Ukraine has international law on its side, which is nice to have. But, without the courage of its soldiers, and Western aid, it would not help much. (View Post)

Public international law, like war, is a means for States and non-State organisations, to exert power and influence. UN Special Rapporteurs claim to be acting in the name of legal principles, when in… (View Post)

I think that the Conservatives can’t really cope (and the same is true of many Western centre-right parties), with the upper middle classes moving left, while the lower classes move right. (View Post)

If you look closely, even in 2010, you see the Conservatives getting a below average swing in what we could call urban intellectual constituencies, and an above average one, in what would subsequentl… (View Post)

The prosperity Gospel is a lie, because Christ was plain that misfortune befalls righteous and unrighteous alike; and that His followers would often face terrible times. (View Post)