To be fair, at least May announced policies. Instead of Starmer's ending of trial by jury in most cases, throwing away British sovereign territory and paying for the privilege, and hiking taxes … (View Post)

Hope it's a good one. I was just running through the numbers and it seems Piastri (title) is still my best result, but Verstappen and Norris aren't too far behind. Still irked at myself for… (View Post)

Betting Post F1: as a special festive punishment, here's the final pre-race ramble of 2025: https://morrisf1.blogspot.com/2025/12/abu-dhabi-2025-pre-qualifying_7.html I've backed Piastri ea… (View Post)

It was a choice by the political class to refuse to engage with the electorate until it was impossible not to. Had Labour held its promised referendum we would've roundly rejected Lisbon - and r… (View Post)

Yes, though we also see a similar phenomenon with knightly and noble classes across Europe considering themselves to have more in common with one another than with the peasantry of any nation (includ… (View Post)