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)

It's not just an influence thing, surely? We were discussing on the last thread why lots of people actually living in Russia aren't getting engaged in the debate. How reasonable is it reall… (View Post)

I thought the Bronk interview was pretty convincing, though we're all armchair generals here including the commentators (some of whom, though not Bronk, may have an interest in promoting an agen… (View Post)

Really struck by how the refugee crisis has cut through this time. It was touching to see the crowds at Berlin main station carrying placards urging refugees to come and stay with them indefinitely -… (View Post)