@MarkGaleotti@slantchev Over just the last century, Russia has dominated, mutilated and desecrated Ukraine and killed millions of its people. It’s understandable that the Ukrainians feel as strongly as they do. Russia has created this situation. Be appalled by them, not the Ukrainians.
@timothy_stanley@WTMAtkinson Poor quality of MPs leads to poor quality PMs. MPs’ pay needs to be doubled to increase their calibre. No one of calibre in their right mind would become an MP for £90k
@RealCounties … even reflect a modern admin boundary. Combined with the clearly necessary solution which will be required for Rutland, it may be the opening/precedent required to persuade govt look at lieutenancies more widely.
@RealCounties I agree! But let’s assume that wholesale change to the lieutenancies isn’t going to happen, much as we’d like it to.
If the two unitary option is picked, I think there’s an open door to realign the Ox/Berks lieutenancy, otherwise it will run along a boundary which doesn’t…