Good thread. This one hits home for me: 19. Cynical Genius Illusion: Cynical people are seen as smarter, but sizable research suggests they actually tend to be dumber. Cynicism is not a sign of intel… (View Post)

I've been thinking that a lot of previous post-truth politicians have had great bounce-back-ability - whether Berlusconi or Bibi, so why not Boris? (Doesn't auger well for Trump either) It … (View Post)

Taking their cue from the governments they decided it was a Raith to the bottom. (View Post)

I look forward to the upcoming Speccie article from Leon's stalker suggesting the XL Bully problem be resolved once and for all by a gigantic spit roast. After which, perhaps, the dogs will be c… (View Post)

The thing I can't get my head around with the BBC's refusal to use the word terrorist is the gay abandon with which they deploy the heavily loaded term far right, often justifiably to be fa… (View Post)