If being a boring twat were disqualification, we on PB wouldn't have to wade through so many of Leon’s posts to get to those from people who have actually thought about stuff, before typing it o… (View Post)

After a term in office, Labour will be down from this year’s 34%; that’s almost a given. So 32% is right at the upper end of credible scores. Nevertheless it is possible that if the rest of the vote … (View Post)

So far it's very windy along the coast, but nothing yet we haven't seen before several times each winter. The container ships full of Chinese Amazon crap are still sitting out there, waitin… (View Post)

Nah. If delusion is the route to happiness, I'd still not recommend it. The biggest argument against religious belief is that it is so obviously a human construct - i.e. made up. (View Post)

The world as a whole is likely now at ‘peak child’, and global population will level off in coming decades and then may indeed start to drift down. For the planet, and probably for societies, this is… (View Post)