Telling others what to do is a fairly common behavioural trait across politicians of all flavours. It was "libertarian" Boris Johnson who banned drinking booze on public transport. Tories s… (View Post)

I was talking to my wife's cousin about this the other day - he made the opposite argument (about Sri Lanka versus the UK) - the quality of life in Sri Lanka is going up compared to the UK, beca… (View Post)

Spent a couple of days in Frankfurt this week. Coming home even London - our wealthy capital - looked really poor and grubby. Except for the Elizabeth Line, of course, using that feels like visiting … (View Post)

I think there is a lot of projection going on. Ascribing these kinds of views to other people allows upper middle class people to express things they'd be embarrassed about saying in polite comp… (View Post)

It's not pronounced "pret"? This is messing with my mind. (View Post)