They're eating the swans. They're eating the geese. They're eating the pets, of the people that live there. (View Post)

Burnham's being a bit of a shit. Longing to harm, but fearing to strike. Which is not how you organise a coup at all. A well-executed coup should be largely bloodless, at the point of flagrante delic… (View Post)

Broadly speaking, until pretty recently in human history, a steadily growing population was desirable, and a falling population undesirable. Birth rates and death rates were both huge, and the trick … (View Post)

I'm not sure that a UK population of 86m should be considered desirable. (View Post)

Afghanistan and Vietnam managed it. There is no reason why Ukraine cannot do so. (View Post)