The mistake you make is in equating GDP/Capita with the indicvidual wealth and wellbeing of the majority of the population. The US from 1970 onwards is a classic example. WHilst GDP and GDP/Capita bo… (View Post)

Dark chocolate beats 'milk' hands down. It is not only tastier, it is better for you as well. Milk chocolate is the infantalisation of food. (View Post)

I agree. And that is what it used to mean. But that is not the case any more. Free trade in the modern sense means the ability of multinationals to operate anywhere in the world to maximise their pro… (View Post)

Yeah but I happen to know your kids fix it by quoting a Radiohead song at just the right moment. ;) (View Post)

I remember that when the Turnip Teliban epsode was going on I was wholeheartedly behind Truss and hoped she beat them off - as of course she did. It is a shame she squandered that important victory b… (View Post)