Like others I struggle to see what Putin thinks he's getting out of all this. But a question not often discussed is what the military leaders think. There's one retired (pro-communist) gene… (View Post)

I was chatting about ward boundary changes to someone from another party yesterday, and he admitted that after recent developments he was more familiar with the map of the Donbas then some of the out… (View Post)

Yes, but although I've never felt that MPs should be drawn in for careerist reasons, it's undoubtedly true that - with rare exceptions - you usually need to get into Parliament before you&#… (View Post)

Many thanks to Pip for the good analysis. As I know (and like) Jeremy and the CLP and have canvassed there quite a lot, I can probably contribute usefully. Some thoughts: * Jeremy represents a long-s… (View Post)

None of this makes sense from the Russian viewpoint, does it? If he just goes for the eastern bit that he always controls, he gets zero benefit and moderate Western sanctions. If he goes for some mor… (View Post)