Not really. Britain collectively, private and public sector, has lived beyond its means for many decades. For a while this was partly financed by oil and gas revenue, but most of that revenue is in t… (View Post)

That does sound like something for pseuds corner, and I hope that the writer is nowhere near the design of any building, anywhere, ever. (View Post)

18C was hot enough for Newton - "the heat at midday about the month of July" - and so it's hot enough for me. Very pleasant outside this lunchtime in the Barony of West Carbery. 14C, 4… (View Post)

Russia appears to have successfully deterred the US from allowing Ukraine to use Western weaponry to strike military targets deep inside Russia. Meanwhile, NATO member Hungary has said that they woul… (View Post)

It makes sense for a Federal state as opposed to a Unitary state. Britain is a Unitary state, so it doesn't make much sense to us. I couldn't say to what extent most Americans view themselv… (View Post)