At a guess, Putin has decided that vassalizing Ukraine and winning plaudits at home as the liberator of oppressed Russians is more important to him than his economic relationship with the West. That,… (View Post)

Except he already has what looks very much like a permanent block in the form of Crimea, given that Russia has annexed it, and neither the Ukrainians nor the NATO states recognise this as legitimate. (View Post)

What I feel has changed most, however, compared with the situation 25 years ago, is that the Conservative vote is also much more efficiently distributed. 31% earned John Major an almighty shellacking… (View Post)

All of this prompts two crucial questions for PB: 1. Would any of this be happening were it not for Brexit? 2. What implications does the survival of Major General Sinenkov have for the Scottish inde… (View Post)

I've started to believe that the attention being lavished on Big Ben, whilst the remainder of the structure is left to rot, is part of some kind of conspiracy. As I said a few days back, if/when… (View Post)