Hear is the Western response to the current crisis.

UK - Our intelligence services are hard at it, checking their white privilege and pronouns that is (I kid you not). When they have done that they will get around to checking what the Russian are up to. Anyone got a non gender specific map of Russia?

Germany - Nothing to reliant on Russian energy.

Italy - Are hard at it, selling luxury goods to the wives of the oligarchs that is.

The French - they will sign up to anything you like and then ignore it.

The rest, zilch, nada etc.

A pathetic response from the whole lot.

Boris - Churchillian speech but empty words.

Biden - Still trying to remember is it Uruguay that the Russian have invaded?

Trump - Still claiming he lost the election.

Corbyn / Abbott / Stop the War Coalition. Supporting Russia and blaming the West. Very predictable like a police office claiming that the defendant attacked his fist with his face.

Starmer - Doing his Corporal Jones / Captain Mannering trying to look in charge whilst some of his party are off message and talking about Palestine, just in case anyone still had doubts about anti Jewish sentiments in the Labour Party.

God us help once there were giants now we have pygmies (Oops MI5 have just told me I can't say that word). People of restricted stature?

Poking fun at our politicians isn't going to help anyone, is it?

In actual fact, given that every country has different issues to cope with there has been an impressive degree of solidarity over this, the credit for which seems due to the USA. Though I somehow doubt there will be an acknowledgement of that here!

I watched the UN debate yesterday evening, and the speeches afterwards from the UN President and the US representative, who was surrounded by dozens of other ambassadors. Russia was almost completely isolated and thoroughly torn apart. The language of the condemnations was as direct and undiplomatic as I can ever remember coming from within the UN. Russia vetoed the censure motion, as expected, but as they hold the chair also had the uncomfortable task of having to introduce the motion.

China abstained. However, the degree of solidarity and strength of feelings expressed, must give them pause for thought. It might all only be symbolic, but such symbolism can bring about change.

Very predictable sense of humour by pass.

In this country we have a long and noble history of satirising our lords and masters and showing them up for what they really are. This goes back for hundreds and years and today we have Spitting Images and Private Eye.

I was using satire to make a valid point, lots of waffle from the people you admire and very little action.

It didn't bypass me at all. I enjoy satire a lot. I just don't think the analogies are appropriate. I think the efforts being made are quite impressive and demonstrate how well the international community can come together when needed.

It didn't bypass me at all. I enjoy satire a lot. I just don't think the analogies are appropriate. I think the efforts being made are quite impressive and demonstrate how well the international community can come together when needed.

Even Johnson and Starmer are avoiding imitating Punch and Judy at the moment.

Without risking escalation via military confrontation slowly turning the thumbscrews is the next best option.

LOL. I know I should not bite, that nothing is achieved and I am feeding what is perhaps the greatest Troll on the WWW but seriously?

The entire point is that the 'International Community' are doing f*** all. Sanctions? Old f***ing hat. Calling Putin all kinds of nasty names?

The West have two choices.

Either stick its jets into the air and take on the Russian airforce along with hitting all kinds of strategic targets and give the Ukrainians at least a chance to mount a serious counter-offensive. Or tell the Ukrainians to sit down, offer full and unconditional neutrality by way of bringing about an end to the fighting and hope that the Russians don't decide to take all the land east of the Dnieper.

But they won't.

Because Germany wants the gas, Italy wants the Gucci concessions, Belgium wants to sell the diamonds and so on and on. And you want to know something about the UK? We want to keep the BILLIONS that we allow Russians to launder through our banking systems. The Spice has to keep flowing.

And yes, more fool me for even engaging with you but sometimes low-hanging fruit has a decadent sweetness that is just too tempting, despite the fact that it will bring on a case of the runs at the most inopportune of times.