More on the usefulness of distance. I’ve been in Greece a few weeks now. Reading history as I go. What I now realise - and which I didn’t before - is that Brexit is far far beyond a reset of our trad… (View Post)

The Greeks flavour their potato crisps with oregano. It’s very simple, yet clever. (View Post)

We won’t ever go back in because, after this trauma, the EU would demand - as the price for our re-entry - some sign of total and permanent commitment. It is obvious what that would be: sign up to Sc… (View Post)

Kalimera from the Ionian Islands. A lot of confected outrage from Remainers here. Their main complaint seems to be that Boris is subverting British democracy, and thereby preventing Remainers from su… (View Post)

The joy of a quintessentially unelected EU Commissioner criticizing an “unelected” prime minister... who was elected by 150,000 Tory members AND the good constituents of Uxbridge. It’s like a cow cri… (View Post)