It shows nothing of the sort; it's simply a result of the fact that the population of West Germany is >4 times the population of East Germany. (View Post)

I have updated this spreadsheet to add in the two valid entries I had missed from my previous trawling. 57 entries in all. PB Prediction Competition 2025 – Entries (View Post)

That map in the header says a lot. The 34 years since reunification has (so far?) failed to erase the differences established during 45 years under Soviet rule. (View Post)

Not helped by his picture making him look about 15. I assume though, born in 1983? In which case, an expert on Thatcher obvs. (View Post)

Had lunch with an old friend last week - an avowedly centre-right soft Tory. He surprised me by saying it would be much better if we stopped trying to pretend we could have first-class public service… (View Post)