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These factors don't alter the fact that Russia, whether with Putin or not, cannot lose all the gained territory. Even the Russian people will not accept that after the huge cost in lives so far. They are still smarting from the loss of the USSR and have never come to terms with that. That is...

I was speaking of the two leaders, Zelenskyy and Putin, both as bone headed and neither ever having any clue how to negotiate effectively. The irresistable force versus an immovable object, whichever way they are assigned. Putin's sell by date was decades ago, he's a dinosaur who should never...

You see even you are too young to know the truth so you've been conned by the USA's propaganda. NATO was nicely moribund when Russia ended the Cold War by ending the USSR, until the USA upped the ante, by not only refusing to reciprocate by disbanding NATO but instead carrying on expanding it...

But they will not let go of either Crimea or the newly won access to their navy there. That will apply, Putin or no Putin, so where is there the room for negotiation? It's the old situation of an irresistable force against an immovable object. .

Don't be so certain. If Russia starts losing this war and all Ukraine's gained territory including Crimea is threatened with being returned to Ukraine, the loss of face won't be bearable, not just to Putin but to the Russian people, who then may well back desperate measures, Think about it...

Putin is not reframing the conflict, it IS the West versus Russia, in particular the USA and its pet anti-communist project NATO, outnumbering Russia's population well over 6 to 1. With most of those NATO countries donating weapons to Ukraine, including the most advanced ones, how is it not the...

They'd better be careful, or their authorities will oblige with both arms and legs. .

Admirable consistency then. .

Especially since the first one kept breaking down. .

Which is why for years I've been saying we should abandon the "top table" aspirations, they have cost us far too much: Polaris and Trident missile submarine fleets. A couple of £13.5 billion aircraft carriers. F35s at £100 millions each for the carriers and the RAF. Large numbers of...

It's definitely not permitted as a pedelec, but I don't what class it would be in. It may be in their e-scooter regulations since they do have them permitted there, limited to 20kph (12.5 mph). All other countries have a fundamental difference. Here in Britain since 1835, every type of...

I'm sure she will fail. Her blind faith in the principle that low taxation and high returns will bring big investment and cause economic expansion won't work here for two reasons. We don't have the foundation to grow from and our population doesn't have the necessary ambition or culture. .

They are illegal in Britain at present and an e-scooter cannot have a seat under the present trial rules. A small number of users have added seats and registered them as L1e-B mopeds with number plates to make them legal. However there is talk of that changing with seats allowed if privately...

Energy Bills - How we will get the £400 rebate My supplier has just given me this information for October 1st. Energy Bills Support Scheme All electricity customers will get £400 off their bills with the UK government's Energy Bills Support Scheme. It will be paid in instalments of £66 in...

A problem that could get worse as e-cars become more widespread. With them we really can and do just put them on charge and just walk away in full confidence**, a habit that could then be applied to the family's e-bikes **Certain Tesla models excepted of course. .

Thanks for the information Danidl, but that Polish influx is only just over 1% of the N.I. population. Even if they were of one mind and it did tip the balance, I think reunification would require a far greater Catholic majority to convince of its validity. .

Yes, historically lots of big companies started that way, including manufacturing. But now it's started going into reverse, moving back home! .

What an odd world we are creating. First Covid made large number of people move their office place of work to their home, some permanently. Now we have a company moving their workshop to their home permanently. What next, manufacturing to save on the costs! There is a another good side to...

Perhaps not surprising. Well known for hating Buckingham Palace as she did, her favourite daytime bolthole within easy reach was Addington Palace, very close to where I live. The former home of the Archbishop of Canterbury until the mid 19th century, it was the home of the Royal School of...

All afternoon on BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV there's the Queens funeral as one might expect. So I wondered what Al Jazeera were showing. Yes, you guessed it, the Queens funeral !! Rebel Channel 5 had revised scheduled "Dawn of the Dinosaurs", though having not sampled it I suppose that could also be...