It's actually a very easy problem to solve - just limit the size of donations. Russian oligarchs buying influence of course is dodgy, but they are mostly probably buying influence in favour of t… (View Post)

All of those things are already happening, apart from "massive sanctions". And I suppose the calculation governments are making is: if the west imposes massive sanctions today, what is left… (View Post)

Jamund is beautiful, as is the rest of Rügen, amazing beaches, fascinating Nazi holiday architecture in Prora etc. But it is not exactly neglected, it's one of the most popular holiday destinati… (View Post)

Don't worry, I heard today they've installed Boris Johnson stickers in the urinals for people to aim at in a very working-class-tory East Midlands pub I used to frequent. He's a zombie… (View Post)

Did Johnson lie to the house? Radio 4 More or Less seem to think so: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014rmb (not about partygate, but repeatedly saying more people are in work when the opposite is… (View Post)