Part of politics is narrative. Part is policy. And part is execution. Starmer never even seemed to grasp that narrative was an important first step, beyond 'not the Tories". And that is par… (View Post)

Because Congo followed by Mexico is considerably easier than Portugal followed Spain? Yes our prospective quarter finals is tough if we get there. But that's offset by a potentially easier semi … (View Post)

Yep if your plan is to decarbonise the electricity grid (more or less) then A/C will have minimal impact. Especially as peak A/C demand in the future will correlate almost perfectly with peak solar s… (View Post)

I agree I welcome diversity of opinion, but you can't call other people deranged (as per the above "most of the board has severe TSD" comment) and not expect criticism of your own view… (View Post)

I must admit, I enjoy @Sandpit's regular updates on Ukraine and the unplanned fires in Russian. But his perspective on the US, which I have more independent knowledgeable on that Ukraine, makes … (View Post)