A partial reset with the EU is indeed a big prize but the current government isn't pursuing it with any energy. The risk is it will push for a deal with Trump with relatively little upside at th… (View Post)

In the long term being dead might prove to be an excellent decision ... (View Post)

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)