That's an odd view, which I've not seen expressed in any of the German commentaries from right to left. The Germans don't see anything especially disturbing about the result - in due c… (View Post)

Just checking the predictions I made a week ago on the German elections. The 1.3 bet on Scholz looks to be coming home, as does the 5/6 bet on the CDU getting above 20%. The SPD/Green/FDP bet at a bi… (View Post)

And the Swiss have voted heavily (64%) to accept gay marriage and adoption. I spent the day in Brighton - general atmosphere at the conference not exuberant but relieved that a major confrontation ha… (View Post)

My default setting is friendly, so in theory I don't approve - I know and like people who have voted right across the spectrum, and I'll engage any opinion from fascism to flat earthism in … (View Post)

I didn't see that - it's nice to hear, thank you. I teased them the other day about their far-left tendencies when they opposed parking discounts for electric cars because they might benefi… (View Post)