Germany's view as to the independence and freedom of Eastern Europe has always been 'interesting'. Though its business profits which they're interested in now rather than territor… (View Post)

A list of the NATO countries which haven't would be interesting. (View Post)

AFAICS the people losing out to this pandering of oligarchs are the upper middle classes of London. People who should be natural Conservative voters. Yet its Conservative politicians who lead the pan… (View Post)

I really don't want to have a go at London generally about this (really I don't) but it does appear that the people making money from various oligarchs do seem to be very central London bas… (View Post)

Had a thought. The generalised money grubbing attitude of Conservative politicians ** towards various oligarchs (not just Russian ones) has an echo in PB's own HYUFD's obsession with inheri… (View Post)