If Israel have succeeded in, at least temporarily, weakening Hamas, and if Netanyahu is forced out of office following an election, then there will be a window of opportunity for both sides to hold t… (View Post)

The elephant in the room here is 2017. Looking at how accurate the polls were two weeks out rather obscures they data point, and we're certainly more than two weeks from an election. A compariso… (View Post)

My wife noticed that tonight. She says it bodes ill for Europe if countries are more concerned with presenting a strong national identity, rather than aiming for a broader appeal with English. PhDs h… (View Post)

Croatia - "I'm moving away and I sold my cow" "It's a very relatable song," says my wife. (View Post)

Finland makes the UK entry look really po-faced and boring. Britain should probably do a silly morris dancing entry loaded with innuendo. (View Post)