I watched the Question time exchanges yesterday and the following statements on the Russian problem. No one came out of this well.
It seems clear that Putin sanctioned the use of the nerve poison that was used on the former spy and his daughter. It certainly came from Russia but how is probably going to remain a mystery.
Mrs May was strong in her condemnation of Putin and the fact that he ignored her deadline for responding to her.
Mr Corbyn tempered his remarks on the subject which gave the Tory MPs the chance to attack him. But he must be used to that by this time.
The whole occasion brought the house together both in their condemnation of the evil deed and of Corbyns response to it.
As a parliamentary moment it was very interesting...but I am left with the thought that it was manna from heaven for Mrs May as she became the strong and stable Prime minister she has always claimed to be.
Corbyn sounded mealy mouthed by comparison. There was a trap here and he fell into it. This gave the other house members the opportunity to condemn him as well as the actual act by the Russians.
The main feeling the whole occasion gave me was relief.
Relief that Mrs May is tackling it in a robust way and that our foreign minister sitting on the front bench was keeping quiet!
The thought of Boris getting in on the act is very scary!
Expelling 23 Russians from this country is a gesture....but I’m not sure that it’s any more than an irritant in the greater scheme of things.
We are doomed to live in interesting times.....
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I am afraid that Theresa Kay's strong response amounts to no more than "Naughty Mr Putin, that was VERY NAUGHTY."
This whole episode points out how dangerous the world still is, especially for Russian exiles. They've now kicked out 23 UK diplomats and closed a Consulate and stopped the cultural activities of the British Council there.
Whoever sanctioned this and the other murder in London of another Russian, alongside 13 other suspicious deaths in the UK of Russians is definitely not on the side of the Saints.
We need to take care about pointing the finger at Russia, they control many of the energy resources which Western Europe is dependent upon, particularly Gas pipelines into Europe. We could make alternative arrangements, but the costs are enormous.
But, if Russia sees some sort of weakness, they will go on the offensive. They have the Cyber capabilities to shut down half the world online, and since most of our utilities and industry relies on it. we could be in for a cold, dark winter and mass unemployment.
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