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)

Bhubaneswar's claim to fame I understand is several dozen Hindu temples dating mainly to the 7th to 14th C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Bhubaneswar (View Post)

The one I came across the other day is Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. I hadn't heard of either the state or the capital but apparently they are very historic places. There are plenty … (View Post)

. It is not even the worst government since the last one. (Although Starmer does have some worrying similarities with Sunak). (View Post)