Or, to take a topical analogy, the shops have nukes which they dare not use. Meanwhile, the shoplifters have drones. Drones win by being small and numerous. Besides, at a pure cost-benefit level, it&… (View Post)

Does it? The alternatives to Starmer were Long-Bailey and Nandy. The alternative to Badenoch was Jenrick. It's just possible that both party memberships learned their lessons, though probably on… (View Post)

Yes, Nd that's a key route. https://tswyatt.substack.com/p/churches-to-mosques (View Post)

Church assets are one of those things that look bigger than they are A lot of the church's billions is the pension fund. And a lot of the rest is the sort of building that looks like an asset bu… (View Post)

Overwhelming military force is like class. If you have it, you don't need to say you have it. If you say you have it, it's a strong indication that you probably don't. (View Post)