There are a small number of countries with which we have ties of friendship, but the sooner we relearn that most countries relationships with each other are entirely transactional, something our lead… (View Post)

China, Russia, India, Israel, the USA, France, all play according to big boys’ rules. They aren’t impressed by handwringing or apologies. They don’t agonise over the past. Our own leaders are simply … (View Post)

An optimist thinks no government could be worse than the last one. A pessimist knows that it can. (View Post)

Labour had NEV’s of 33-35% in 2022/24. Averaging out vote changes in recent weeks gives a decline in vote share of 14% or so. If that does not improve, you should expect local election results as bad… (View Post)

@TSE and others, on this theme, do you ever still get exam dreams? Last night I dreamt I was it was the day before A Level History, and I'd done no revision. I was frantically looking up wikiped… (View Post)