I was but a neophyte in those days, but this seems to me to be much worse. Iirc, it was always in the gift of Brown to set the election, with no speculation (by this point) that he would go early, or… (View Post)

I agree, save for the last point. I think Starmer is just as committed as Johnson and it's his commitment to Ukraine that stops him using it as a stick to beat the Government. Generally I think Starm… (View Post)

I suspect, in the event of large scale conventional war, America will become the 'arsenal of democracy' and NATO countries that are not the US will find themselves with plenty enough materiel to equi… (View Post)

Interesting perspective. I remember Rawnsley writing about post-Iraq Blair that, having once said the thing he hates most is losing, he was acting like a man with nothing to lose. (View Post)

I did an analysis once on the healthcare costs associated with a particular underfunded disease to see where the gaps are to try and refocus research efforts towards them in the hopes of finding some… (View Post)