During a recent trip to the US, where I spoke with many members of what I suppose are the global financial elite, I was heartened and proud to see that Britain had furnished the world with a new gold… (View Post)

Salience reflects reality but also the favoured narrative of those who are driving the flow of information and disinformation. There is plenty of money that wants to see a more pro-Russia government … (View Post)

Are they? I have genuinely no idea why the Tories (hardly centrist dads) presided over such a huge rise in net migration and I've literally not heard anyone on the centre left say that it was great. … (View Post)

That pie looks delicious! I may make it to celebrate VE day belatedly. Also from this article I learned that the popularity of carrot cake dates back to WW2. This is the sort of fun fact you only get… (View Post)

For those driving to the supermarket surely a £1 coin is kept in the car at all times for precisely this purpose? Or even better a £1 coin shaped token so one is never tempted to spend it. (View Post)