> the political class needs an enemy to unite the populace against. Bingo. It's a distraction. They hope if we're focused on Russia we won't notice or remember

> the political class needs an enemy to unite the populace against. Bingo. It's a distraction. They hope if we're focused on Russia we won't notice or remember the crimes being committed by our own government and the EU. They're a convenient scapegoat. Or so they think. They don't yet realize that screaming "RUSSIAN SPIES!" every few days makes them look like they're having 60's flashbacks like a mental patient.