I mean, that's the point of them. But performative actions are only valueless when they are a substitute for meaningful action. If they're a symbol for people to rally around, to reinforce … (View Post)

That happened about a month ago. So far the gap is mostly being made up by running down inventories. I believe those are expected to start running out in June. (View Post)

Right. If the government is going to subsidise an industry is hospitality the right choice for the future wealth and success of the country? (View Post)

If people weren't paying so much for their electricity, or being ripped off by broadband companies, etc, they would have more spare money to pay higher prices at restaurants so that Britain coul… (View Post)

Fecking Middlemarch at #1. I don't know what the literature professors and critics see in it. Such a dull book. Madame Bovary is wank too. I get the feeling that a lot of this list is of books t… (View Post)