Nico - where you might be going wrong is that fuel duty in the UK is, I think, x pence per litre, rather than x% of the retail price. If it were the latter, prices would rise by the same proportion, … (View Post)

I share David's expectations of a poor outcome but it is conceivable that some of what Leon hopes for does indeed happen. The Iranian I know is pessimistic, but it is worth noting also that ther… (View Post)

Weirdly, Fibber Magee's has opened a branch in my home suburb in an old branch of Greggs. (View Post)

FWIW, just had a conversation with a colleague who has a friend in Dubai - she reports that signs of war there are almost nonexistent. She notes that many of the reports of catastrophe come from *cou… (View Post)

I'd say it's very much in our strategic interest to remove the Iranian regime. My objection is just on the grounds of practicality - will the benefits outweigh the costs? My guess is not. A… (View Post)