Yes, there's quite a lot of that that's come out - although as with all insider memoirs, there's always a substantial element of post-hoc justification. Still, it says something when the likes of Joh… (View Post)

Putin was forced into it, remember? So that makes him strong. Or something. (View Post)

And it would have been a pointless gesture. Some people are acting as if had England boycotted the match it would have brought down the Taliban. Such thinking is somewhat misplaced. The ICC should ge… (View Post)

Elections are mostly run by the states but it is absolutely his aim to undermine the fairness* of the electoral process - and he will demand (is demanding) that his supporters in those state offices … (View Post)

The problem is not the constitution: the problem is the people. You cannot solve a people problem with a process solution: at best you can mitigate it. And as you say, when you built an autocratic mo… (View Post)