If you remove “Pussies in the Vicarage: A Murder Comes to Catbridge-on-Twee”, by Richard Osman, the number falls to 1%. (View Post)

I quite like the use of Maori in NZ, but its usage for cities like Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) annoys me because it is ahistorical. There was no city or town on the Hauraki Gulf before Pakeha colonisa… (View Post)

I agree with @DecrepiterJohnL and, horrifyingly, Kemi Badenoch. There is no need to take offence at JD Vance’s comments. There are ample other adequate reasons… PS She needs to have a word with her o… (View Post)

The U.S., has, however, approved an additional $4BN of weaponry to Israel this past weekend for its campaign against Hamas. This includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs which the US military claim is “unsu… (View Post)

Most Americans are clueless. My sympathy is for the Ukrainians, the Mexicans, and with certain caveats, the Palestinians. And anyone who believes in liberal democracy as pretty much the best way to r… (View Post)