Er, isn’t that three things? And (this is meant with the greatest respect) I do suspect that those three might be filtered through their father and father - in- laws somewhat curmudgeonly worldview, … (View Post)

I wonder about 2 with huge amounts of aid going into Gaza. In my view, as you say, the only way to defeat Hamas is through Gazan prosperity. If I was Biden I’d be using my political weight to persuad… (View Post)

I have a gut instinct that the Lib Dems might surprise on the upside in Mid Beds. My instincts on these things are so reliably crap that my rational prediction is to ignore my instincts in favour of … (View Post)

As someone who was prepared to condemn Israel if the strike was from them, I’d say this is absolutely right. If indeed the rockets came from the Palestinian side it only reinforces that the organisat… (View Post)

I think @RochdalePioneers had this right earlier. Either Israel are pretty convinced they’re right on this, or they have massively upped the stakes by deliberately lying to try to pin this on someone… (View Post)