It’s definitely possible that we get a realignment towards China. All they have to do is basically nothing: Just by being a stable, predictable partner they will look like a more reliable place to bu… (View Post)

? The end consumer pays VAT on the final product regardless of where it comes from: How is VAT a non-tariff barrier? (View Post)

Sigh. They did not keep their Saxon names, because they were Britons fighting the Saxons! (View Post)

NB. On the Matter of Britain: I recently enjoyed reading Rosemary Sutcliffe’s retelling of the Arthurian legends “Sword at Sunset”. The book is a realist telling of events that might have inspired th… (View Post)

FPT: @Foxy Just replying to this late (was out at the opera last night) because I think it needs highlighting. In the linked Unherd article the QC sample was reported by the lab shortly after the Let… (View Post)