Interesting closer look at the locals by P{rospect magazine: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/local-elections-2022-the-media-got-it-wrong-labour-did-make-real-progress (View Post)

Yes, it seems bizarre to me - if I was Xi and not bothered by coercion I'd do exactly that, rebadging and all. But the Chinese are not infinitely coercible. I've told the story here before … (View Post)

I'm a child of the "No label" generation who disliked the whole branding culture - my default assumption is that MOST of the difference in price is for marketing or simply a price mark… (View Post)

Happy birthday Mike too! What are you doing for the day? (View Post)

I think that's right. I lived abroad for 30 years (mostly Denmark and Switzerland, with a bit of US and Austria). Some expats determinedly set out not to integrate and spent their evenings in En… (View Post)