British respect for “the rules” is its superpower. Also it’s Achilles heel. Nobody else plays by the rules as the British understand them. This was true within the EU, when Britain loved to gold plat… (View Post)

I don’t think it is. It’s a the single best thing the government can do to ameliorate child poverty, which has been growing steeply (even as ever higher numbers of pensioners weigh up how many cruise… (View Post)

Luckyguy is sectionable-adjacent. (View Post)

I don’t know what the Corbynite claims are, but Israel makes it its business to run an aggressive lobbying and influence operation across the entire West. And it’s incredibly effective. Too bad the I… (View Post)

We know Russia has been funding populist right wing parties across Europe. Marine Le Pen was bankrolled by Russian bank loans. The connections between Russia and AfD are dense and manifold. We also s… (View Post)