Not really. Look at Switzerland for an extreme counter example. And there are plenty of large and medium sized towns in Britain (all those along the Liverpool to Hull corridor) which are close enough… (View Post)

No, on this Taz is quite right. I'm far from convinced that Reform would be any different at all - especially given their cost cutting agenda - but every government for decades has actively star… (View Post)

Healey has gone up slightly in my estimation, since he is the first defence minister in a very long time to stop pretending it's all fine, and grasp the nettle. He may well still balls it up (an… (View Post)

He, and Mel Brooks. (View Post)

This is an interesting thread from someone with a lot of combat experience in Ukraine. It's a debate about strategy which would have been incomprehensible on a year or so back. Ukraine is not lo… (View Post)