A slide into ever more uncompromising autocracy has been the hallmark of Putin's entire reign. Why would he feel the need to stop now? (View Post)

FWIW, a report in the Graun quotes General Petraeus (the ex-CIA director and senior American general) suggesting that NATO would respond to the use of tactical nuclear weapons by wiping out the Russi… (View Post)

From the point of view of elderly minted southern English homeowners (the core both of the Tory membership and wider vote, who expect their pile of bricks to be worth an ever-growing fortune, and int… (View Post)

Because the party membership has a very high average age and a lot of them are senile? (View Post)

That much is obvious. You can't lock up so much of the nation's wealth in unproductive piles of bricks without incurring a number of serious consequences - and once it's done, it's very difficult to … (View Post)