Okay, this is funny. Russia drops tarrifs on *IMPORTS* of oil and gas. https://x.com/delfoo/status/1972945908146045207 It’s much worse than they’re letting on, Ukranian “kinetic sanctions” are workin… (View Post)

I watch Formula 4 and Formula 3 drivers, they’re all aged 15-18 and speak fluent English. Some of that will be school, some will be from extra classes because they have media commitments, and others … (View Post)

Thanks to Youtube and Netflix, it does appear that English is the definitive lingua franca of the 21st Century. (View Post)

If Ed Miliband is the answer, then they’re definitely asking the wrong question. Despite the crowded field, he’s by some distance the worst minister for anything like an agenda to drive growth in the… (View Post)

Obviously the Union of European Translators did enough lobbying against Big Nasty American Technology, on one of their monthly trips between Brussels and Strasbourg. (View Post)