A really interesting analysis of Carney's speech and on how the hubris of Realpolitik ends: https://hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong-will-suffer-what-they (View Post)

More likely banning advertising would just mean more undeclared advertising by "influencers". Its better that the adverts are visible ratather than unlabelled. (View Post)

There's deal making and deal making. The key issue in assessing whether a Deal is a good Deal is whether it is a one off or part of a series. So a one off deal (such as a real estate deal) can b… (View Post)

Sure it is better for Trump to have a fig leaf to cover his climb down. Only a fool would ignore what has happened. The USA is no longer our ally. "The Special Relationship" was always boll… (View Post)

Bonn is a lovely city but not much of interest for kids. The Rhine and Mosel have lots of pretty small towns, and if the kids are interested in cars the Nurburgring is a brilliant stopover, as a spec… (View Post)