Evening PB. The latest statement from Zelensky just now is noticeably different in tone, replying to Trump. I wonder if his advisers and Mandelson are having a word in his ear to try and tone down th… (View Post)

Interestingly, that's also one of the main themes of Varoufakis's book. Another unlikely audience it's reaching, perhaps, along with Bannon. (View Post)

Also Balmoral, perhaps. Scotland + aristocratic. (View Post)

Not his own style, certainly, but one he seems to enjoy the reflected glory in. On the question of Europe, the question of the future of central Eastern and South Eastern Europe is really the most cr… (View Post)

To attract Trump back to the UK to meet Zelensky before the state visit, you'd need something that appealed to his vanity, but also with the kind of aristocratic connotations he enjoys. Blenheim… (View Post)