Not sure about the impeccable character thing. It's a legacy thing. The weight of thousands of years of history. Ultimately, it's bodily self-preservation. British democracy boils down to t… (View Post)

That's rather the point. Peacekeepers serve as a poison pill (or tripwire) to deter an invasion for fear of stimulating a wider conflict. There is an argument that we should have put some small … (View Post)

Big fan too. The full expedition from Glenfinnan to Inverie and out to Kinlochhourn is stunning, but only for the most intrepid walkers. You could go missing in there for days before you pick up phon… (View Post)

The number of households privately renting increased by 28% between 2011 and 2021 in England and Wales - a 3.6ppt rise. What your data describes is the squeezing of social housing as a proportion of … (View Post)

Been interesting watching people circle the drain. We've had WilliamGlenn claim the Ukraine war was started by Biden, HYUFD suggest Russia is a functioning democracy and now this. I'm rathe… (View Post)