Not really I earn ~£50k I and others on my wage can and should pay more tax. The better off, of which I am one, are very fortunate and at a time like this should be asked to pay much more. (View Post)

Don't remotely disagree. But I hear that the Beijing population, certainly the ones my friend interacts with in Beijing, are totally content with this approach. The impression I get are the midd… (View Post)

He organises a 5-a-side football league for Europeans living over there. Last summer they were unable to book any 5-a-side pitches in his part of Beijing as no one wanted to deal with Europeans. It&#… (View Post)

I really really could not give a shit about any statue, road name or anything. But anyone celebrating the fact that locally elected politicians in a country cannot even make such irrelevant decisions… (View Post)

Similar has been spotted with the military at lots of other airports, apparently they are practicing aborting landings and fly arounds whilst they have runways to practice on that are not otherwise b… (View Post)