It's far too early to say on this. Turkey's policy seems to be in flux for the moment, and he's in regular contact with the Russians outside NATO auspices. (View Post)

But Erdogan is also trying to tightly control Finnish and Swedish policy on it simultaneously - it's not just out in the field. He tried similar with Germany earlier on, trying to interfere with… (View Post)

There is definitely something worrying going on with Turkey at the moment, as mentioned yesterday. They seem to be "co-ordinating" on a number of issues, quite independently of NATO. Last w… (View Post)

Inequality is far higher than 50 years ago. Mental illness is also at much higher recorded levels, and there seems to be quite a lot of evidence connecting the two in various countries. Last time Bri… (View Post)

I remember how much of a huge executive status symbol a "carphone" was. Associated with the trading, business and cityboy elite, in a way which now seems comical. (View Post)