That's a very long-winded way of saying "Yes, you're right Ben, the EU has outpaced the US in purchasing parity GDP, and of course purchasing power is what ordinary people actually exp… (View Post)

Bloody hell yes. To Kill a Mockingbird ought to have been in the top 20 imo. (View Post)

No way. Catch-22: brilliant novel; Hitchhikers Guide: great fun. But Catch-22 is on a completely different level. (View Post)

If Burnham wins the by-election, and I think he will, Starmer will resign because his cabinet will force him out à la Truss or Johnson. (View Post)

That is a bit unusual. I know quite a few people, all men as it happens, who never read fiction but all of them enjoy fiction on film and TV at least. I can’t think of a single female friend who does… (View Post)