I don't really buy this, having been immersed in it for 13 years. The formalities are just background - you're barely aware they're there, and My Honourable Friend etc. is just like sa… (View Post)

A surprising number do (old article, but probably not very different to today): https://qz.com/207365/more-than-half-of-russians-want-the-soviet-union-back/ The reasoning, I guess, is that they used … (View Post)

So sorry to hear that - rest, take care of yourselves, get better soon. (View Post)

I was once groped in public...I think...by a South Korean woman MP. I'd gone to lobby the Parliament on animal welfare, she was putting forward a helpful Bill, and we were asked to do a photo ca… (View Post)

There's a right-wing Republican blog that I like (he's thoughtful about his conservatism) which takes a similar line - scornful of Democrats in general, but absolutely draws the line at Tru… (View Post)