Revealing thread on “where (many) Germans are coming from”: Now that there's a spotlight on Germany's "interesting" Russia policy, a lot of people have asked me why on earth Germa… (View Post)

As ever the question (frequently unanswered) is “what do you do with that month”? In Japan’s case “waiting for milder weather” is one thing that might help. In New Zealand it’s the reverse. (View Post)

Interesting FT report on urban density, public transport and productivity: https://www.ft.com/content/a45e028d-4b81-4bef-9546-970838ab963a (View Post)

If I were an organisation called “Stop The War” then I would simply appeal to the country that wants to start a war to stop wanting to start a war. https://twitter.com/BDStanley/status/14849774899864… (View Post)

Thread: Whilst SW1 obsesses and reels from scandal this has been a decisive week for post-Brexit Britain -- its actions to support Ukraine militarily and now in intelligence terms are making it loud … (View Post)