Add up the house & pension for a middle-class person in this country & you’ll hit a £million for a sizable chunk of them. The state pension is worth £250k at current annuity rates all by itse… (View Post)

Yes, this is definitely a “take advice” or at least do some proper research first scenario. I think you’re generally OK emigrating to the EEA or USA, but anywhere else can be a bit fraught. In partic… (View Post)

The System of the World is three extremely prolix books which contain within them one excellent one. The problem is you have to read the whole damn thing to find the good bits. Cryptonomicon was fun … (View Post)

I wonder how much Kim is charging Vlad for his new source of cannon fodder? Russia must be really desperate if they’re reduced to scraping up the dregs from NK in order to find more warm bodies to th… (View Post)

I’m impressed - usually these guys can’t wait more than an hour after joining before hitting the propaganda button. This one managed a whole three days, (View Post)