Edinburgh is right to do this. Otherwise it goes the way of Lisbon and Barcelona, cities where the old quarters are a simulacrum of the old city populated only by hen and stag parties in AirBnB. (View Post)

I see overall PMI was up yesterday to 50.9 indicating expansion. Manufacturing was still below 50, but both manufacturing and services PMI were higher than expectations. So there are some things to b… (View Post)

I see Trump has frozen all foreign aid, military and civilian for 90 days pending review (except aid to Israel and Egypt). This does include Ukraine. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/f… (View Post)

So what? If a landowners gets better return with solar panels than barley, why shouldn't he? I thought you favoured deregulation for growth? Or is it only true when not in your backyard? (View Post)

Part of that deal was also that the USA recognised full Danish Sovereignty over Greenland. The really idiotic thing is that the USA is allowed military bases in Greenland already. I think that Trump … (View Post)