I'll admit one reason I'm not commenting is I'm finding the story a bit baffling. The SNP was spying on its MSPs? Why? What on earth was going on? Were these people politiciking, or pe… (View Post)

Except Rob Key *grinchface* (View Post)

Well, it probably was inevitable largely because the Kaiser wanted it. But as you say few foresaw the extent or the grimness of it. They expected perhaps something similar to the Napoleonic or Crimea… (View Post)

It is worth noting that the summer of 1914 was a very fine one, with excellent weather and the prospect of a harvest comparable to that of 1913 (which had been very good - in fact, the Soviet Union d… (View Post)

A point made forcefully by many historians, for example Michael Bentley. 'Politicians of that era (1905-1914) had no reason to think that they needed to complete everything before the chiming of… (View Post)