Biotech - or more specifically agricultural biotech - is a big blind spot for the EU and largely the result of old-school German greens having sway. I think things will change there in due course. To… (View Post)

They call them “indigenous” fish round here. (View Post)

The BBC commentary on this deal encapsulates one of the reasons the pro-European cause has had such a poor run in recent years. Opening sentence: “this is undoubtedly a significant deal. In a funny w… (View Post)

It’s an awkward fact that what drives productivity growth is not generally people starting up their own businesses. Those are often some of the least productive per worker, particularly in the servic… (View Post)

Was Simion a tramsphobe? (View Post)