A key learning point from history - cf. the book I recommended above - is that to control a society you need both control of key political positions and a bunch of deniable thugs (deniable in the sen… (View Post)

Kudos for driving to Venice. I did that back in October, taking the dog to a lunch in one of my favourite canalside spots, down towards the Arsenale. When you reach the end of the causeway, nowadays … (View Post)

FTFY (View Post)

Meanwhile I see Zack is saying he's up for an anti-Farage electoral deal, including with Labour. Which, given that on current polling some of his best next prospects are heavily Labour urban sea… (View Post)

The ability for power to be misused and democracy to be subverted, with those already aware of what is going on made impotent to do anything about it, is a repeated lesson from history. For example, … (View Post)