It’s hard to overstate just how awful was the condition of most of Europe in Summer 1945. Probably worse than Syria, now. (View Post)

A lesson that many of the super-rich seem incapable of learning. The British upper classes of the 19th century were not nice people, but they had the sense to appreciate that things must change, if y… (View Post)

Assad’s regime was a savage one, prior to 2011, and as @RichardTyndall pointed out, responded to peaceful protest with extreme brutality. (View Post)

More than anything, I suspect that’s why the Conservatives will be eclipsed by Reform. At some point over the past decade, they gave up trying to attract new voters, and prioritised the interests of … (View Post)

I always love the tale that at a Band Aid concert in Glasgow, Bob Geldoff called for silence. Then he began slowly clapping his hands. “Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies”, he announc… (View Post)