Obscure fact of the day: in two hundred years the population of the larger of the principal British Isles has more than quadrupled whereas the population of the lesser is unchanged. (View Post)

Yes, in terms of the internal workings, the coalition is probably a rare - possibly the only - relatively recent example. The advantage of a deliberative process where those involved started by havin… (View Post)

When you’re in the office they’re just too polite to say anything? (View Post)

This evening’s local accuweather forecast: Heavy rain and strong winds from hurricane; life-threatening flooding, mudslides, debris flows and power outages. Rainfall over next 24 hrs could reach 18 i… (View Post)

Pertinent, from Freedman: Labour are struggling for a number of reasons, most of which were predictable. They have inherited the pilot’s seat of a plane on fire and pointing downwards. Any incoming a… (View Post)