The nomination deadline for the Nobel Peace Prize is January 31st of each year. The committee then gives itself eight months to decide between the nominees. It should have been obvious that Trump wou… (View Post)

Just as with car finance a lot of this is to do with expectations. I am bombarded daily with adverts on social media telling me that "anyone can retire early at 50 if they just follow these thre… (View Post)

The closure of the Rafah crossing is a gift to Hamas from Netanyahu. It limits the aid coming in, while Hamas is still the strongest armed group in Gaza. That means Hamas is de facto in charge of the… (View Post)

If the national vote shares in England are split six ways, then FPTP is capable of throwing up all sorts of winners on low vote shares. The support for Your Party, such that it is, will likely be con… (View Post)

I think it's less sectarian than is typical, which is one reason why it's gestation has been so protracted and tortuous. One sect or another may gain a procedural upper hand at the conference, provok… (View Post)