Yet there are calls to tax pensions and other savings more heavily etc. People should be encouraged to save for their own retirement, not penalised for it. The regime needs to be stable enough for pe… (View Post)

Spying is a normal activity for governments. I expect that we are spying on China (indeed would think it very remiss of us if we weren't). We should also spy on Russia, India, USA, Argentina, Pa… (View Post)

Interesting thread on why FON polls score Reform and Greens higher than other polls. Maybe they are onto something: Given FindOutNow polls keep making news it's worth saying a bit more about the… (View Post)

I am not sure quite what sums you are doing, but according to the 2021 census, Leicester South has less than 10 000 Muslims, out of a total population of nearly 120 000. There were over 40 000 Hindu.… (View Post)

Topically, here's "Somewhere in China" by the Shop Assistants: https://open.spotify.com/track/3NgzDpTQpAVHc2S5tGAlD0?si=nIWqUnwXRZiTN1UFSPz7zw (View Post)