I asked this question of a famous US elections expert when he was on some BBC programme, I think before the 1996 election, back when you had to phone questions in, rather than email or text them. Par… (View Post)

Every day the Republicans find another talking point to avoid sending aid to Ukraine, without flat out coming and saying that they don't care if a democracy is conquered by a dictatorship, becau… (View Post)

Tomorrow is the spring equinox. It's the start of the six months of the year with the most daylight in the northern hemisphere. That has to be worth celebrating. (View Post)

Sea temperatures have been consistently above average and yet they are still lower in winter than summer. God forbid that they will increase by so much that they will be warm enough for me to swim al… (View Post)

I mean, I also sometimes feel a frisson of excitement when looking at the subsamples in an opinion poll (why else am I here) and so I don't think that finding pleasure in the beauty of mist pool… (View Post)