"A House Through Time: Two Cities At War" is essential viewing, absolutely fascinating and gripping. (View Post)

Great BBC reporting on another theocracy, Afghanistan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7vdpy1l2vo (View Post)

11) It is also an ethnically diverse country, with only about 60% of Iran identifying as Persian. There are other groups, like Kurds, Azerbaijanis, Baloch, Qashqai, Turkmen etc. Some of these groups … (View Post)

That’s true, but not much comfort for the woman to whom this has happened. (View Post)

I note Germany, France and Canada have now acceded to my proposal. Come on, Starmer! (And Meloni!) (View Post)