I think this comes back to the sense of "not taking the piss". The British people will put up with a lot if they think that it's being done honestly and with good intent and people are… (View Post)

Russia started the war with essentially zero national debt, and it's currently able to borrow quite a lot from it's own population. However I think it's also experimenting with issuing… (View Post)

How much did it hurt Trump in 2016 when erstwhile bitter critic Chris Christie bent the knee and paid homage? Oh yeah, none at all. How much does it hurt Trump to have the support of so many of the e… (View Post)

First Christmas Party I went to at my current employer the night ended with someone losing their job for gross misconduct (throwing a punch). There is a substantial minority of people who can't … (View Post)

I see it's fantasy diplomacy day again on pb.com, where people invent diplomatic solutions to a war that Putin has no interest in ending. Since Putin will not compromise, and since Putin is will… (View Post)