Don’t you think the Greek Cleon is a closer psychological match?

Being a Leyland myself, I can do nothing better than to wish him luck!

Ah, I see. Yes, sadly those days are long gone…

My understanding was that the centres you mention were few (Wester Hailes and Easterhouse) and nurse-led. Our government can’t claim any leadership on this issue. We are following others but some way behind. Not a political point, by the way!

GP walk-in centres were introduced in England in 2009…

An England win there may paper over the cracks but also possibly hand Ireland the championship lol

Always a horrible moment when England beat England at Twickenham. Well played, Ireland, but Borthwick proves once again he’s not up to the job. On paper England win. Such a shames the game is played on grass.

Totally agree. Starmer seems to be grasping the rearmament nettle. It I still have doubts it will happen - or at least not at the pace required. Another side issue though … is the UK’s hugely expensive and bureaucratic arms procurement process giving us value for money?

It’s becoming increasingly likely that Europe will, reluctantly, rearm. But it carries the risk that the US will then move further away, not closer, and NATO’s cohesiveness and effectiveness will leave with it. Europe faces its own, new Cold War.

It’s becoming increasingly likely that Europe will, reluctantly, rearm. But it carries the risk that the US will then move further away, not closer, and NATO’s cohesiveness and effectiveness with it. Whatever the merits of US support Europe faces its own, new Cold War.

mazal tov!

That’d be the reason. If the dinner was in their honour a toast may be made.

The Loyal Toast is to the King. Our King, not theirs.

Zelensky has essentially pointed out that Europe couldn’t organise a you know what in a brewery. He has a point. Too many points of view and internal differences to expect a cohesive policy, or action, to emerge. Not sure the UK need get closer to that mess.

Did a middle ground ever exist in US politics? Was there ever a time when discourse and debate out-ranked monologue?

Whatever your thoughts about the current incumbent at The White House you’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole of the country has disappeared into the well of hatred and madness

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

There is no more successful route to destruction than through a rot that starts within.

The United States is no longer a strong country. Powerful, maybe, but the unity and cohesiveness that made it great has gone. For now… maybe for ever. Strands of society that once unified the country have stretched to breaking point. Divisiveness has replaced unity, enmity replaced dialogue.

To be factual… it was the medal that Machado passed to him, not the prize. The Nobel Committee have made it clear the prize is not transferable.

Interestingly the prize is also
monetary - just over $1m. I’m not sure I heard mention of a cheque being passed across….

Worth a reminder at this juncture that the US was a military bystander in Europe until Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

I realise it’s more nuanced than that but Europe might take note….

There is no more successful route to destruction than through a rot that starts within.

Did a middle ground ever exist in US politics? Was there ever a time when discourse and debate out-ranked monologue?

Whatever your thoughts about the current incumbent at The White House you’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole of the country has disappeared into the well of hatred and madness

Too many emerges there! Apologies.

What chances of him emerging from beneath the self-imposed shadows hanging over the Democrats to emerge as a genuine front runner for Presidential nomination?

Tim Waltz.

Over here in the UK I knew little of him before today.

What a guy.

Tim Waltz.

Over here in the UK I knew little of him before today.

What a guy.

Tim Waltz.

I knew little of him before today.

What a guy.

Ireland takes a neutral stance and is unable to defend itself against attack, spending less than 1% GDP on defence.

Ireland is a weak link in the wider defence of the UK.

Should the UK buy or take Ireland? Of course not.

Same applies to the USA and Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela…

I hear that Stephen Miller is questioning by what right Denmark asserts its control over Greenland.

Although it had been there for sometime before, Denmark started ruling Greenland in 1721.

American independence was accepted by Great Britain in 1783.

Ireland takes a neutral stance and is unable to defend itself against attack, spending less than 1% GDP on defence.

Ireland is a weak link in the wider defence of the UK.

Should the UK buy or take Ireland? Of course not.

Same applies to the USA and Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela…