They all make me sick. Bliden, Macron, Johnson, all interfering in what is Russia's own business in its own backyard and saying Russia has no right to act there in its security interests.
I think that unreasonable expectations were raised in Ukraine regarding NATO by USA neocons , and what is happening now is a direct consequence. Having a neutral buffer zone made more sense...
Indeed it does. I was very disappointed that the ex Warsaw pact countries were deliberately pursued by the EU with US backing to become EU members and NATO members.
Rationally, intrinsically yes. But of course all of them (putin as much as macron, Biden, Boris et Al are acting on extrinsic ulterior motives - boris, like a flagging unpopular Biden is probably desperately, deeply, eternally grateful to putin for the lifeline of a distraction of an enemy out there). But bizarrely I think putin is miscalculating - assuming the weakness, paralysis of the west in Syria, Afghanistan mean it will belly up about Ukraine, when Boris and Biden et Al could probably really do with an apparently valid war.
I don't think there is the slightest chance of the West getting militarily involved in a war over the Ukraine. They know Ukraine has long been a lost cause which is why they did nothing about Russia's acquisition of the Crimea. That their all important Southern fleet is based there in the Black Sea means the Russians will fight to the death to defend it, so the cost of any war with them on this issue is too great to contemplate.
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In fairness this is the Tory equivalent of Callaghan letting the unions into number 10 to run the country in the 1970s.Sums up the tories:
The ultra-rich Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
In return for a £250,000 donation to the Conservatives, multimillionaires are being ushered into the heart of government as part of a secret ‘advisory board’
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of government. Taken on May 15, 2020, it showed Boris Johnson, his fiancée Carrie Symonds and groups of his top staff enjoying wine and cheese at the height of lockdown.
It can now be revealed that another previously unreported event was taking place on the same day inside No 10, one which perhaps offers a starker illustration of the way power works.
The Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of gover
Sadly, that is as much as a non-subscriber can read.
We know the unions. We know their leaders. And I doubt they could have contributed financially on anything like the same scale.Sums up the tories:
The ultra-rich Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
In return for a £250,000 donation to the Conservatives, multimillionaires are being ushered into the heart of government as part of a secret ‘advisory board’
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of government. Taken on May 15, 2020, it showed Boris Johnson, his fiancée Carrie Symonds and groups of his top staff enjoying wine and cheese at the height of lockdown.
It can now be revealed that another previously unreported event was taking place on the same day inside No 10, one which perhaps offers a starker illustration of the way power works.
The Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of gover
Sadly, that is as much as a non-subscriber can read.
Ultimately it's more about influence than money and the unions in 10 Downing Street in the '70s was just as bad an abuse.
I found a link to the entire archived article, but daren't post it directly - copyright infringement issues. It was posted somewhere in the link below, but be aware that viewing the article requires completion of a captcha, which uniquely identifies you:Sums up the tories:
The ultra-rich Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
In return for a £250,000 donation to the Conservatives, multimillionaires are being ushered into the heart of government as part of a secret ‘advisory board’
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of government. Taken on May 15, 2020, it showed Boris Johnson, his fiancée Carrie Symonds and groups of his top staff enjoying wine and cheese at the height of lockdown.
It can now be revealed that another previously unreported event was taking place on the same day inside No 10, one which perhaps offers a starker illustration of the way power works.
The Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson’s top team
Shortly before Christmas, a photograph taken in the Downing Street garden emerged that was felt by many to epitomise a prevailing attitude at the heart of gover
Sadly, that is as much as a non-subscriber can read.
Someone elected TU leaders - even if their arcane rules meant that some were effectively in the job for life.
The electorate didn't elect them and there was nothing tame about them. The trade unions became one of the greatest evils this country has ever faced following WW2. With never ending streams of often totally unjustified strikes they brought some of our key industries to closure and this country almost to its knees at times, culminating with even the refuse collectors having a national strike in 1969.
Not really. British Leyland, for example, failed as a result of utterly inept bickering management (engaging in catastrophic, disastrous amalgamations). And launching mediocre products into a competitive market. When I say mediocre I mean steaming heaps of **** like the austin allegro.
That's very enigmatic . Almost code. imagine you mean covid positive (as opposed to happy were not delving deeper into Andy's private life)?
I'm not disagreeing at all, but it took two to make the problem, neither of them anywhere good enough to partake in the management of the country.
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