Interesting contrast: Boris brought down over the party stupidity. Trump still going strong despite endless criminality and attempting to overthrown democracy. (View Post)

This was an interesting suggestion: Prior to the industrial revolution, war was the best way to get rich (if you won) because land and conquered subjects were so much more valuable than any kind of c… (View Post)

Those expectations of what a Labour government would do still need to be managed downwards. A long way downwards. (View Post)

You could extend that to how Russia as a whole performs as a country. (View Post)

Does it upset you that Ukraine has advanced further in one week that Russia did in the previous six months ? (View Post)