On the whole, Britain is indeed doing better than countries like Afghanistan, Iraq or Albania, the sort of countries where the migrants come from. Large numbers of migrants settle in France and other… (View Post)

Why not tax by, say, weight times mileage (as in miles driven by the vehicle)? Easily determinable, difficult to fake, and reasonably fair. (View Post)

Survivor bias. (View Post)

Your arguments are becoming increasingly irrational. It is not remotely unusual for the UK to show more leadership in military matters than Germany, for very obvious historical reasons. And it's absu… (View Post)

If we do that and fail to capture the CO2 that is released, then the ice caps will, slowly* but surely, melt entirely, raising the sea level by around 60m. The UK, if it still exists as a political e… (View Post)