I'd say that people who take an interest in foreign affairs tend to have two questions, regardless of the niceties of international law. 1. Is it in the national interest? 2. Is it morally right… (View Post)

Reform imploding is more of a known unknown, than a black swan. We know there’s a non-trivial risk that it will happen, but we don’t know if it will, or when it will. If it happened, then the Conserv… (View Post)

@stodge WRT next year's London Borough elections: The starting point from 2022 is Lab. 42%, 1,156 seats, 21 councils, Con 26%, 404 seats, 5 councils + 1 Mayoralty, Lib Dem 14%, 180 seats, 3 coun… (View Post)

Leaders ought to be generalists. The problem is when generalists think their skill in one field means that they can master every field. A great example in literature is Saruman. A gifted magician and… (View Post)

Prioritising between imperialists is a feature of post-colonial discourse. Your slave-taking, conquering ancestors were brutal colonialists. My conquering slave-taking ancestors were inventors of civ… (View Post)