Spending on bicycles in Russia is up by a factor of more than four in June and electric cars in Moscow have sold out. (View Post)

Europe is part of a global economy. We can't just pretend that what happens to democracies in Asia, or to hydrocarbon supplies in the Middle East, doesn't affect us. If we don't want t… (View Post)

We need to do as much as we can on climate mitigation and defence, and I don't think that squabbling over who did what, when, is the right way to react to a crisis situation. (View Post)

Also people seem very ready to let other European countries - like Poland, the Baltics, Germany and Denmark - spend money to ensure British defence, but not willing to match their spending. It's… (View Post)

Russia has a much stronger military than Britain if it is able to hold its own against Ukraine. What is this idea that being held to a stalemate in Ukraine is a sign of Russian weakness? I think you&… (View Post)