Monthly Archives: March 2022

When populists go to war: Russia’s failure in Ukraine

So Putin’s war in Ukraine doesn’t appear to be going according to plan. Rather than a swift race to victory, instead his army is getting bogged down in bitter street fighting. And they are facing increasingly bold counter attacks from … Continue reading

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The chickens come home to roost on UK energy policy

For years I’ve warned of the dangers of the Tories policy on energy. Well now we see the inevitable end result. People in the UK are getting letters warning them of a massive increase in energy costs from April the … Continue reading

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How the West failed Ukraine….and how Putin has doomed Russia to collapse

I came across this article in the Guardian that I think sums up how the west got itself into this mess. Why does the west always seem to lose to Putin? Timidity Greed & Sloth. The west has not effectively … Continue reading

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