The state of the UK economy

Good analysis in the Guardian.

So what if India gets a new government?

Not much, seems to be the consensus.

Might Saudi Arabia stop supporting jihadis?

Intriguing possibility. This is the best discussion I could find online.

This isn't news -- it was obvious from the start. Quite a lot of other non-news in today's papers too.

What does Ukraine expect, and why?

They might be better to get on with what the neighbourhood bully has left them, after taking the Crimea back. The western countries might say the actions were illegal and perhaps they were, but that doesn't fix it -- after all, the illegal occupation of Palestine continues.

Another unstable oil producer

Interesting how the various Arab springtimes play out -- Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Many aspects -- instability on Europe's border, oil supplies, another source of jihadi experience.

the shape of post election British politics

Is this the point from where Labour is the next government? It is hard to see the LibDems wanting to keep Cameron in power and ruin the economy by leaving the EU. And do the Tories then drift off to the right?

In search of Obama's balls

If Obama won't do anything about this, will the likes of Netanyahu and Putin take it as a sign that they can just run down the White House clock?