There could be a negotiated settlement where Ukraine withdraws from the border regions of Russia (Kursk, Belgorod, etc) and Russia agrees not to shell Ukraine from those regions. Saying there "m… (View Post)

I think we often get blinded by all the technological and superficial organisational change, and lose sight of the fact that the problems (and opportunities!) capitalism creates are the same ones the… (View Post)

One problem, in the context of global warming, is with that word "avert". The best case scenario now is that Britain spends a lot of money to reduce the negative effects of climate change, … (View Post)

I think that's a little unfair. We've seen with Labour's increases to departmental spending that, had Labour been in government for the last 14 years, and all other things being equal … (View Post)

Generally speaking, yes. The main risk factor appears to be from having fat around the internal organs, for which the waist measurement is a much better proxy than BMI. So, something that scanned you… (View Post)