There definitely is a new wave of it, but generally non-fatal. Long Covid seems to be a significant thing too, and I know people who are annoyed how little the whole political class is paying attenti… (View Post)

The basic Tory problem is that people have decided it's Time for a Change, and are no longer paying attention to the details. And "Does 2p off NI but frozen PA mean you're better or wo… (View Post)

Very interesting, thanks JJ - I've read a few references to this but no clear overview up to now. Threatening reimposition of sanctions seems a reasonable course of action for Biden. (View Post)

This sort of thing illustrates the snag about virtually unlimited freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution. We're all in favour of it for normal people, including quite off-centre ty… (View Post)

Budapest is in fact liberal/left and relatively anti-Orban - the only area that voted with the opposition in 2022. The pattern that the big cities trend left and the rural area trend right is common … (View Post)