RuamRudy

Kazakhstan is a fascinating country - massive in size and abundantly rich in natural resources but tiny in population and bracketed by two of the least trustworthy superpower neighbours one could wish for. It's interesting to note that Astana really only owes its prominence as a city to its location in the north East of the country. Previously this area was pretty sparsely populated but Nazerbayev felt that it was vulnerable to Chinese occupation so he decided to build a city there and relocate the capital from Almaty. That seemed to spark a rush for Norman Foster inspired architectural abominations in both locations. But my feeling is that the young are increasingly modern facing in attitude. Whether that comes from China or the West is not really important to them, I think, but Russia is definitely seen as a relic of the bad old days. It's worth noting that the riots you mention on your second article were all of internal origin and the government of the day (early 2022) did ask Moscow to assist. There is still resentment about those events today, and while the new president is trying to show that he is cleaner than the old guy, I am not sure many are buying it.

Can we all show some sympathy for this true British patriot who suffered for his country yesterday? No sniggering please - it's a serious business defending our 'culture'.

Possibly stereotyping, but pensioners more likely to vote tory; public sector workers more likely to vote Labour.

I guess I was holding the Guardian to a higher standard...

British values? In what way do they differ from other countries' values? What is British culture? I don't believe it exists now or ever.

I believe that the threshold is around £235 a week - receive a penny more than that and you lose out. I don't think I would feel financially secure on £235 a week in the UK at the moment.

While Putin has no qualms about showboating some of his deeds abroad, I can't imagine that the West is any less engaged in undercover operations - I just think that they are much more discreet about it. Of course, that a military bigwig is advocating for more robust action isn't surprising nor is it necessarily a bad thing, but I am sceptical as to whether we are really so behind the curve.

My Filipino pharmacist other half confirms Ativan is avaliable but regulated so not all pharmacies will carry it. All the drugs mentioned will require a prescription. Edit: I don't want to teach to OP to suck eggs, but if they bring these drugs into the country, be sure to carry a doctor's note to explain why you have them.

I appreciate all that to be fact, but the headline gave the impression that he was arrested in connection with a terrorist offence. The headline would have been more accurate if it said that he was arrested for refusing to follow a lawful police instruction. But the Guardian is no better than the Mail in chasing all that lovely ad revenue.

But the headline is unnecessarily sensationalist.

It's a bit dispiriting to see the Guardian go down the click bait path with their misleading headline. He wasn't arrested because of suspected terrorism offences, but because he refused to comply with a lawful request for a search. That this request was made lawful by the Terrorism Act 2000 is irrelevant to the issue. The police have the right to search him; for one so keen on others to follow British norms, this Irishman doesn't seem to think they apply to him.

So your wife is British and Yaxley Lennon is Irish. She can be a British patriot but he is a foreign scammer, no different to those other non brits he whips up hatred towards.

So the problem is not gender related, but the dire state of the prison service in general, and the failure of successive governments to implement an effective strategy to rehabilitate offenders and reduce recidivism while satisfying the wider public's need to see justice being served.

Such a British patriot that he has an Irish passport... https://m.sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crime/far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-is-an-irish-citizen-leaked-documents-show/a486535645.html

Not Baltic, but I have been working in Kazakhstan for some time and see a definite move away from Russian influence. Russian is still the dominant language there but Kazakh is gaining in its use and it's now the official language of the government. Similarly, the government has entered a process of transitioning from Cyrillic to Latin characters. For example, whereas previously the police would have Полиция on their uniforms, now they read Politzya. Of course the Russian minority is feeling unhappy but when I ask my ethnic Kazakh colleagues about it, they simply shrug. But Russian Kazakhs make up about 15% of the population so not insignificant, but I think even they struggle to muster support for the actions of Russia. Certainly I hear next to no support from any quarter for Russia's aggression.

I agree - this is not something a mentally sound person would do.

An appropriate peace-deal might be for Russia to withdraw immediately from all occupied territory in Ukraine including Crimea; pay billions in reparations to Ukraine; send Putin and his cronies to the Hague in chains.

What did he actually do to get himself into this situation? It looks like no evidence has been released. Maybe there is nothing to show?

This guy? As if he hasn't already proven how unfit he is for public service, this JSO sentencing proves it.

An utterly inexcusable sentence designed to send a political message from an utter disgrace of a judge. Having previously let a policeman convicted of rapes go free, and having given a pedophile who drugged and abused children a suspended sentence, Christopher Hehir shows how unfit he is to be a member of the judiciary when he sentences 4 people to 21 years for non violent crimes. The punishment does not fit the crime;the judge and the law are not for for purpose.

Stories such as this always make me sad - children should be children, and play with toys and mess about with other kids their age, doing childish things. A child with a precocious ability to memorise and synthesise information does not mean that they have emotional intelligence. I don't believe that they have an advanced ability to rationalise and contextualise life and situations. No wonder, as Walker88 says, few of these prodigies rise to prominence - the pressure they must be under at such a young age must be immense, and very damaging.

He certainly wasn't scared of telling Saddam Hussein how magnificent he thought he was, not long after Saddam had finished gassing those pesky Kurds. Is that the speaking truth to power to which you are referring?

Time to get rid of the old guard and bring in some fresh energy and fresh ideas. Stephen Flynn needs to plan on vacating his Westminster seat in 2 years time to become an MSP, and then lead the party with a plan of convincing the doubters that independence is both normal and desirable, and providing a means of legally extracting our country from this pernicious union.

I agree with the sentiment but the delivery is beneath someone who was once a contender for Prime Minister. That said, I hope Galloway disappears from public life for good.