Not at all sure that this would make Johnson's life significantly more difficult, given the willingness of the Taliban to let all the foreigners go. Such a thing might even do us a favour. If th… (View Post)

There's something of a difference between the attitudes of one person and those of a nation. The problem with any discussion of northerly parts (and of contentious political issues more generall… (View Post)

As an island, it would still be a good idea to maintain a reasonably substantial navy. The idea that it's not worth the bother because the UK is much smaller than the US could easily be expanded… (View Post)

Do we know anything yet about how Labour and the SNP plan to respond to the Treasury's apparent manoeuvring on this subject? The temptation to protest the plight of the poor neglected old folk (… (View Post)

Presidents come and go. A future administration might adopt a rather different attitude. Britain arguably needs to rearm, but it won't. An ever-increasing proportion of expenditure will go on ho… (View Post)