I'm somewhat reassured that Britain is being represented by Jonathan Powell at the Geneva talks rather than Starmer or Cooper. Definitely a time when we need our best experts on the case. (View Post)

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)