Fair enough, sorry if I reacted too strongly. The banned pro-Russian parties haven't a lot of support based on the votes at last election. The largest has 10% seats in parliament. The ban is temporar… (View Post)

Both of those arguments are specious and actually make me rather angry. (View Post)

Few are more cynical about technological hype than I am and I too have a background in software development. Ubiquitous driverless cars are probably a long way into the future except in limited appli… (View Post)

I agree with more redistribution, but in my opinion that won't change the overall picture much. I wouldn't use the phrase "managing the decline" as it implies a long term trend. I'm optimis… (View Post)

The entire UK population and the population of the western world are about to get a cut in living standards on average (hopefully short-lived). This is inevitable given the impact of the epidemic, th… (View Post)