I think liberalism is perceived to have failed and so people happily accept the snake oil peddled by the populist right, and in some cases the populist left. It needs to rediscover its self confidenc… (View Post)

Possibility of Jake Berry taking James McMurdock's seat as Reform candidate in a by-election after the former resigns or is recalled? (View Post)

Little chance of Trump improving the economy. But to your last point it probably doesn't matter. Populist right governments have been in power in several places in recent years, including Trump … (View Post)

Likewise americanophile. Despite all its social problems the US was great in several important ways and now it is a lot less great, thanks to the malign would-be dictator in the White House. I regret… (View Post)

England bided its time in that case. It wasn't top dog until maybe seven centuries later and state wasn't called England by that point anyway. (View Post)