Britain increasingly resembles some kind of comic opera version of Soviet Russia, where the only way to make real money is via some cronyist sinecure in a “privatised” monopoly. (View Post)

Sorry, what do mean processed? Bread and pasta are processed, aren’t they? (View Post)

I like Zeihan’s Sino-pessimism, perhaps because it chimes with my own prejudices. Agree on Africa, sheer demographics make it central to the coming decades. Time to buy real estate in Dar es Salaam. (View Post)

The US wants the UK’s food and pharma markets open for US giants. And maybe, at a stretch, it wants to protect New York’s financial services from London competition. Once again, I want to point out t… (View Post)

I don’t think Khan goes out of his way to cause division. I just think he’s a bit of a twit. His instincts are just off. Kind of a leftist Sunak. (View Post)