Is recruitment not going quite right for Vlad?
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/09/25/new-wave-of-arsons-at-military-enlistment-offices-and-local-administrations-unfolds-across-russia...
Is petrol really 2.11€ (£1.82) in England at the moment as against 1.80€ (£1.56) in France & Germany, which prices I have just found on the internet ?...
This product is being advertised on a German internet sites with lots of glowing tributes; https://getvoltplug.com/article/de?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuJTr_d7m-QIVJUblCh1xbA8kEAEYASAAEgKOTPD_BwE A translated...
Do people who do crosswords (I don't) when stumped for an answer, instead of asking for assistance on AB, put it aside & return to it later in the day & find the solution more easily; possibly even...
Both Labour and LibDem membership numbers have taken a hammer blow, according to their accounts published today by the Electoral Commission. Labour is down by 91,000 members, from 523,332 in 2020 to...
I have two Christian (first) names, but since my mid 20s I have only used the middle one and in fact that is what I am known by professionally, but for my signature I use both initials and also for...
Do you like watching it? Dr Johnson said, "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all!" Could this apply to...
A law so formulated by the excellent Simon Hoggart, which states that, 'if the converse of an announcement is inane, the announcement is superfluous', an example he gives is; "See if you can break...
A letter in this morning's Daily Telegraph; does Mr. Shadwell have a point? SIR – Tory MPs have chosen electoral suicide, having once again not listened to their constituents. Rishi Sunak is a...
If you are at all interested in these matters, I can highly recommend the 20 minute video; an interview with the very perceptive Stephen Kotkin, & no, I won't give a summary, other than to say that...