Actually no, this is not the 80s. You fail to understand how far this place has moved and indeed how robust it is has been for the last 20 odd years. It would be very helpful if every outside halfwit… (View Post)

For someone who spends a lot of time here, you clearly missed that the core issue is not sectarianism, its national identity. (View Post)

Headline piece All arrogance is , in may cases, confidence expressed in particular way at least in the eyes of the beholder. As a decent punter you have to be confident in what you are doing because … (View Post)

One of the Russian issues at the moment is that Ukraine is rearming, representing a possible threat to their proxies in the East. I doubt the Russians think that the occupied area of Crimea would be … (View Post)

Everything depends on whether anyone explains to Putin that he will pay on the battlefield. Putin, despite his reputation, isn't that bold if you make it clear you aren't having it but you … (View Post)