Free trade and comparative advantage have always been anathema to the hard left, as they have generally been to the hard right. They are the ideological bedrock of what we now call centrism, but what… (View Post)

If we’re ever invaded it’ll be on the back of a blitz of thermonuclear weapons from ICBMs, and the country will already be a smouldering barbecue. Not sure what those 4 million volunteers would be do… (View Post)

The day to day physical evidence of climate change and its impact on the world is also much more obvious than even a decade ago. Yet the denial is getting stronger. It’s odd. MAGA is part of the prob… (View Post)

Agreed. The centre used to be car parks and empty warehouses. It shows the way. But it’s culture and infrastructure that got it there. In addition to mayors and general good luck I would credit: - th… (View Post)

Just popping in to see what the latest political chat is. “Buses are woke”, do I have that right? (View Post)