Day: 23 February 2013

This blog has consistently lent towards the pragmatic approach of the Russians and away from the Western enthusiastic support of unidentified rebel factions whose post Assad agenda is far from obvious and whose vision of a new Syria is far from clear.  The point of contention has been principally whether talks should take place with […]

The news that Moody’s has downgraded the UK credit rating comes as a savage political blow to Osborne and Cameron, but the impact damage is political rather than actual. The markets expected it, government borrowing costs have been rising because of that, and both America and France have found business more or less as usual […]