Shamima Begum was born and raised in Tower Hamlets. She's as British as I am. Regardless of the legal niceties, I have no doubt that had Begum been white, and born to white British parents, the … (View Post)

I just watched that clip, and that's the 'coolest' I've ever seen Starmer look. The dark jacket and shirt, no tie, suits him. Superficial, I know. But image counts, and Starmer is… (View Post)

I think that's spot on. Glasnost and perestroika were designed by Gorbachev as gradual, medium-term reforms. But events overtook them and a dose of rampant capitalism, encouraged by the West, ha… (View Post)

On topic (although I don't think it really matters in the big scheme of things). I do think folk are missing the point about Truss declining to do the TV interview; it's really not at all a… (View Post)

So why did she agree to do it in the first place? That's the point. I don't care whether Truss is interviewed by Robinson or not. But I understand she made a commitment, along with Sunak, t… (View Post)