Fascinating, thank you. Many years ago I knew someone who had grown up in Asia who applied for a Civil Service job, and was asked where he went to school. He told them, and they opened a book entitle… (View Post)

Agreed. At a micro level, my impression is that people wfh work overtime more readily, feeling that it's a fair tradeoff for not having to trek into work. Another plus for employers is that it&#… (View Post)

There may be an element of hard cop/soft cop going on - from the West's viewpoint, Biden leading the "war is imminent, sanctions will be ferocious" charge and Macron offering an altern… (View Post)

Agreed. Even if he makes speeches as King on controversial issues where I entirely agree with what he says, I'd rather he didn't. Otherwise, we have someone elevated by accident of birth in… (View Post)

I don't think she'd want huge fuss, just a dignified state funeral. People will obviously react differently (no doubt there will be idiots on Twitter trying to provoke), and it should be up… (View Post)