I am imagining a genie saying something like, "So your first wish was to destroy the Republican party, and your second wish was to destroy the Conservative party - are you sure you want to use y… (View Post)

That and they then said that everything else in the bin was her domestic waste too. (View Post)

The French budget deficit in 2024 was €167bn, 5.8% of GDP, and they can't form a stable government. The British budget deficit was 4.8% of GDP in 2024. One factor working in Reeves' favour … (View Post)

Whenever Britain has had a short-lived fuel crisis there have always been a small number of people who have done stupid things, like hoarding fuel in a garden shed. I don't doubt that there are … (View Post)

I briefly (though not briefly enough) rented a room from a mad old lady who had a room in her house filled with tetrapak containers that she was hoarding for a future where they could be recycled. I … (View Post)