No, I agree. It seems that Trump sees an alliance with Putin as a way to simultaneously weaken the EU, and prize Russia away from China. Taking the mantle of 19th Century Duplicitous Albion from us, … (View Post)

Blackmailing Ukraine into signing an unfair mineral deal to stave off abandonment by a key ally (and the threatened immediate loss of key battlefield communications) is exactly what "those who s… (View Post)

I think attempting to block this could be the last straw for Orbán. So far, his blackmail-for-concessions has worked. In the new Trumpian climate, European leaders are more fearful of what is happeni… (View Post)

They sound suspiciously like artists that might have been invented by The Fast Show. (View Post)

It is very sad. On the plus side, the Museum of London was a great place when it was at Barbican, and I'm hoping it will be as good if not better when it opens on the Smithfield site next year. (View Post)