I grew up in Denmark. I never met anyone who had strong views on National Service - it was simply something one had to get through, like the compulsory and ill-regarded philosophy course that was man… (View Post)

Harris seems to have gambled on distaste for Trump (a real thing among most US voters, judging by polls) plus general optimism being enough, with remarkably little in the way of actual policies. I ha… (View Post)

I quite like Boris (who is a near-neighbour), who is an amiable fellow and good fun, but I don't think he is motivated by many consistent policies, or that Trump will be influenced by him in the… (View Post)

Sympathies - it sounds as though you're on the mend, at least. One needs to watch out for reasons once one's over 50 - 9 times out of 10 it's a passing random thing, but it doesn'… (View Post)

Don't think so. He's been steady on 1.6ish for days. Why he's been that short is a question that has been pondered here - possibly someone with deep pockets keeping it that way. But yo… (View Post)