No army can 100% know that there won't be collateral damage to its actions, only mitigate the risk, especially when it's fighting an enemy that deliberately embeds itself in the civilian population. … (View Post)

Triggered by a terrorist soft cell? (View Post)

Late to this, but isn't this a combination of simple but related things - the modern era Guardian (basically since Rusbridger took it Berliner and online made it trendy in the mid-2000s) struggles to… (View Post)

In his own way, he was an empty vessel those who liked the idea of a left-wing government could project their views on to. Because unlike others on the far left he was always more of an empty vessel … (View Post)

So...not a Tory, but to try and get inside why. The blandness is probably part of the appeal. 1.) He's something of a blank slate or shifty within his right-wing 'lane' to many. He's effectively runn… (View Post)