Learning Russian is too hard. Easier to make 'people like them' bear the extra costs. (View Post)

Terms such as right or left are relative to where the mid-point is. When the big issue becomes to be immigration then the 'centre-right' are usually to the left of the mid-point thereby all… (View Post)

Now to start reversing those defence cuts in a more dangerous world would mean: Higher taxes on the rich and property than otherwise and/or lower spending on the oldies and poor than otherwise. (View Post)

BTW for all the talk about levels of investment, that's only part of the equation. Rate of return on the investment has to be known as well. A million pound investment might sound better than a … (View Post)

Cameron had a chumocracy. With Boris it was more of a fan club or perhaps some sort of trashy 'reality show' such as Below Decks. (View Post)