My phone has been buzzing all afternoon Re NIC cut from pleased one-time Tories on course to sit out the next election. Sometimes pb is amazingly perceptive at predicting what will happen. And someti… (View Post)

He cannot. But he can drop a low yield nuke on Odessa. Or the North Sea. I’m not suggesting for a moment that would end well for Russia or that leader. But it’s not a timeline branch I particularly w… (View Post)

It feels like we’re a very long way from a Russian Spring. And that if Putin gets one between the eyes it will be from hardliners, who seem to want to stretch the bounds of geopolitical and military … (View Post)

No doubt Denys Davydov will give a summary in his 10pm youtube update. Has quickly become my required bedtime viewing. (View Post)

Well done. Hope you get some decent sleep this morning! (View Post)