A friend of mine who works in rare books mentioned today everyone he knows is getting weird, big orders from the same buyer this week for "long tail books"—decades-old textbooks, private pr… (View Post)

All that is just part of why your system is such a mess, and do difficult to navigate for a large number of people, isn't it ? It also lands itself to divide and rule tactics - for example Trump… (View Post)

If Patel claims the entire story is fictitious, what is the purpose of a leak enquiry ? The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on Atlantic magazine journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, … (View Post)

The Guardian did her a big favour by pushing hard on the Farage story, to the extent that the BBC eventually gave it significant exposure, which they had been avoiding. (View Post)

This is a bit awkward for the Thatcherite economists. Britain has eight big North European neighbours. Of them Britain has, 1/ The weakest economy. 2/ The lowest taxes. 3/ The lowest marginal tax rat… (View Post)