Yes, I'm half Russian by birth and grew up mostly in Vienna and Copenhagen, but I actually feel very English. Crude indicators tend not to work. (View Post)
I'd like you to be right, but I'm not sure you are. I do a fair amount of canvassing, as I've done for most of the last 50 years. I don't remember a time with more voters adrift. They aren't generall… (View Post)
I think that's right - Wagenknecht failed to show that the party was more than a vehicle for herself. But the Left fought a very effecftive campaign, reminding people what positive leftism is about. … (View Post)
The BSW are old-fashioned leftists (more or less a vehicle for Sahra Wagenknecht), for social spending and dubious about high defence spending, but also sceptical about high immigration and support f… (View Post)
I'm mildly shocked - it never occurred to me to embellish my CV, or to look for lies on other people's CVs. Omissions, sure - what exactly were they doing in the 3-year gap between posts? But lies? W… (View Post)