Agreed. It's increasingly hard to pin down exactly where someone is from, too. My mother was Russian-born, grew up in Danzig (Polish corridor), moved to Britain in 1937, she sounded native in al… (View Post)

Evade=illegal Avoid=finding a legal loophole. It's reasonable for governments to close loopholes. (View Post)

Objectively there are enormous differences in income and standard of living between the West and the developing world, far greater than any explanation based on hard work could cover. If I was on the… (View Post)

Escalation is rarely a good idea, and escalation in the cause of maintaining boundaries probably against the wishes of current residents is a terrible idea. There's a difficult discussion to be … (View Post)

I think that's right, and I'm in favour of a larger overseas aid budget - it's ridiculous that we worry about minor inconveniences and grudges when people are literally starving. It sh… (View Post)