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The initial 'shock and awe' phase of the Iraq invasion killed 7,000 civilians (and and many many more subsequently). It was designed to minimise US and UK casualties at the expense of innocent Iraqi civilians. War is sh*t. When you start a war, terrible things happen. When you are the...

Why is everyone feeding the troll?

I think it's a symptom not a cause and a (purposeful) distraction from discussions of capital and class and inequality and power. And as you and others on this board have proved to me. It has worked. But my experience is there is no point trying to pursuade anyone on either extreme, that Brexit...

I think you are both desperately searching for a brexit angle to be honest. I don't think you have to look beyond the pandemic and a company owned by an offshore investment group that is determined to squeeze out as much profit as possible and a government that has consistently made clear it...

Even the voice of centrist remainers, the Guardian, says that Brexit is a red herring: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/18/po-ferries-sackings-brexit-uk-eu-employment-law If I had to guess why UK workers and not French and Dutch, I'd say it's down to the fear of stronger unions...

I actually think it is political. See also P and O. Politics, over time, drives the type of economy we have. And the economy we have created (through politics) is what allows football clubs, ferry companies, care homes, GP surgeries and housing stock to be sold and owned offshore, to be...

P&O is owned by Dubai-based DP World, a major global port owner with a track record of aggressive tax avoidance. DP World has been at the forefront of lobbying the British government to establish so-called free ports where standard customs, planning and tax measures will not apply. This...

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private plates. So many different ways to spell 'w*nker'

My uninformed guess would be that you are right. He can still 'win' in pure military terms. But it seems that the longer this goes on the harder it will be for Putin to stop the tide of public opinion turning against him. Russia isn't North Korea, people are used to connecting with the rest of...

My understanding was that it's not just the cold itself, but also the fact that there are no trees anywhere close by and therefore no microbes that have evolved to eat wood. (I guess if any had accidentally evolved they'd have starved to death long before the wreck appeared) Whatever the...

From the BBC article: 'The wreck itself is a designated monument under the international Antarctic Treaty and must not be disturbed in any way. No physical artefacts have therefore been brought to the surface'

The bit that deals with immigration is hopeless and dysfunctional. But it is hopeless and disfunctional for a reason. Spending money on efficient, fair and effective immigration and asylum systems has not been a political 'winner' for many decades. And most politcians are cowards, who don't want...

It does have a wide reach, and has also changed a bit recently. Many of those that read it wouldn't necessarily share all it's editorial lines and its not as right wing from an economic standpoint as might be imagined. But for those with an ounce of human empathy it's very hard to forgive it's...

I wouldn't

I'm undecided. It's certainly part of a very long pattern (gong back through more than one poliical party in power) and it may simply be a continued defence of an ideologically driven broad commitment to building an economy based around attracting and protecting wealth. As I've said before a...

It is proper sh*t, but I don't see it quite like that because (like most things in life) I don't believe it's that binary. Putin does have the ability to end human civilization. I suspect Nato's absolute refusal to get involved reflects an informed assessment that he's capable of doing it too...

See also, 'shock and awe' - Iraq.

Warning - contains detail and resarched evidence so not an easy read but well worthwhile: https://www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/special_reports/looting-with-putin.pdf

This government has spent the last decade welcoming dirty money from across the world, supporting the growth of a 'wealth management' (aka 'help you dodge taxes and hide your money') industry, dragging their heels on any kind of increased transparency* and (when forced into it), implementing...