU from the outside. We can argue about whether it would be better to be in the club, etc, but we are not cast i… (View Post)

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)