I'm obviously an authentic non-Tory, but I try to be honest. My feeling at present is that the Conservatives are in any case going to have a period in Opposition, partly just the "time for … (View Post)

Reminds me of the joke under Stalin: "The future is certain. Only the past needs revision." (View Post)

O/T culture chat (I've decided that politics and animal welfare aren't really a full life, so I'm catching up on culture vulturing) - I went to the Globe Julius Caesar production last … (View Post)

As others have said, it's unreasonable to criticise Ukraine for putting armed forces in cities - absolutely everyone does that in a war - there is no alternative. It's reasonable to say the… (View Post)

I agree - the Russian tactic seems to be to bomb everything to smithereens and occupy the ruins. I'm not defending that! (View Post)