That thread is around a graph from an FT story which is in full here: https://archive.ph/vwKnW It's analysis is that Taiwan's energy prices have escalated so seriously in the last year beca… (View Post)

I think that last paragraph is a vast understatement. The Presidential pardon system is institutionalised corruption, which gives criminals and gangsters a viable route to heavily influence the Presi… (View Post)

For anyone who wants to follow this through, a good place to start is probably the Law and Religion UK Blog, which has a further link to the Makin Report itself: https://lawandreligionuk.com/2024/11/… (View Post)

The Sainsbury's numbers sound like normal special interest group squealing. See farmers and IHT, or well off pensioners spending £1000-2000 a year looking after their dogs who are suddenly going… (View Post)

I'd say that's neither piercing nor relevant - it's a standard bit of Reform UK attention seeking designed to stir up the lobotomised mouth breathers who suffer from perma-outrage. I g… (View Post)