Evening all :) I am informed Bluesky is a silent desert with the odd shrieking group of pious lefty nutters, acidly bickering with each other and wondering why no one wants to join them. By contrast,… (View Post)

Morning all :) Rawnsley isn't wrong - the "existential" battle for the "right" is analogous to that fought (briefly) between Labour and the SDP for the "centre left"… (View Post)

If you know that, the Chinese presumably know it too and they might reason the price of invading Taiwan is simply too high. The rattling of sabers and the regular threats will continue but it’s just … (View Post)

The moment has passed in Iran - had Trump not been so preoccupied with his antics in Venezuela, he might have been able to instigate some precision strikes which might have tipped the balance in favo… (View Post)

Boris was never going to join Reform - he's always been a Conservative - whether he's a liberal conservative or a fan of Thatcherism on steroids depends on which audience he's talking … (View Post)