The logical endpoint of the Republican migration towards extremism is the creation of a religious fundamentalist society, in which girls and women are chattel slaves kept for breeding and housework, … (View Post)

As much as you might wish to see the Conservative Party blown completely out of the water, I would caution anyone against wishing and praying for 1997 redux. The last thing we need is yet another hub… (View Post)

On topic: 1. The YouGov MRP substantially underestimated the scale of the Conservative victory in 2019. 2. There could be 2.5 years plus until the next election. 3. More fundamentally, the predictive… (View Post)

Actually, on this general subject, it's going to be interesting to see what happens if (or, more likely, when) some of the EU states that are happy to lick Putin's arse in exchange for cheap oil and … (View Post)

The Kashmir scenario: a de facto partition that neither side recognises de jure. The 80-90% of Ukraine that remains unoccupied can then gravitate decisively to the West. That's when the really big ch… (View Post)