The choice isn't between supporting US/Iranian action or supporting Iran. That's a ridiculous strawman. No one in British or European politics supports Iran. But nor do we support North Kor… (View Post)

If anyone had predicted 'Iran fires missiles at US base' as a good news story 6 months ago, they'd have been laughed out of the room. (View Post)

I enjoy when people draw conclusions on what an insular Islamic regime in Iran is going to do as retaliation based on how traders in London and Tokyo price things. 'The markets' are as clue… (View Post)

Of course we don't want Iran to have nukes, but does MAD not apply here as well? If Iran used a nuke on Israel, or was suspected to have done so, then Tehran would be destroyed in pretty short o… (View Post)

Worth noting the proportions of abortion by time in pregnancy: - Up to 8 weeks (so within 4 weeks of the earliest time you find out you're pregnant): 80% - Up to 12 weeks: 93% - Up to 19 weeks: … (View Post)