Yes, quite, and he's all the more interesting for it. He describes himself as a traditional liberal (in other words, a classical liberal, driven by his belief in freedom - and anti-authoritarian… (View Post)

Very interesting by Jimmy Carr here. Fascinating insights on young men, isolation in society, identity and personal purpose. I'm not sure I've heard these expressed as well anywhere else. T… (View Post)

"And because it will be phased in over 15 years, these benefits won't arrive until 2040 at the earliest." It's a dynamic bloc. (View Post)

It's terrible. Iran are taking their lessons on how to deal with revolt from China in 1989, not East Germany, because they see how the former survived with brutal oppression, whereas the latter … (View Post)

Yes. The only one where they really fucked up with firearms was Jean Charles de Menezes. And then lied about it. But it seems to be almost an everyday occurance in America. (View Post)