It's possible that it is true on a worldwide basis, judging by the changes in life expectancy since 1946. (View Post)

I have been to Burma (or Myanmar*). It's a fascinating place. I was running a training course in a hospital run by Bhuddist monks, so quite an exotic experience. The food was unique, with lots o… (View Post)

Not really as we would still occupy the Chagos Islands, albeit with 20 Brits amongst several thousand septics, so would still get the Trident discount. (View Post)

Sands book exposes the cruelty that we inflicted on the Chagos Islands, and the long court case that recognised that the BIOT was illegally separated from Mauritius. https://www.theguardian.com/books… (View Post)

Probably the most recent one would be Vance (albeit not yet President). There is too a generational issue. There was massive expansion of the US middle class and major upward social mobility in the U… (View Post)