Less formal than that. They'd want to minimise the risk of any of the stench of government rubbing off on them until they were in a position to lead it. (View Post)

The single most important thing about Reform is that they are against the status quo. So if the next election results in a hung Parliament I would think there's very little chance of Reform supportin… (View Post)

With the Russians and the Iranians kicked out along with Assad, then the future of Syria is up to Syrians to an extent that it has not been for a very long time. They might still fail, but that's up … (View Post)

I used to have my thermostat set to 17C, and turn it down overnight. Then we left it on 17C, but used the timer on the boiler to only have it come on for a few periods during the day - this was becau… (View Post)

If the Russians could offer investment in upgraded civilian port facilities in exchange for keeping the naval base, then there would be a reason for the new government to do a deal. Rebuilding the ec… (View Post)