You can't really hide out in most of Greenland. It's a vast ice sheet 3km tall. It would be a bit like trying to fight a guerilla war on the surface of Mars. (View Post)

We have had a lot of opinion polls in recent years showing growing support for strongman-type leaders precisely because people didn't want them to be reined in, because people were told that the… (View Post)

Unfortunately, the UK (or mostly its financial institutions) is now the second largest holder of US Treasury bonds in the world, ahead of China, with a staggering $807bn held. Any sudden collapse in … (View Post)

There are a whole series of very good bakeries in West Cork, but there are a couple just beyond the edges that are superb. Towards the city https://wildflourcork.com/ And just over the Caha Pass in K… (View Post)

We're definitely in a situation best described as, "I wouldn't start from there." Christ knows what the order of priority is for sorting things out. (View Post)