I think that's right. I subscribe to Corbyn's Peace and Justice newsletter, and it's 95% about international affairs, often on issues which get almost no media coverage, e.g. how to un… (View Post)

I chatted to a LibDem organiser in Didcot and Wantage, the seat where I currently spend much of my time. He said they were trying to "persuade" Electoral Calculus to change their forecast f… (View Post)

Mmm, it says I'll live to 99 and a friend will live to 111! We are not taking it too seriously... It's interesting to play with the assumptions, though - diet and attitude (optimistic/pessi… (View Post)

In triple-lock sort of news, the Swiss have voted heavily (59%) for a trade union-backed proposal to increase the national pension by 8.5% from 2026. Opponents criticised it as a help-the-old-bash-th… (View Post)

Glad to try! I mostly grew up in Denmark and lived for many years in Switzerland, both of which have ID cards for everyone. A Communist in my early days and always on the left, I mixed with all kinds… (View Post)