Pretty damned good. Thanks, SSI. I thought it was a good speech too, just right for the occasion. But it's reassuring that so many Republicans gave it a fair wind too. (View Post)

I think that's a fair summary of the "par" attitude - I'd be in favour of full union (and ultimately of world government in perhaps 100 years) but accept that it's a position… (View Post)

Yes, it's a complex and multi-layered problem. All the more reason to be tackling it systematically and consistently. It would clearly be helpful even weithout the pandemic if as many children a… (View Post)

Beyond anecdotes there are lots of anonymised staff surveys by organisations including my own. The pretty consistent result is that about 25-30% really like wfh (no commute being the big plus), 10-15… (View Post)

As in Catalonia/Ukraine/ex-Yugoslavia, there is a problem with self-determination that if a majority in one area feel distinctively different and want their own country, while nearly everyone else in… (View Post)