The advance of the LDs is indeed a very worrying sign for the Conservative Party and its electoral prospects. I see they were up to 14% in one poll, and they seem pretty bullish about Tiverton. Btw, … (View Post)

We live in exceptional times, Hyufd, and the world may look a different place in a couple of years time, the election scenario especially. Where I think Heathener and others have a point is that when… (View Post)

This is the Site to check in to for sober and realistic appraisals of the war. https://www.understandingwar.org/ Exec summary is that the Russians are doing a little better they were but they are sti… (View Post)

Yes, you allude to another peculiarly feature of the US legal system, the political nature of the Supreme Court. It's always struck me as a bad idea but again, not my country. (View Post)

Yes, it's only one poll and of course we need to see how today's good news is received. It could be that the voting public will be reassured, or maybe it will perceive the measures as a cyn… (View Post)