Inequality makes all of our other political disputes that much more consequential. If you imagine a much more equal Britain, then the question of whether to pay for healthcare via general taxation or… (View Post)

I've been impressed by how much Denmark has done to assist Ukraine. Denmark has a population of 5.9 million and a GDP of ~$400bn Ireland has a population of 5.1 million and a GDP of ~$550bn (alb… (View Post)

Tourist figures for year to date to Ireland were in the news here recently. Down overall, but a big drop in British and European tourists offset by an increase in North Americans. Here it is. NA +11%… (View Post)

The fatal accident rate for helicopters is, apparently, 0.73 per 100,000 flight hours. How many royal-flight-hours per day do we reckon? 1.5, maybe? That would give us a mean interval between royal h… (View Post)

My mother has committed to paper a story about the Royal Train told to her by her father, who worked on the railways. I shall have to dig it out and find out if she minds me publishing it, to mark th… (View Post)