I'm sorry, but that seems a bit delusional to me. You're arguing that on national issues, it's better for your representation that you have a single local MP elected on (conceivably) 3… (View Post)

I don't accept that's the case. You're doing your own bit of begging the question there, IMO. Party identity - as opposed to anything the party actually stands for in practice - is bak… (View Post)

That's nonsense. However it polls, the US get enormous strategic value from being able to station forces in Europe. The loss of those bases would make projection of power far more difficult and … (View Post)

Interesting thread. 1/ The US attempted to send several Iran-bound bombers to an Italian air base without prior authorisation and was refused permission by the Italian government while the aircraft w… (View Post)

A response almost as irrational as the provocation itself. (View Post)