I've read Perdido Street Station, its two sequels (The Scar and Iron Council), King Rat, Kraken, Un Lun Dun and his (harrowing) collection of short stories, Looking for Jake. All have been excel… (View Post)

From what little I've seen the deal is reasonably good for Ukraine. My working assumption is that if Trump ever understands what is in the deal he's going to fire all his underlings who wer… (View Post)

There is no prospect of the UK rejoining the EU in the foreseeable future anyway, but, no, it wouldn't. If a future government decided to take Britain back into the EU then the trade deal with I… (View Post)

Constitutions only exist because people believe in them. If Europe fails to defend Ukraine then it leads to a massive loss of self-belief in the ability of European democracy to defend itself against… (View Post)

Trump doesn't care. He only wants not to be involved and not to be blamed for what happens next. (View Post)