I suspect he realises it's a weak flank of his and needs to position accordingly. Being too closely tied to Trump (let alone Putin) could sink his chances of being PM. Our election is very likel… (View Post)

A shame to have lost the second ODI after winning the first. Wonder when the test matches are starting? (View Post)

Is that necessarily correct? Imagine a virus that ends up proving itself resistant to all vaccine attempts. It's a decade or more before a vaccine is available. Is early lockdown the right respo… (View Post)

Yes and I think a lot of how we responded (via 'lockdowns', a previously unheard of term) was influenced by the initial Chinese response, which was predictably authoritarian. But I have sym… (View Post)

The European response to this, broadly across Ukraine, the UK and relevant EU states, is hopefully well practised now: 1) Don't contradict Trump too strongly publicly. 2) Privately insist on rea… (View Post)