It is possible to have both an underclass of economically 'inactive' people and a ready supply of migrant labour. Some employers might even see this as beneficial in that it restricts low-end wage gr… (View Post)

Uncomfortable for Israel. Good for Turkey. Bad for Iran. And if you don't like these insights I've others... (View Post)

Its easy to do, look at footballers, married & children by 25-30. The UK's declining opportunity and increasing precarity does not incentivise children. (View Post)

You get what you put in. Repress a population in the ME and they will turn to extremism to resist. We've seen it in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan etc the rebels turn to extreme ideo… (View Post)

It wasn't in the mid 20th century what it is today. Pan Arab nationalism was a moderating force, Iran was a moderate-ish force. Afghanistan's communist government was yes communist but also moderate.… (View Post)