Yes, I've heard that too. In general, both Russia and China seem to be at the late-autocracy stage that Franco's Spain got to, where individuals are pretty free to get on with their lives a… (View Post)

On that point, increased culling leads to a temporary spike in supply, and hence no price increase. Longer term it does look as though the British herd will shrink because of the shortage of skilled … (View Post)

That was pretty much the Minsk deal, first kicked down the road by Ukraine (who only agreed to it under pressure) and then trashed by the Russian invasion. The much-derided Russian spy chief who brie… (View Post)

Don't be be like that! We all comment on other countries' politics all the time. Not as important as the Bristol South Town Council by-election, true, but still vaguely interesting, and SSI… (View Post)

Not really.The left is instinctively critical of NATO, because it was seen as part of the US concept of the world, but it's a long time since they were supportive of Putin's Russia, with it… (View Post)