The "hyper" in "hyperliberalism" is the giveaway. It implies, by definition, that liberalism has gone too far. And yes, like anything else, too much of a good thing is likely to b… (View Post)

Much as the best commentary on the wannabe authoritarian right comes from PG Wodehouse's depiction of the blackshorts. A sense of humour is just common sense enjoying itself, and the most effective t… (View Post)

On the flip side, he wouldn't have energised people to vote against him in the way that Corbyn did- even in 2017. May-Burnham, whenever it happened, seems likely to have been the electoral equivalent… (View Post)

One other thing- there is a generational aspect to this. Not everyone pushing back against woke hyperliberalism is a disgruntled baby boomer who hasn't taken a back seat ever in their life and resent… (View Post)

Isn't a fair bit of that emptying already baked in, given the time it takes container ships to cross the Pacific? (View Post)