I'm not sure the term woke has been well defined. In some ways though it is just the current social justice paradigm. It used to be about the poor vs rich, now it is a broader debate about different … (View Post)

Ukraine had been saying for a while that August would be a key month. I thought a major counteroffensive in Kherson was a better than 50/50 chance. So what happened? Russia decided to move a lot of t… (View Post)

We have a painful winter in front us but the economic outlook for Russia in the medium term appears to be dire. They are selling their oil to India and China at a big discount. Selling the gas to oth… (View Post)

In short I've decided that Thatcher was a realist, Truss is a fantasist. Ultimately though Maggie was a Methodist who really took her Christianity seriously. Truss comes across as more of a libertari… (View Post)

I do wonder if we can continue to focus solely on households rather than businesses. It seems that many will likely fold or stop trading. TSE said that his company might be closing the office and for… (View Post)