Johnson deliberately surrounded himself with numpties, so that he would shine, and none of them would get the job. And turned out wrong on both counts. (View Post)

Trump used to be a Democrat, and only 'found' any sort of religion once it became politically convenient. (View Post)

Economics is the cake and culture is the icing. Johnson’s platform was essentially a left wing conservative one, where he humoured the culture warriors on the right against his own instincts, rather … (View Post)

Beijing perfected the opening ceremony as an exhibition of mass human performance, which could never be excelled. London countered by staging a mass appeal ceremony while relying on the media coverag… (View Post)

I don’t believe in insurance. But I have been putting what would have been his premiums aside, which is more than enough to cover it. My worry is about a reoccurrence, which is now a 50/50 bet. (View Post)