Yes. We're only doing the playing for time half, and not using that time to prepare for when action can no longer be delayed. I'm no longer annoyed or frustrated by Starmer's failures.… (View Post)

What I hope Starmer is doing is what the Chamberlain supporters say Chamberlain was doing: playing for time and preparing for the inevitable with that time. But I fear he's only doing one half o… (View Post)

Don't Panic! But is this more Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or Dad's Army? (View Post)

Speculative bubbles leading to oversupply is a standard feature of capitalism. It's made worse in a system like China where the market is manipulated for various reasons. You're kinda sugge… (View Post)

It would imply a monumental amount of food waste, for example, or they would have to be fiddling food-related statistics to match the population statistics. It's much more likely that the one-ch… (View Post)