Afternoon music
Reminder
Tweets seen
Some of the surviving “musicians” at Bakhmut/Artyomovsk.
…and if that 40,000 can be reduced, the whole of Ukraine east of the Dnieper will be open to the advance of Russian forces.
More tweets seen
My assessment of Therese Coffey (with updates) from 2019: https://ianrobertmillard.org/2019/09/16/deadhead-mps-an-occasional-series-the-therese-coffey-story/
Strategically, it is hard to see how, in the end, Russia could “lose” this war, depending on the definition of “lose”.
No cost of living crisis (for MPs in the Westminster monkeyhouse)
The menu at the subsidized restaurant for MPs and their guests. Not bad, especially at those prices. My choice would be the mackerel, then the salmon steak, and some vegetables. Not bad for about £13… (some well-chilled Chablis would just complement that nicely…).
Late tweets seen
Monkeys but not organ-grinders?
The Kiev regime is a global beggar. how can it “expand” its diplomatic influence when it has nothing at all to offer?
Late music
Ian Robert Millard 