By Peter Emerson Mariupol is yet another city which humankind has first created… and then destroyed, flattened, like Guernica and Warsaw.  And Russia now does… Read More »Ukraine: Are we also at fault?

Harold Macmillan once said ‘Events, dear boy, events, when asked what the most troubling things about his premiership were. Liz Truss would no doubt sympathise.… Read More »A Few Reflections on the Last Few Days

Twenty one years ago today, Al Qaeda committed a terrible act of terrorism in the United States, something which has gone down in history as… Read More »My Memory of September 11 2001

Twenty one years ago today, Al Qaeda committed a terrible act of terrorism in the United States, something which has gone down in history as… Read More »My Memory of September 11 2001

Expect to see the new PM in Oslo, Ottawa and the Gulf before long. The plans for long-term production reflect a strategic decision not to… Read More »Energy bills to be capped at £2,500 for typical household

A https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/04/us/politics/constitutional-convention-republican-states.html”>New York Times article yesterday (“A Second Constitutional Convention? Some Republicans Want to Force One”) discusses conservative attempts to get a constitutional convention that… Read More »My Skepticism About Fears of a Constitutional Convention

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8VDxThhg34bM2krkbzoHWjBHo3TydKiLiWIcdn4Xd2BI1sZuHpATyEqewjfnsFcif4MbRQjk9SVeBy2PAl9p-S8s36ZPLTic5JQvKYvS4TK6es5kMctU-24RGIVv0_Ki1Plw0A3btt16sNRHpnbzwNu9TphJOd11YHne42W8Qv_3XkFZpgKiGvE/s1920/VAS(1).jpg” style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”> I suspect Russia can no longer gamble on getting a peace deal from the present Ukrainian regime. Backed by the… Read More »IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR RUSSIA TO DECAPITATE THE UKRAINIAN REGIME

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed that President Biden, not MAGA fascists, is the real threat to the soul of America. McCarthy tweeted: From record… Read More »Kevin McCarthy Claims Biden Is The Real Threat To The Soul Of America

  I feel a tipping point has been reached. If my instinct is right, the tipping point was the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The… Read More »The Coming Winter

https://www2.politicalbetting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-04-13.31.23.png”> The final approval ratings on the eve of his exit This weekend we have had the final Opinium poll of the Boris Johnson Premiership… Read More »Johnson’s still edging it in the Midlands right to the end – politicalbetting.com