Sometimes they are. (View Post)

Trump has started dismissing Independent Inspectors responsible for checks and balances in Federal Agencies. These are like internal ombudsmen, guardians of probity. Dismissing them at midnight, imme… (View Post)

I think the trained-in cynicism may be too great. It will require noticeable change over a period of time, that is the solution that Margaret Hodge suggested was the answer to Nick Griffin's pol… (View Post)

Personally, I think the Starmer Government presentation has been very over optimistic. We are coming from a position where there has been deliberate underinvestment, and decisions not to make the mos… (View Post)

This is a valuable new fortnightly slot in Ukraine the Latest, covering life in the Russian occupied areas of Ukraine. To my ear, this first one overplays resistance attacks, and rather underplays th… (View Post)