Yes, but at some level, that's not quite the point. There is some deep magic going on here. The presenting issues may be about practicalities, but the real issue is about identity- who people ar… (View Post)

I doubt they will be overjoyed, which is yet another reason for thinking that the Trump plan won't happen. And whilst DJT is clearly vain enough and gaga enough for that not to affect his views,… (View Post)

Yes, but it's a terrible model. Back when I temporarily lived in Yorkshire, trains from the local station were a roughly equal mix of Northern and Transpennine. So to go to Leeds or Huddersfield… (View Post)

When was the last war of plunder where the game was actually worth the candle? I haven't got a clue. That incomprehension is the motor behind the Dr Evil/Number Two dynamic in Austin Powers. Mor… (View Post)

Truss grappled with all sorts of things, including her Parliamentary colleagues and numerical reality. It's just that she did so really unsuccessfully. (View Post)