Trumpists contend that the neo-cons, the US military and the CIA are all pro-Biden because he represented a return to the expansionism they love so dearly. I guess we can wave that theory goodbye. (View Post)

The people who really 'took out' ISIS were the Kurds and the Iraqi army though, surely. That region seems to have a strong spine of anti-islamism that is sadly lacking in Afghanistan. (View Post)

Johnson plus Starmer = only 58% which strikes me as quite low. 'Somebody else' has a chance. Will the public still love Sunak after this winter's budget? (View Post)

Interestingly, Davey was the first to lay into Biden over Afghanistan before Boris could even tuck his shirt in or Starmer ask a focus group. (View Post)

That polling suggests a pretty sizeable chunk of the electorate want neither Johnson nor Starmer. They want somebody else. (View Post)