I've been posting less on PB lately, partly because of other interests but also because recently it's been dominated by the same 10 or so people arguing a subject to death, each putting the… (View Post)

That applies to refugees too. We tend to want to pigeonhole them into "Expects torture and death" or "wants a good life", but "Has some justified fears of torture and death A… (View Post)

I try not to propagandise here (we all have strong views about most things, and why not?) but I think this article, though one-sided, makes an interesting point: https://www.theguardian.com/commentis… (View Post)

Yes. Most of that is true of the Nordic countries more generally, which is basically why I've been keen to reproduce it in Britain. (View Post)

I think that's right - I've only met him once but I have relatives who are old friends of his. They think he's mainstream social democrat, qualified by the focus on reassurance and win… (View Post)