Slightly OT, ahem, but I recently read Maurice's Strategikon, and I think it was the Slavs that were asserted to keep people as slaves, but to free them after a few years and either let them go … (View Post)

Yeah, it's zealotry which is the common factor. That can be a major part of religion but political fundamentalism (fascism, communism etc) can be a cause too. It's also why closing down deb… (View Post)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjwgzwe2eyo "The chancellor has said she is "particularly concerned" about the impact of business rates on pubs, as she hinted she was resisting ca… (View Post)

Odd but nice story, Japanese and Korean leaders drumming together to K-Pop: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lx49z8ly6o If Trump did it, he'd probably end up trashing the drum kit. Starmer wo… (View Post)

If Starmer's in charge of a referendum then not only will Wales have a chance of leaving, they'd get Trident, the UN Security Council seat, and no share of the national debt. We'd prob… (View Post)