On topic, this is a puerile (and arguably pretty sexist) criticism of Truss. Don’t get me wrong, her policies this winter and her Cabinet picks may deservedly sink her chances of staying in post for … (View Post)

. Tugendhat has been standing alone for years in recognising that we are engaged in an economic war with Chinese autocracy. And that one of the prudent measures we should take is to ensure national s… (View Post)

You too easily discount what I now see as the base case. The near collapse of the Russian military machine and borders returning more or less to pre-2014. The difference with this war and most is the… (View Post)

I used to travel all over China to the bits that no tourist would ever want to visit. I’d stare out the window of whatever moving vehicle I was in and wonder how long you could debase the natural env… (View Post)

This is a big problem and not just for food. The Yangtze is a key industrial highway for raw materials and finished goods, and has hydropower stations with a total of 190Gb of nameplate capacity. Tha… (View Post)