I agree - it only takes you so far. And you need a lot of energy for it. Major 92 wanted to win, and had a team energised to win. Major 97 was, famously, "Well, we lost." (View Post)

Suggests a "divide your enemies against each other" approach to me. Feed British ego and arrogance, diminish the US, France, Germany. Encourage petty squabbles. (View Post)

And, in fact, when most of this is equipment we've already acquired, it's giving away cost that has already been sunk. It'll be interesting to see if we start manufacturing new stuff a… (View Post)

There's a good post on that topic here. https://electionsetc.com/2022/05/04/understanding-the-local-elections-projected-national-share-pns-in-2022/ [ETA: By Curtice] (View Post)

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