No, as I said, it's up to Ukraine to decide what deal (if any) they'll accept, but virtually all wars end in a settlement. Would a settlement involve permanent occupation of Kherson? Very u… (View Post)

In search of diverse information streams, I'm keeping an eye on Interfax, which is quite obviously pro-Russian with a business slant - e.g. news of a new China-backed credit card to replace Mast… (View Post)

Many sympathies - many of us have been there, though 32 years is a long time. What I've come to think is that we divide relationships in a binary way that doesn't really fit real life. Ther… (View Post)

I doubt if it affects the great scheme of things what the BBC shows, but in principle I think it's a pity that they have weighed in so completely on one side in the news coverage - no attempt th… (View Post)

This takes us back to the attempted ban on teaching about homosexuality. But the point was then that informing pupils about something is not the same as urging them to do it. It doesn't seem tha… (View Post)