18C was hot enough for Newton - "the heat at midday about the month of July" - and so it's hot enough for me. Very pleasant outside this lunchtime in the Barony of West Carbery. 14C, 4… (View Post)

Russia appears to have successfully deterred the US from allowing Ukraine to use Western weaponry to strike military targets deep inside Russia. Meanwhile, NATO member Hungary has said that they woul… (View Post)

It makes sense for a Federal state as opposed to a Unitary state. Britain is a Unitary state, so it doesn't make much sense to us. I couldn't say to what extent most Americans view themselv… (View Post)

Not sure about that. Johnson wanted to increase taxes to spend money. Had he lasted to 2024 the NHS and Social Care Levy would be embedded in the tax system, and public spending would be higher. Ther… (View Post)

Brexit Got Done. I might not be happy about it and would have preferred a different outcome and endstate, but we now have stable trading arrangements and rules which allows business to plan and inves… (View Post)