Surely, Left Populism is something akin to the Danish Social Democrats. They are genuinely Left, but they have Europe’s most stringent immigration policies, and are unyielding in support of Ukraine (… (View Post)

Irish Republicans booing Prince William is like bears shitting in the woods. It’s in their nature. As for the Coronation, the cost is trivial in the scheme of things. (View Post)

Roy Jenkins as Chancellor gave a very nice Estate Duty (as it was called then), tax break to the upper classes, by exempting country houses and works of art that were made available to public view, f… (View Post)

I think that "elite overproduction" is one reason. The Greens in particular, pick up support from people who are very well-educated, but in relatively poorly-paying occupations. Revolutions… (View Post)

Russia is certainly throwing everything it has at the Donbas. The cost is 80,000 casualties in two months, and economy which is now in freefall. Interest rates are 21%, and even so, well below the ra… (View Post)