Exactly right. The basic problem is that we live further north than, IIRC, about 1-2% of the world's population. It's going to be dark in the winter, folks, get used to it or move somewhere… (View Post)

I always assumed he'd just been swimming in the North Sea. (View Post)

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)