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One thing happened today which we can hope is the start of a major shift (but might be as nothing in the grand scheme): Russian veteran reformer Chubais quits job as Putin envoy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60849918

Putin seems to have a Stalinesque view of the effectiveness of tank regiments. Which has been outdated by the weapons assembled against them.

Did Austria align itself with Germany? And did India have any choice in WW2?

A bizarre story (at least, that is how is appears to me): Boris Johnson ‘desperate’ to visit Ukraine, says Tory party chair Oliver Dowden says PM has a ‘real emotional connection’ with the Ukrainian people, but No 10 sources say a trip is unlikely I guess the visit part is based on Churchill's...

Partygate is still alive, well, dancing, ... BREAKING: The Met Police have issued a statement saying they have now started interviewing "key witnesses" in the Partygate inquiry. This is in addition to 100 questionnaires already sent out.

If you were a Kazakh, would you be honest when answering a poll "Is your view of Russia favourable?"?

Which led me to: After it failed to review my play, Mandrake understands the Daily Telegraph will not be reviewing Professor Alan Lester’s Deny and Disavow either and it’s hardly any wonder. The book convincingly challenges just about everything its former columnist Boris Johnson has ever stood...

Evidence re prioritising animals in Kabul: Written evidence submitted by Josie Stewart (AFG0054) Introduction It was widespread ‘knowledge’ in the FCDO Crisis Centre that the decision on Nowzad’s Afghan staff came from the Prime Minister. I saw messages to this effect on Microsoft Teams, I...

So did I but had hoped it would result in something of at least slight interest.

I didn't even realise it had started! The Guardian view on Unboxed: so much for the ‘festival of Brexit’ Editorial The year-long celebration of creativity, commissioned by Theresa May, is not what anyone expected. Will the public take it to their hearts...

Javid dismissed the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, as a “compulsive liar”. He told the Today programme: The Russians just don’t seem that they can be trusted, and especially President Putin, who we know is a compulsive liar. We know that he has difficulty in separating fiction from fact...

Some of the early PCs I used to see in use, and sometimes use myself, had a motherboard design fault. If you plugged in the keyboard after it was powered up, the board would fail and need to be replaced. (Can't remember if the same happened with mice - or not.) Probably not many of them still...

If Russia appears to win, then never. Some Ukrainians, whether in the country or outside, will continue to operate against the occupation for at least decades. If Ukraine appears to win, then never. Those Ukrainians who believe that Ukraine is really a part of Russia will continue to act...

This is an interesting take on cards in Russia: The disappearance of plastic bank cards in Russia is predicted https://pledgetimes.com/the-disappearance-of-plastic-bank-cards-in-russia-is-predicted/ Gawd knows who is behind that site. Never heard of it.

Anyone found the Sue Gray report?

What an amazing coincidence. :)

What I saw was just Wednesday - the day before. But by now there could be reports of earlier notice. Either way, the PM's spokesperson gave out a lie.

But you cannot get rid of hundreds in one go without breaking the law (possibly criminal as well as civil) - which potentially asks whether the redundancy itself is legal.

This is one occasion: https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2021/12/riu-uk-administrators-can-be-criminally-liable And the court permitted it to be treated as criminal - not just civil.

You are totally ignoring this: The minimum periods for notification and consultation are: between 20 to 99 redundancies at one of your establishments, the minimum period is 30 days before the first dismissal 100 or more redundancies at one of your establishments, the minimum period is 45...