I have a friend from Haiti. I don't know if they have a middle class there, but if they do he was surely in it, since he seemed able to leave to study abroad with relative ease and then to get a… (View Post)

I'm slightly sceptical 45% of Americans are deranged. I understand the story Malmesbury is telling, but I'm yet to be convinced that this applies to more than a fraction of the electorate. … (View Post)

Yes, I don't deny these nutters exist - but they are still very much the exception. The 45% who will vote Trump are made up largely of those for whom Dem politics are an anathema, not the outrig… (View Post)

The BBC weather forecasts say rain pretty much constantly, everywhere. They were always more pessimistic than other forecasts but they have become detached from reality, like some miserable pensioner… (View Post)

On your latter point - yes, they're asset millionaires - but those assets enable them to live rent free. Assets make you richer and your living costs lower. (View Post)