I think Biden could survive physical issues - look at FDR. He made an effort not to flaunt his disability, but it was well-known, and people voted for him anyway. Obviously if he was senile that woul… (View Post)

Belatedly catching up with the enjoyable vibrancy debate downthread. I broadly agree with Casino that the ideal is variety without any one community dominating everyone else. Replacing one monocultur… (View Post)

Interesting exchange between Foxy and Casino on the last thread - Foxy prefers vibrant towns which aren't monocultural, Casino says small towns are indeed multicultural - all ages and classes. M… (View Post)

I'm with rcs - for work reasons live in a quiet lane in Godalming, a small town which has supermarkets and estate agents as the most prominent businesses. There's nothing wrong with it but … (View Post)

Convincing piece by Fishing - good to see serious statistical work. Thanks! FPT: Quite an interesting (if overlong) piece on why Johnson's clowning works: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/m… (View Post)