Interestingly that was one of the questions the Harvard/Ed Balls analysis of Covid raised. In Britain we propped up companies. In America they let companies fail but increased support for workers (or… (View Post)

To a point but UEFA did not spread the game to Asia and Africa, from where European sides now recruit many players. Sure, FIFA is bad but let's not ignore the good parts. (That photo stopped me … (View Post)

Yes. Today we will all become rich as bets on next PM, Chancellor, Home & Foreign Secretaries are settled. And frustrated by the knowledge we should have staked more on the winners and less on th… (View Post)

Yes, apart from the bit about denting Russian support for the war. Normally bombing civilians makes them rally round their side and call for revenge. See the blitz in WW2, Germany in WW2, and, well, … (View Post)

Corbyn was such a loser he did not even win a free pair of glasses in Lord Alli's tombola. (View Post)