We don't hear very much about what is happening in and around Donbas, so it's very hard to form a view as to whether that is exaggerated. Still, I think the assessment that Putin keeping Do… (View Post)

Another superb piece by Lawrence Freedman on the objectives of Putin and the mess he has got Russia into: https://samf.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-the-donbas Particularly important is the conclus… (View Post)

The Name of the Rose is a superb read, and really evokes the mediaeval mindset and world in a way I've never seen in any other fiction. It even manages to come up with an ending which justifies … (View Post)

Yes, the Biden administration seems remarkably poor at calibrating their policy proposals to fit the Senate they actually have, rather than the one they wish they had. (View Post)

Beth Rugby: Live in @SkyNews at 10 - DS staff involved in #partygate told Met abt to update on fines - Met started process & to issue 1st fines to c20 people - no-one notified yet - Earliest will… (View Post)