Posted yesterday. Wow. The Defence Investment Plan. I have spoken to a number of very senior sources this evening and it is, frankly, a circus behind the scenes. The dates now circulating may well be… (View Post)

Not exactly enormous credit. He was the SecDef who thought that 2.5% of GDP would be sufficient, until it obviously wasn't. But he deserves some credit for recognising the obvious. The other poi… (View Post)

I disagree. They might well have spent significantly less if they smashed the invasion at the outset. And the rebuilding costs would be far lower. (View Post)

. Which is likely to prompt a fuck society response from a very large number of young people. That is bad news for all of us. This was quite telling. These two parties have VERY little in common othe… (View Post)

I think there's also the point that nuclear weapons, which up until now have deterred war between the superpowers, have also made the west very cautious about escalating in Ukraine, so we'v… (View Post)