badgerx16

US and European military aid was only ever going to stabilise the front line, we never gave them, ( assuming we ever actually had it ), enough to turn the tide as offensive operations require far more hardware than defensive, and Ukraine was never going to gain the key factor - air superiority. Russia will continue to use the meat grinder tactics and chip away at Ukrainian territory; Ukraine does not have unlimited ammunition, and the psychological impact of facing, and slaughtering, WW1 style human waves wears down the defenders.

Zero ( Welsh )

According to that, so far this year they have captured an area this size of Staffordshire in a country that is two and a half times as big as the UK - just over 1/300th of Ukraine's land mass. In UK terms that is 2 Isle of Wights. Hardly Blitzkrieg. However, conquering Ukraine is not Putin's intention. Retaining the Donbas and Crimea, together with preventing Ukrainian accession to NATO and the EU, would give him all he wanted from the SMO. A frozen conflict suits him.

What's got a hazlenut in every bite ? Squirrel shit.

Glory

Any Government trying to increase the tax revenue is going to find someone who complains that their share has been increased unfairly.

I worked with a woman who allegedly did a Marianne Faithful with a Twix at a party.

The Chinese supermarkets in Lancaster sell multi-packs of green ( green tea flavour ) and pink ( strawberry ) KitKats.

1000 days and counting.

The Earth will be around long after humanity has gone extinct.

"The Department of Government Efficiency[a] (DOGE) is a planned United States presidential advisory commission..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency

Out the window, probably.

Dangerous things, Russian windows; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qd9w9125ko

Musk will not be part of the Government, he will be heading up an advisory and research body. Is it wrong that MPs have shares in defence, communications, construction, and utility companies that are involved in lobbying, trying to influence policy, and competing for Government contracts ?

Too many southerners moving north ?

Yes, but some of the blame does lie with the EU because they wouldn't back down and give us all the things we wanted and let us make our own rules up whilst still remaining nominally in the club. Or something like that.

The Hone Office have appealled the decision as they want to deport him and the judgement did not take into account the victim of the assaults. There will be a new hearing.

Like all Ridley Scott historical films, historical accuracy is irrelevant. "Were you there ? No ? Then fuck off." I am sure they nicked the idea for the rhino from 300.

Have they found where she stashed her empties ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e7vl01gngo "Verstka, an independent Russian website, estimates that at least 242 Russians have been killed by soldiers returning from Ukraine. Another 227 have been seriously injured."

4 successive posts without having to quote from X, is that a record ?

If you want to go back to that pathetic schoolyard trolling to try to score points you are demonstrating what a complete fucktard you truly are. How's that for getting personal ?

As I can think of at least 3 reasons it is too many for you to mentally cope with.

Yes.