I'm completely unconvinced by the argument that development aid buys soft power. People who put it forward never produce any evidence. And, anyway, we need goodwill in Washington, Berlin, Paris,… (View Post)

This article is unconvincing or simply wrong on a number of levels. First, as the chart on this page about 3/4 of the way down shows: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7529/… (View Post)

Baxtered, JFF - Con Maj 136 on current boundaries so maybe 150-160 on new boundaries. Blair, as usual, got it right when he said if Labour replaced Corbyn they'd be 20 points behind. That WAS wh… (View Post)

How is that fucked up? It is the total volume of trade that matters for welfare, not the balance. Otherwise, North Korea would be a more successful trading nation than we are. (View Post)

Eh? That is a bizarre point. The travel restrictions affect lots of people's livelihoods too. See here: https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-faces-10000-staff-redundancies-amid-covid-19/ htt… (View Post)