Elections
Polling Predictions #12
In the aftermath of the local elections, not all of which have been counted (shades of the Democrats here), can we use their results as an indication of how a GE would unfold. Locals are [more…]
Politics
Democracy
Poland’s Dual Military Purpose Infrasturcture Project
Andrzej Duda inadvertently vindicated those Russian observers who long suspected that this transport megaproject right outside of Warsaw had dual military purposes, thus proving that they were right about Poland’s real plans all along. Polish [more…]
Politics
Europe willing to pursue proxy war against Iran through Israel
After Iran’s Saturday strike against Israel, the European Union (EU) will “start the necessary work” to target the Islamic Republic with heavier sanctions, with a focus on the country’s drone technology, according to Josep Borrell, [more…]
Cooking
A View From (Quite Near To) The Greenhouse; All Change, For More Of The Same
I may have mentioned, last time around, that the sheep are returned from their winter sojourn on the hills surrounding Patterdale and Glenridding. As yet we have only hogget in the back field, so the [more…]
20th Century
In The Steps of The First Army, Part Five
“In the fifth of his articles John Alldridge writes of the holy city of Kairouan. It was here that the First Army and the Eighth Army, all the way from El Alamein, finally linked up.” [more…]
History
Elections
Polling Predictions #11
With all the fevered speculation in Westminster and Edinburgh you might expect the opinion polls to be a bit more volatile but they are not showing much change. The speculation hinges around the hindu dwarf [more…]
21st Century
Puntland’s Refusal
We will not close Ethiopia’s consulate in Garowe, Puntland roars back In a tough-worded statement, Puntland maintained its desire to continue collaborating with Ethiopia on social-economic front. The Federal Government of Somalia’s military toothlessness is [more…]
Politics
Lycra clad Bonus Holes
We must all be painfully aware of the lycra clad Bonus Holes who ride about on our roads. There is an absolutely massive one who has a weekday morning show on Channel 5. One of [more…]