To underline this: there’s footage around of Russian conscripts being given these as armaments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant The Nagrant was an OK rifle. In 1890. These people a… (View Post)

There’s a massive gap between the technological war fighting capability of the average recent Russian conscript & the Ukranians on the front lines. Both in training and equipment. These people ar… (View Post)

This is going to be one of those “oh look, we paid £10,000,000 per job to employ 1000 people in the NE for ten years instead of actually spending that money on anything substantive, because that take… (View Post)

The two Cathedrals are impressive & there are some decentish Roman remains in the centre. Also a Goya museum with a full set of his late etchings / prints if that’s your thing. The origami museum… (View Post)

Ouch. I think a pub that failed to serve proper beer round here would struggle. (View Post)