Maybe they don't want the islands, but they want to have the grievance of not having the islands. I feel that a few people who campaigned for Brexit might have been happier with the vote going m… (View Post)

I'd guess that most people go into politics for one of two reasons, which can broadly be labelled as bragging rights or megalomania. The bragging rights people are doing it to get one over someo… (View Post)

Cromwell didn't ban Christmas. Cromwell was pally with the Independents, who were happy to let different congregations worship as they wished, provided they weren't non-Christians, or - gas… (View Post)

The thing that the LA wildfires teach us about climate change is that it is the change in rainfall patterns that follows from the increase in temperature that are more consequential than the increase… (View Post)

Why are you so confident? The Truss Experience surely shows that Britain is close to the edge. Reeves' budget takes Britain a step closer to the edge, in that it increases the deficit and reduce… (View Post)