If I were Poland, one of the Baltics, or Finland, the last thing I’d want is to entrust my defence to QMV. An EU defence capability only works if there is broad consensus about boosting defence spend… (View Post)

It is a disgrace. The one group of people to whom a major injustice was done - the Chagossians - get jack shit out of the agreement. The beneficiary is - as predicted - China. (View Post)

And despite the patronage of Prince Andrew (View Post)

I once suggested to OGH that about one third of local councillors were capable of purely animal functions. He said I was being generous. We have both been local councillors. (View Post)

While I have little time for @Dura_Ace’s sympathies in this conflict, I suspect that he is right, that a ceasefire on current lines, with the rest of Ukraine firmly aligned with the West, would be se… (View Post)