Top journalism on display from the BBC, sending Sarah Montague from WATO into Israel and the West Bank, herself unable to speak either Herbrew or Arabic and seemingly having no-one with her who can, … (View Post)

It’s odd that unemployment is rising at the same time as net immigration is plummeting. The news agenda is behind the curve; before long we are going to be crying out for workers. (View Post)

Today's Rawnsley, late because of the Christmas Agility Competition here on the island: At some cost to both personal dignity and domestic popularity, Sir Keir has kept what some people still in… (View Post)

The challenge for any political organisation that experiences a rapid influx of new members is to identify and nurture those very small number among them who might go on to devote a huge amount of th… (View Post)

Thanks for the link. Here’s an article setting out the thesis that Middle English derived from the dialect spoken in the East Midlands, within the Danelaw, not Wessex-ian Old English and hence has co… (View Post)