PB Centrist Dads reject a them and us framing. That's the sort of divisive language they would quibble with, mildly. Everyone is part of us. Even you Leon, even you.. (View Post)

Did the market for food clear during the Irish famine? Demand and supply recalibrated at a new price, just that it was one at which many people could not afford to eat. And there wasn't even an … (View Post)

Since Trump became President the second time there have been lots of occasions when markets have panicked at something Trump has done, and then Trump has TACO'd, and the markets have bounced bac… (View Post)

If that led to the end of Russia's war in Ukraine then it would be a step forwards, confining Russian-sourced instability to within Russia, rather than Russia's neighbours. (View Post)

One of the big vulnerabilities is that the Iran crisis is happening at the same time as a monster El-Niño is developing, and the Ukraine war continuing, so the risk of the world plunging into an abso… (View Post)