It's already been answered by EPG, but the advances since 1969 have been huge. Just not necessarily huge in terms of air/space travel. Vast, vast advances in computing is the one of them. In 1969 we … (View Post)

A poster yesterday (correctly) pointed out that if inflation falls, it could be because certain products are actually falling in price, whilst others are continuing to rise but as inflation is a blen… (View Post)

The comedy from Russia. "We've defeated the counteroffensive. In full. On day one. Every Ukrainian is dead." Even during Kursk (which turned into a German disaster) it took from about the 4… (View Post)

I didn't read any spin in HYUFD's post. I simply read into it that Starmer is (rightly) terrified of what might happen if he announced either EFTA+ or EEA as Labour's position (with or without a refe… (View Post)

And I'd argue that this was because of Xi's predecessors, who did decide that '10 years was enough' and 'no one person should be in total control'. Xi is leading his country backwards because, as wit… (View Post)