There is widespread discontent regarding living standards and migration. Regardless of which party is elected in which country that is pretty universal. Wars tend to focus attention onto the Big Thin… (View Post)

Oh Canada! With Trump and the power of Trump having been defeated, its time to listen to Carney. The previous US-led free trade world "is over". Instead of wazzocking around like Starmer tr… (View Post)

My business accepts cash. My point was that cash is not a solution for general power outages. My shop might be willing to take cash and note down sales on a bit of paper, yours might do, but the vast… (View Post)

Of course the problem with the smug "see I told you to use cash" people is that in a general power cut the tills are off anyway. Same with the "how will you charge your car in a power … (View Post)

Sure - the welfare state has completely lost sight of its purpose - a generous safety net when needed. Its no longer generous, and it captures people. Here's my basic problem. The small numbers … (View Post)