There is a way it gets even worse for the Tories, which is that anti-Conservative tactical voting drops their seat total still further. The Lib Dems could not do their conference because of the funer… (View Post)

Three UK structural observations: 1) As the rewards for employment have fallen, the returns on capital have increased dramatically (especially true in the USA btw) 2) Income is taxed very heavily, ca… (View Post)

Also, FWIW, seems like the Russian troops arriving in Belarus are there to try and shore up the army and regime of Lukashenka, rather than to attempt a raid against northern Ukraine. Things seem incr… (View Post)

Once they get into Waverley there will be an inordinately long delay before they come out again. (View Post)

Relative decline to who or what? Certainly not China right now. (View Post)