Put it this way. If the Earth were an apple, so far we haven't drilled through the skin. Besides, there's an awful lot we've been able to infer. Actually drilling down to the core (if … (View Post)

Once you put the finishing line too far over the horizon, why bother? It's sad, but it's also rational. I don't know how we bring house prices down without a horrible economic dislocat… (View Post)

When was that Oxford Union "This house wouldn't fight for King and Country" debate? As for blaming teacher indoctrination, it's hard enough to indoctrinate them to put their bloom… (View Post)

Yes and no. It's one of the things that Cummings got right (he was always better at saying what was wrong rather than coming up with solutions.) 99 percent of the time, Boris is utterly bumbling… (View Post)

The question is what it always was- if the UK wants a closer relationship, what is it prepared to offer, even to give up, to get that relationship? Or flipped round, if the UK desires lots of autonom… (View Post)