Henry VII and VIII had a warship in the Royal Navy called "Great Harry". I do think the early modern monarchs are a good pattern for Trump's ambitions, more than 20th century totalitar… (View Post)

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I've normally been a bit dismissive of single issue campaigners. There is more than one thing wrong with the world, and many issues affect each … (View Post)

I think with a lot of these sorts of things it's not so much what was done then that matters, but how a person acknowledges it now. I would have thought Farage could have brushed it off as somet… (View Post)

The government essentially taxes money every time it moves from one person/company to another. There are very few transactions that are free of taxation. Why should inheritance stick out as one such … (View Post)

Yes. I'm thinking of the difference between a Plaid 30%, Reform 28% result, or one where it is Plaid 30%, Reform 22%. The latter is much more clearly a Plaid victory, whereas the former is close… (View Post)