Note how the reasoning for the anti-western stance has changed. During the cold war the MENA enemies of Israel often purported to be 'socialist' now they're based on religious extremis… (View Post)

But why are there two sides ? If Israel attacked Jordan or Egypt opposition to it would be justifiable. But Israel was attacked by Hamas - a truly barbaric and extremist organisation by any standards… (View Post)

Whether Israel is going too far is an issue worthy of debate. But so is whether Pakistan is going too far in expelling 1.7m Afghan refugees (many of whom were born in Pakistan) to a destitute theocra… (View Post)

So savers are being rewarded while buy-to-let landlords are losing out. That doesn't scare me at all. (View Post)

One 79-year-old homeowner, who did not want to be named, told the BBC he had cut back on other costs as much as he could, but was only able to pay part of his mortgage bill each month. https://www.bb… (View Post)