How many famines has India suffered since 1947, out of interest? That's not a particular criticism of the British Empire of all empires, incidentally. But it's undeniably true that function… (View Post)

On topic, the problem with Last Night of the Proms is not the lyrics of Rule Britannia, but that the whole event is utter, utter shite. The Proms as a whole is a brilliant festival of classical music… (View Post)

I'd say this Government is bad with this, but it's hardly new. There are various versions of the old "three envelopes" joke. But a pretty common one is that the new minister goes … (View Post)

He doesn't necessarily need to do better than Clinton on national lead, although it would plainly be much better for his chances if he did. It is true that, on average, the electoral college wor… (View Post)

You're making quite a courageous assumption about how predictive IQ is of electoral success. (View Post)