Can't read the article because £££, but it's worth remembering that Reaganomics only worked for the USA because of the world's insatiable appetite for $$$. Less nations, not so much. (View Post)

Has fata morgana been considered in this context? https://skybrary.aero/articles/fata-morgana#:~:text=A%20superior%20mirage%20occurs%20when,object%2C%20hence%20the%20name%20superior. (View Post)

Don't forget the 'behavioural scientists' whose advice to the govt. was to delay lockdown and end it as soon as possible because it wouldn't be tolerated for more than a few weeks… (View Post)

Saw him at Hay a couple of years ago. Airport-style security at the door. Rushdie came and left by helicopter. The constant fear and enveloping security must have been a huge burden over the years. (View Post)

Roger McGough applies: https://www.oatridge.co.uk/poems/r/roger-mcgough-let-me-die-a-youngmans-death.php (View Post)