From the BBC Wokesite: BAME people are going off the label "BAME". Some find it cold and patronising (and I can see their point) In about six months "BAME" will be deemed as racis… (View Post)

If I had a foreign passport and I was in Hong Kong, I would now leave if I could. It's a pretty terrifying law. I agree that "collapse" is probably hyperbole, there is too much invested. Bu… (View Post)

Iran is very definitely in a second wave, even on the basis of its own dodgy data Yesterday it had its highest ever death toll. Exceeding the peak in early April https://www.worldometers.info/coronav… (View Post)

I ate hundreds of oysters in the French Quarter! Yummy. Went to lots of modern fusion restos as well. The standard is so so high. My single favourite dish was the legendary turtle soup here, at the C… (View Post)

Yes, I see that. You can sense it. This is sincere (and it may be good for America: I truly hope so). I did a trip to the Deep South a few months ago, toured New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, and … (View Post)