Looking at a map of the world one is taken by the sheer size of Russia, and add in friendly countries like the ‘stan’s’ it is even larger. However it is also noticeable that its coastal boundaries are away from most trade routes. With Turkey having closed the Bosphorus to the Russian Navy and the Skagerrak being controlled by EU countries Russia will be increasingly dependant on Arctic waters and the North Pacific – both remote from the centres of population and industry.
COMEDY TIME
Williamson gets a knighthood for being very useless in a cabinet of uselessness. Oligarchs given more time to shift resources. This countries government is a pathetic and humiliating joke.
OLIGARCHS AND REFUGEES
UK Government – FOR FUCK SAKE SORT YOURSELVES OUT!
CHELSKI
So Abramovich wants to sell Chelski. I cannot quite understand how he could do this and pocket the money if sanctions are in place – but maybe they are not in place? The supposed prospective buyers are Hansjorg Wyss and Todd Boehly who seem to be the antithesis of Roman Abramovich. Presumably the Prime Minister will have recovered from the shambles that was PMQ’s yesterday and will name those Russians who do not have dirty money – although it has been pointed out that any money given to political parties to influence policy is dirty. (I guess this includes Trade Unions so a different system of funding needs to be found?).
PUTIN
The long game. Putin almost certainly has the ability and fire power to achieve at least a partial victory in military terms. Whether he can allocate enough troops to maintain any victories is doubtful. So annexation of Eastern Provinces is likely. The capture and murder of the Ukrainian President would probably be counterproductive in the long run.
PARLIAMENT
How much? £22 billion to stop it falling down? Scotland and Wales have new purpose built Parliaments – fit for purpose in the 21st Century. Our present building is not fit for purpose or technology. Is this a ploy to keep Sleaze-Dogg and his Whigs versus Tory cronies happy? Presumably no metric measures will be used?
How can any MP accept the proposed pay rise? Can we have a register of who has given their rise to charity (named charities rather than Public Schools).
UKRAINE
REFUGEES
The Daily Mail proudly announces raising £1.5 million in 2 days for Ukrainian refugees – is this to provide caravans for them when they work as fruit pickers? Will the money be shared with Syrians also fleeing Russian armaments, or Yemini’s fleeing from western armaments? the many others fleeing war. What was the Daily Mail’s response to people trying to access Briton in the summer?
NEWS
First the bad news – climate change is getting worse and many parts of the globe may become unliveable the IPCC has reported. For Priti (thick and nasty) Patel this will result in millions of refugees.
Second the bad news – Russia is advancing across Ukraine and shelling widely. But it is OK the UK government is preparing a list of names and sanctions which should be ready by the summer as long as all the Russians and their money have not fled by then.
RACISM RAMPANT AT BORDERS
Reports of African’s being reused entry to Poland and other borders. We should not forget that many other countries are homophobic, racist and misogynist. Now we have regrettably left the EU we have lost influence in these countries but we should be exerting influence over this. Most of these people are students who presumably what to make their way home – we should aid this, or offer alternative educational courses.