Exactly. It also takes away all Ukrainian agency, as if they are children who we in the west send out to battle like innocents to the slaughter. Reality is, as ever, more complicated. The Ukrainians … (View Post)

Exactly. It also takes away all Ukrainian agency, as if they are children who we in the west send out to battle like innocents to the slaughter. Reality is, as ever, more complicated. The Ukrainians … (View Post)

I honestly don’t understand why Starmer insisted on this party position. The vote doesn’t matter, so what was the harm in allowing Labour MPs the freedom to vote with their conscience? Earlier one mi… (View Post)

Something more controversial maybe? How about: Votes in Parliament should be by secret ballot. Always a conversation stopper that one. (View Post)

This does highlight the ridiculous nature of targeting raw inflation figures. How exactly was the BoE supposed to prevent the war in Ukraine driving up energy prices in the UK by a factor of 5 or mor… (View Post)