[Bones McCoy]

Ass Hat wants his country back



Pesky autocorrect..

Assad wants his country back

[davidjay]

Woman's a cunt.

She should certainly, given her specialist subject, know all about both ends being the same.

[Crabcakes]

I do find the scenario outlined by Crabby rather appealing, though. We just need someone to realise it.

This is, I hope, not too unlikely thought. Because if I can see it, well informed and well connected people in Russia can see it. And I’m sure Putin does have some sort of succession - but I’m equally sure whoever he has lined up (Medvedev, the very wettest of blankets would be my guess) isn’t actually that dangerous because otherwise he wouldn’t have them lined up anywhere other than in front of a firing squad. So that’s not who he has to watch out for - but thanks to his past actions whoever he does have to watch out for is probably keeping *very* quiet.

[Bones McCoy]

I do find the scenario outlined by Crabby rather appealing, though. We just need someone to realise it.

This is, I hope, not too unlikely thought. Because if I can see it, well informed and well connected people in Russia can see it. And I’m sure Putin does have some sort of succession - but I’m equally sure whoever he has lined up (Medvedev, the very wettest of blankets would be my guess) isn’t actually that dangerous because otherwise he wouldn’t have them lined up anywhere other than in front of a firing squad. So that’s not who he has to watch out for - but thanks to his past actions whoever he does have to watch out for is probably keeping *very* quiet.

The thing to remember about Russia, is that we're rarely picked incoming premiers ahead of time.

Even with the predictable succession of the Romanovs, the n00B was just one dodgy drink away from being replaced.

[Andy McDandy]

Kind of why the Tsars tended to go from competent to klutz and back again. As for Medvedev, yeah. He's Malenkov 2.0.

[mattomac]

Modi
Trump
Putin
Xi Jinping

Are all quite old to be honest, I've said before its what comes after.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

A case of post me nihil?

[kreuzberger]

The BBC World Service has been at its absolute best today. The coverage has been from every conceivable angle, with a procession of proper experts and a tapestry of personal experiences.

(All this has made me quite nostalgic.)

I get that the domestic broadcaster has a lot on its plate at the moment, but the BBC World Service is not letting go of this strand. The wider reports and personal interviews which they have been broadcasting today have been beyond harrowing and give so much detailed context to the standard (and also fine) Lyse Ducet top-level fare.

It's exhausting.

[Youngian]

Modi
Trump
Putin
Xi Jinping

Are all quite old to be honest, I've said before its what comes after.

Lachlan Murdoch. Putin and Xi are still two decades younger than Rupert.

[mattomac]

Modi
Trump
Putin
Xi Jinping

Are all quite old to be honest, I've said before its what comes after.

Lachlan Murdoch. Putin and Xi are still two decades younger than Rupert.

Once you touch 80 you are on borrowed time, none of these people lived particularly priviledged lives early on bar the Murdoch's and who really knows how influential they will be.