It's far more likely that he knows he can't get the buggers out without disproportionate losses. Putin doesn't care how many he kills or who is watching. (View Post)

I do. There was pretty widespread compliance with Covid regulations before the Cummings story broke. After that, people were much more inclined to use their own judgement. I attribute the illness of … (View Post)

There is certainly a case for believing that the Russians are now pursuing their best strategy, having exhausted all the other possibilities. Personally I think they have handed the West an extraordi… (View Post)

Didn't Bill Clinton get into a lot of trouble for telling Monika Lewinski to sack the cook? (View Post)

Yes, the rules were difficult to interpret and follow literally which is why on a number of occasions I just used my common sense, and so did others I knew. For example, when MrsPtP contracted Covid … (View Post)