This is about minimising damage, which the government may be doing quite well on. The perception problem for the government is that that the damage avoided is unquantifiable, while the damage still i… (View Post)

My best guess is that Musk thought he could apply his genius to government and sort out its problems. It would literally be rocket science, exactly his bag. The Trump government was his opportunity t… (View Post)

When you say "should not be the case", do you mean that Le Pen should not have been convicted of embezzlement, or that embezzlement should not be a bar to office? (View Post)

It would be fairer to Justin Welby to read the story and condemn him for what he's said, not the misleading headline: Asked by the BBC if he would forgive Smyth, Welby said: "Yes. I think i… (View Post)

Add another one. Britain as an ad-hoc solution to a succession crisis. Which essentially is what Britain owes its existence to. It came about thanks to dynastic problems in 1603 and 1707, arguably al… (View Post)