Back to the meat and four veg of politics :) No surprises in the polling in the thread header. We've known this for ages - it's much easier for politicians, especially those who want to get elected, … (View Post)

Now, hang on, @Leon might be on to something. The failure of the Kaiserschlacht in the spring of 1918 was directly attributable to German troops capturing French villages and gorging themselves on th… (View Post)

What could you of all people, one of this site's greatest centrists, have against the wonderful Jacinda? She has a book coming out - I'm sure you'll be purchasing... (View Post)

Just so I'm clear - are you advocating the physical interdiction of migrant craft by, presumably, the Royal Navy or Border Patrol? Once intercepted, the migrants are taken back to French waters irres… (View Post)

"Could easily be done in practical terms" - really? On the assumption you're not advocating violence and on the assumption you can't get the French and others to play ball and on the third … (View Post)