I’m reading Antony Beevor‘s Rasputin, only to discover one of Imperial Russia’s Prime Ministers, Boris Vladimirovich Stürmer was perhaps their least impressive and most feckless holder of the post.
From Brittanica
On Feb. 2, 1916, while Tsar Nicholas II was at the front with his troops, leaving the administration of the country to his wife, Alexandra, and to her personal advisor, the illiterate Siberian peasant and holy man, Rasputin, the little-known Sturmer was appointed prime minister because of his association with Alexandra and Rasputin. Sturmer did not establish his own policies while in office, had difficulty in grasping the subject of discussion at meetings, and relied heavily on Alexandra and Rasputin, both of whom made the decisions of the office. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boris-Vladimirovich-Sturmer
As the truth emerges about the appointment of the Lord of Darkness, Peter Mandelson, to the highest of diplomatic posts, despite failing security checks, it seems more than likely that PM Starmer’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, one of Lord Mandelson’s zealots, made the case for breaking all the rules and Starmer had neither the wit nor the morality to oppose it.
The subsequent events have further accelerated and strengthened the desires of those living in the British Empire’s last three colonies – Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – to get away from the madhouse in London and its echoes of the last days in St Petersburg and Moscow, 110 years ago.
I know, I’m pushing things a bit here but it’s fun to do so.
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Gramsci described it best IMO:
The old empire is dying but it desperately tries to cling on to power by whatever means available.
Our job is to build alternative structures in civil society to replace the old order. We need our own parliament, financial institutions and media.
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Suez 24 hours that Broke the British Empire
Nothing has changed they are still lying and blaming others……..a good watch for anyone who is interes.
I remember it well as a learner driver I was allowed to drive without an instructor. getting old
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Channel 4 meant to say.
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In this comparison between 1916 Russia and 2026 UK , who is the Rasputin figure in Westminster ?
Lots of candidates ! LoL !
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McSweeney? The Tsarina – take your pick?
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Mandelson?
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Russia peasants were starving. Tsar refused further powers to the Duma. Riots and unrest. 1st WW Russia invaded Germany. Rivalries between Europe Royal families. ‘Divine right to rule’. Victoria’s children and grandchildren. Russian Revolution. 1917.
Britain Royals stepped back. Fear of Revolution. More Parliamentary powers granted. Fabian society. Led on to the Labour Party. 1918 more voting rights. 1928 Universal Suffrage. No longer necessary to have property qualification to vote. Liberals introduced more rights 1911. Welfare rights. Pensions.
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Anthony Eden was addicted to drugs. Mentally ill.
1948 Immigrants flooded to Palestine. Fought with the British – mandate. After WW2. Blew up the King David Hotel. France and Britain carved up the Middle East. Claimed territory. Oil. Crushed democracies. Churchill took all Persia’s oil. Put the PM in jail. Iran.
MacMillan and Kennedy dumped Polaris in Scotland 1960s.
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