There is something massively appealing to the very idea of running a farm, supporting a family from your own produce, and turning a profit from it. But, I don’t think that was ever available to more … (View Post)

Conversely, I would say that life as a peasant was (for the majority), always pretty rough, and when people got the opportunity to obtain better-paid work in cities, and the new industrial towns, the… (View Post)

I wonder how reliable US growth stats can be, when they result in outcomes that are so poor. GDP per head is 70% higher in the USA than the UK, but the median wage is only 20% higher. Overall, human … (View Post)

I think it's more that rich world democratic governments seem terrified to use the powers they have, in a way that would have puzzled earlier generations of politicians. We elect people who then… (View Post)

The local elections can only be bad for the Conservatives, given that their NEV will be well down on the 38% they won in 2021, (some counties are up for election), and the 30% they won in 2022. But, … (View Post)