Presumably Ukraine is also making its own? And there will be supplies from elsewhere too. So at worst it's a 2:1 deficit and probably not all that far off parity. At the low point (last winter, IIRC)… (View Post)

Wears a frock and a big hat? (View Post)

It's perfectly possible to hate Trump as an individual and as a politician but still to say, as a matter of political analysis, he was the more capable candidate. That second point doesn't mean someo… (View Post)

Nearly all forms of football involve the use of hands by all players. Football in Britain frequently did in the early 19th century and before, whatever local rules were. Association football is very … (View Post)

It may be increasingly true of some countries - the US is certainly one - but I don't think that model describes genuine dictatorships like Russia or China. In those places, there are no oligarchs. T… (View Post)