Not at all. That would have been the case if those regions hadn't voted to be part of an independent Ukraine in 1991. Northern Ireland did vote to remain part of the UK in the 1920s border poll. (View Post)

That is the argument I used which managed to stop my Irish father-in-law from repeating all the pro-Russia bollocks he'd picked up off youtube. "Russia has as much right to Kharkiv as Engla… (View Post)

It shouldn't take much political experience to realise that not being at the D-Day ceremony with all the other world leaders during an election campaign was a blunder. It's the political eq… (View Post)

Would anyone have any better suggestions for election night snacks than popcorn? I think a pork pie might go very well with some beer, and it's a very Farage-themed choice, if I can find any dow… (View Post)

But if he'd given up, why not simply give up, resign as party leader and PM, and give his successor a couple of months to prepare an election campaign? Why go through the torment of an election … (View Post)